There is nowhere safe for children to go in Gaza
Jason Lee : I have spent the last week in Gaza, where I’ve witnessed a dire situation becoming catastrophic. While visiting a shelter in the...
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Precautions needed to prevent tonsillitis in children in winter Winter actually lowers human immunity naturally. Due to which we are more affected than other times....
Teens’ math, reading in unprecedented decline
Mathematics and reading skills are experiencing an unprecedented decline among teenagers across dozens of countries, and Covid-19 school closures are only partially to blame, according...
Why do Islamic banks face huge liquidity challenges?
Five Shariah-based banks are still experiencing a liquidity crisis despite significant support from the central bank, which hit the overall surplus cash situation in the...
Foods that we consume must be safe
We people in Bangladesh do not feel safe from the food that we daily consume and the environment that we live in. It was earlier...
Bangladesh faces political upheaval ahead of January 7 polls
M A Hossain : The political milieu in Bangladesh has been fraught with tension, climaxing in weeks of protests and violent clashes, casting a shadow...
Joint families disappearing should be a cause of worry
Md. Zillur Rahaman : We pride ourselves on single or tiny families in the 21st century – small families mean happy families! A tiny family...
Loss and damage agreement offers hope at COP28 and beyond
Dr Matiur Rahman : At the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Dubai, United...
Dengue becomes public health burden in Bangladesh
Dr. Tanzina Afroz : Earlier, records of dengue were initially found in a Chinese medical encyclopaedia in 992 BC. In addition, outbreaks of a particular...
Stop constantly experimenting with primary and secondary education
Why should Bangladesh’s education at the primary and secondary level undergo change each year? Someone has rightly said that Bangladesh’s education system undergoes so many...
What would happen to the environment if forests continue to disappear?
Once a sanctuary of nature, it has become a ship-breaking yard with a multi-storey building, some artificially dug-up ponds and barbed-wire fences, in Sitakunda of...
Turkiye, Iran navigate complex dynamics amid Gaza war
Sinem Cengiz : The Gaza war has shaken a fragile regional order in the Middle East, where regional powers Turkiye and Iran have historically vied...