How can call of the day for reducing price of basics be toiled?
Dr. Md. Shamsul Arefin : The rising prices of essential food items, such as eggs, vegetables, potatoes and other agricultural products have become a pressing...
Editorial
Impose stronger oversight to tackle manipulation of vegetable prices
We are appalled with the recent revelation by the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) that commission agents, or aratdars, are manipulating vegetable prices...
Climate Change: How Bangladesh is being affected by Global Warming?
Md Ahsan Ullah : Although climate change is a global problem, its impact on the developing, or underdeveloped economies will be devastating and unbalanced. In...
Protect farmers with crop insurance under safety net program
A newspaper on Sunday reported that Bangladesh’s agricultural sector, employing over 40 per cent of the nation’s workforce, is increasingly vulnerable to the devastating effects...
Can we launch a hotline for the victims of July movement?
Dr Mohammad Didare Alam Muhsin : July 2024 mass uprising will remain a unique precedent in the history of the modern world, not only in...
Climate Change: How Bangladesh is being affected by Global Warming?
Md. Ahsan Ullah Although climate change is a global problem, its impact on the developing, or underdeveloped economies will be devastating and unbalanced. In these...
Political developments in Bangladesh
The recent political upheaval in Bangladesh, where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government was toppled following widespread student protests, has sparked significant debate across South Asia....
Unified approach needed to reduce Dhaka’s traffic woes
Dhaka’s roads are once again in the spotlight, not for progress, but for the chaotic conditions caused by unfit and unauthorised vehicles. A report published...
Language attrition and vitality
Ahad Hossain : The issue of language death in Bangladesh has gained attention following a report by the International Mother Language Institute, which revealed that...
UNSC mandate and abuses of human rights in N Korea
Barrister Muhammad Muzahidul Islam : Human rights records of North Korea say that authoritarian regimes of this country have always been ignorant of the basic...
Intensive gas exploration can help accelerate energy independence
Despite large-scale efforts involving 2D, 3D, and multi-client surveys covering approximately 50,000 kilometres of gas lines across land and sea, Bangladesh has seen minimal success...
The King/Queen and the Government Aren’t Above the Law Syed l. Ali bahram
Bangladesh Unrest : Protesters climb a public monument to celebrate after receiving the news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh has...