Panic among expatriates in the Middle East must be removed
The joint attack on Iran by the United States and Israel, and Iran’s counter-attack in the Gulf region in response have clearly created a...
Editorial
The Need for Social Equilibrium
Md Mahbub-ul Alam : Issues like liberty, discipline, and transgression are quite relative at individual level. However, the scope of defining the issues is multifaceted....
Bangladesh may face energy crisis if the Middle East war prolonged
Concerns are growing about the Bangladesh’s energy security due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. But this situation could have been avoided...
The Need for Social Equilibrium
Md Mahbub-ul Alam Issues like liberty, discipline, and transgression are quite relative at individual level. However, the scope of defining the issues is multifaceted....
Mosquitoes, True Beneficiaries of Climate and Chaos
H. M. Nazmul Alam : Dhaka does not need opinion polls to measure public dissatisfaction. It needs a mosquito count. When a city records...
Extortion on the roads must be stopped
Unfortunately, due to the lack of road management and sustainable infrastructure, anarchy like extortion has become an unwritten rule. Anarchy on the roads is not...
Gaza and the Geography of Injustice: How Land, Power, and Displacement Shape a Lasting Conflict
Prof. Dr. Zahurul Aam : The Gaza Strip occupies a narrow stretch of land on the eastern Mediterranean, yet it sits at the heart...
Public awareness needed to reduce gas cylinder tragedy
Accidents due to explosions in gas cylinders, which have become an indispensable part of our daily lives, especially in cities and towns, are not...
If mobs go unchecked, government will pay the price
Md. Mukhlesur Rahman : In every democracy, the right to protest is sacred. It is a pillar upon which public accountability rests. From the freedom...
Farm loan relief must be backed by reform
We welcome the decision of the new government, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, to waive agricultural loans of up to Tk 10,000, including...
China’s 15th five-year plan beckons new hopes for Bangladesh’s national rejuvenation
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : As the global economy enters a period of technological fragmentation, supply chain realignment and strategic rivalry, attention is...
The poor must not be deprived of family card benefits
One of the promises of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) election manifestos was the family card distribution programme to alleviate the plight of the...