Readers’ Voice
Where is the government’s role in preventing deaths in roads? In Bangladesh road accidents are killing thousands of people every year, yet awareness to mitigate...
Editorial
Why should the students’ books be of poor quality?
The education ministry is consistently failing to provide quality new books to the hands of students. Every year, the books provided at free of cost...
Fair elections under political govt not possible in Bangladesh
Md. Abdullah Al Zobair : As the Bangladesh Election Commission gears up for the 12th parliamentary elections on January 7 without the major opposition party...
Dhaka’s worst traffic congestion, air and sound pollution
Z A M Khairuzzaman : Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has been dubbed as one of the least liveable cities on earth. According to the...
Bribe taken and then returned: Is it not a criminal offence?
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy : A couple of weeks back an incident happened in the residence of a state minister in charge of primary...
Minorities become more victims in election violence
Joynal Abedin Shishir : In Bangladesh, it is the people from the minority communities who fall victims to election related violence. Take for example of...
Save the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery
It is very dismaying to note that Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery has fallen into a state of mismanagement and corruption...
Dhaka’s air quality crisis demands urgent action
On the dawn of the New Year, Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, woke up to an air quality crisis of catastrophic proportions, reaching an...
BB’s aggressive interest rate hike: A risky gambit to tame inflation
The Bangladesh Bank’s recent decision to raise its key policy rate by 50 basis points to 7.75 percent, marking a total increase of 125 basis...
Gas crisis in the capital has become acute
An acute crisis of household supply of gas has hit the capital multiplying the sufferings of its residents. According to a daily report, gas supply...
Budget management should ensure fiscal prudence
A B Siddique: Since the 1990s there have been visible changes in the monetary policy framework as part of the restructuring efforts of the economy....
Whom to vote, why to vote in an election
Sadikur Sadik : Democracy is often said to mean ‘rule by the people. According to Britannica ”Democracy is a system of government in which laws,...