Authorities must ensure all water vessels follow rules
Once again a tragic accident took place in a tributary of the Padma River in Munshiganj as a sand-laden bulkhead hit a picnic trawler. So...
Editorial
Unloading of goods at Ctg Port jetties halted due to rough seas
Unloading of goods from larger ships at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port remains suspended due to rough seas since Friday, while trade at the...
Opinion: An unlived war
Ahmad Ali : Being born in 1995, the invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent Gulf War is an event that I only lived through history...
Pressure mounts on debt repayment from Russia, China, India
Bangladesh is reportedly facing mounting pressure on foreign debt payments as it will have to make payments of US$ 3.28 billion during the current fiscal...
Authorities must ensure road safety for the well-being of the people
In a controversial move, the government has decided to put on hold its order to set a limit on the economic life of buses and...
Power dominance and politics of intolerance
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed : Authoritarian and confrontational politics have bred political instability and uncertainty in Bangladesh since it gained Independence. Although elections of one...
Good films can generate good revenues
Ahmed Tepantor : Cinema industry, the biggest medium of entertainment, lacks audiences in Bangladesh due to lack of quality films. In the last decade, 1300...
Sans skilled manpower, development is difficult
Md Yasin Ali : The government is going to open seven mega projects to the public in next two to three months. It is no...
In Islam, knowledge of self is as vital as ever
Su’ad Abdul Khabeer :I was 9 years old when Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid in Full” dropped. I have vivid memories of the bass-laden track...
All-out effort necessary to contain dengue epidemic
It is very dismaying to note that as dengue is now wreaking havoc in most parts of the country and the number of patients are...
Misuse of relief rice allocations raises concerns over govt accountability
The recent revelation that privileged organisations, including officers’ clubs and press clubs, in Pabna are receiving relief rice allocations meant for the underprivileged has raised...
Remote work risks making low-wage jobs worse
Sarah Green Carmichael : The popular image of the remote worker is often of a highly educated, laptop-toting professional comfortably situated in a large suburban...