Hospitals Crippled by Malfunctioning Equipment!
IT is worrying that over a thousand pieces of critical diagnostic equipment are lying out of order in government hospitals across the country, including those...
Editorial
SCO: From Neighborly Trust to a Shared Future
The Bishkek Summit marked 25 years of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) journey from a mechanism for building trust among neighbors to a broader platform...
Green Development Turns Deadly: The Sitakunda Tragedy and the Crisis of State Accountability
The deaths of workers at a ship-recycling yard in Sitakunda should not be dismissed as another industrial accident. They expose a disturbing gap between Bangladesh’s...
People crushed by price hike: Let there be relief in the market
THERE is no relief in the market! This is the harsh reality of daily life for the lower and middle classes. People in these segments...
Why Do We Expect Honesty in a System That Often Rewards Dishonesty?
We often complain that honesty is disappearing from Bangladesh. We ask why people take bribes, why public officials demand unofficial payments, why businesses evade rules,...
No Liability, Perhaps—but Responsibility Must Be Taken
“There is no responsibility or connection of the present government with the ongoing electricity and energy crisis.” This unequivocal statement was made by Professor Rashed...
Wage justice should also be ensured for pvt sector
THE government’s decision to raise the salaries of public servants is understandable. With the new pay structure increasing basic salaries by up to 142 per...
Dev sector must address its own labour insecurity
Bangladesh’s development sector has long been regarded as something of an exception to the country’s wider labour-market problems. NGO professionals, project officers, researchers and consultants...
Lionel Messi The Man behind the Legend
Lionel Messi’s international career has come to an end after an extraordinary run with Argentina. With 125 goals in 207 appearances, two Copa América titles,...
Nazrul Year Must Be More Than a Celebration
The beginning of the Nazrul Year on 31 August 2026 should be more than an occasion for poetry recitations, concerts and commemorative speeches. It should...
Is the war merely a playground for the powerful?
THE impact of war is never confined solely to the battlefield. The sound of artillery crosses borders, the devastation caused by missiles cripple economies, fuel...
Raising Bangladesh’s Tax-to-GDP Ratio: A Reform Agenda
Following the 2024 student-led uprising, the interim government headed by Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus started a mass reform campaign in various fiscal and administrative...