The new world disorder
Richard Haas : There is an old Soviet joke in which a journalist asks the General Secretary of the Communist Party to assess the country’s...
Editorial
Connectivity with next-door neighbors
Dr Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy : Recently the geopolitics and geographical location of Bangladesh is a widely discussed issue. Even regionally the geographical location of...
Time and cost overrun in infrastructure projects
Shirin Sharmin : Infrastructure project delays and cost overrun are now a major worry since they have a direct impact on the national exchequer, taxpayers’...
Manufacturers can’t be given free hand in pricing all drugs
IT is really astounding to know that the relevant authorities fix only 2.3 per cent of the total medicines in Bangladesh leaving the rest to...
Dhaka Mohanagar Shishu Hospital shutdown is just an example of wasting resources
The inpatient services at the Dhaka South City Corporation’s only hospital dedicated for children – Dhaka Mohanagar Shishu Hospital – remain shut since July amidst...
Fight against inflation just not an economic battle
Dr Matiur Rahman : Rahim, a 45-year-old labourer in Dhaka, is the sole breadwinner for his family of five. With the recent surge in food...
Soft skills: A challenge for development
Md Bayazid Khan : The most relevant as well as burning question for building a country developed is — does it need development in multifarious...
Promotion to appease may bring chaos in police administration
Media reports have said that a proposal to promote 290 officers is being considered to ‘alleviate frustration’ among numerous police cadre officials without corresponding vacant...
Readers’ Voice
Advantages of palm oil tree plantation In recent years, more and more people are being killed by lightning. Government has planned to reduce such deaths...
Answer for ‘little to no emissions’
Prof Dr Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder : The 21st of September every year is observed as “Zero Emissions Day” with the purpose of ‘giving our planet...
World leadership at G-20 summit
Motaher Hossain : The much-awaited G-20 summit was held in India. In addition to G-20 member countries, the interest of third world countries including Bangladesh...
Readers’ Voice
Belai Beel under threat of existence A national daily has recently published a report on Belai Beel, a vast water body in Gazipur, saying the...