The American economy on a tense rope
Isidoros Karderinis : America is today at the most critical point in its modern history. It is threatened with a collapse which, if it happens,...
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MASS CONCERN Inflation at the top Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday raised the policy rate by 75 basis points to 7.25 percent as part of an...
Set up drainage system to remove sufferings of the city dwellers from waterlogging
Several hours of rain from Wednesday evening left many areas in capital Dhaka underwater and several thousand home-bound people in the night were thrown into...
Govt has no words for the masses struggling to survive
Bangladesh’s economic scenarios are getting even bleaker. Dollar reserves have come down below 18 billion and in the coming days there is no indication that...
Teachers’ Day: Heroes, heroines and blackboards
Sir Frank Peters : There’s a wise old adage that says… “If you’ve been lucky enough to have been taught by a good teacher… you...
Proper nutrition of children: School milk feeding can be a unique initiative
Mohammad Nahid Hasan Khan : Primary education is the foundation of Institutional education. In order to strengthen the foundation of this education, there is no...
Child labour: A mental retardation
Dreamy Nice : “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than how it treats its children.” We find this inspiring and highly...
Force the culprit contractor to pay what DNCC workers genuinely deserve
It is very depressing to note that the poor workers are being deprived of their wages by the contractor that employed them for the Dhaka...
Authorities must rein in food inflation to ease people’s sufferings
Food inflation in Bangladesh stayed above 12 per cent for the second consecutive month in September as prices showed no signs of cooling down, hitting...
LPG price hike by Tk 6.6 per kg to bleed consumers more
Even in these days of people’s huge financial hardships, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) did not feel what their decision of price hike of LPG...
Western economic downturn hits footwear exports
The exports of leather footwear from Bangladesh declined 4.28 per cent year-on-year in July-May of the ongoing financial year owing to lower orders from Europe....
Are the rights of the old well protected?
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed : As per the population census of 2022, people aged 60 years and above are considered as senior citizens and their...