Quota Reform Movement: Academic calendar in a mess
The ongoing students’ Quota Reform Movement has led to the closure of schools and universities across the country. It also caused the postponement of HSC...
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AI-Powered Nutrition: Tailoring Your Diet
Md. Billal Hossen : Mr. Akil Hossain, a 45-year-old man, had been battling diabetes and kidney stones for two years. After consulting a clinical dietitian...
Simplify the process to encourage submission of tax returns
Bangladesh has a new bragging right: a crore tax identification number (TIN) holder. But this numerical feat is a hollow victory when juxtaposed with the...
How long school closure should persist?
Wares Ali Khan : Most of the first-half of 2024, regular school activities to cope up with the new national curriculum allowing the need for...
Quota reform movement: For whom the bell tolls
Dr. Md. Sakawat Hossain : The quota reform movement poses serious questions regarding the government’s ability to deliver good governance, professionalism and effectiveness of law-and-order...
Dengue Time Bomb Ticking: A Costly Oversight
The spectre of dengue, which cast a long, ominous shadow over Bangladesh last year, is once again rearing its head. The recent surge in cases,...
A complex interplay of power unfolds
Md. Bazlur Rashid : Bangladesh, a nation that embodies resilience in adversity, proudly upholds a vibrant democracy. Yet, beneath this resilient surface, a complex interplay...
Violence mustn’t break our economic backbone
THE Bangladesh apparel industry, the backbone of the nation’s economy, is caught in the crossfire of a perfect storm. The recent spell of violence, coupled...
Developing school kids as independent readers
Md Bayazid Khan : The critical area of learning at primary education is ensuring development of reading skills of students in mother language Bangla which...
Post-unrest recovery efforts crucial to heal the economic woes
AFTER a week-long quota demonstration, it is indeed a good news that business and industrial activities resumed on Wednesday, signaling a semblance of normalcy after...
N Korea’s state-run intranet limiting people’s rights
Muhammad Muzahidul Islam : It is all-accepted fact that limiting someone’s access to the internet means that limiting someone’s access to information. And it does...
Without ensuring food and other essentials, forcing people to stay at home is inhumane
LOW-INCOME people are suffering greatly almost all over the country, especially in the capital, during this curfew. The crisis of food and other essentials has...