Dream of a peaceful, humanitarian Bangladesh
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed : Ours is a democratic state and all the ideas for a welfare state ensuring Human Rights declared in the Declaration...
Editorial
Why do culprits go scot-free in chemical warehouse fire incidents?
If the policy of ‘no chemical warehouse in residential area’ adopted after Nimtoli fire, which killed 124 people, yielded in a befitting manner, Churihatta fire...
Gamification, nudges can foster sustainable finances
Lotte Schou-Zibell and Swati Chowdhary : Financial services are a key imperative for development, with clear evidence that households with access to financial services can...
Combating hate crimes through AI
Mohd Ziyaullah Khan : Hate crimes are criminal acts committed against individuals or groups based on their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other...
Without a fund management plan, why is govt introducing universal pension schemes?
Since the time when late AMA Muhith was Finance Minister, the government was talking about a pension scheme for all people in Bangladesh and four...
Immigration can be fixed. So why aren’t we doing it?
Fareed Zakaria : In May, it seemed obvious that the United States was going to face an unmanageable border crisis. In the previous fiscal year,...
Alarming shift towards dictatorship in South Asia
Dr. Shibli Ahmed Khan : As the political landscape in South Asia evolves, there is growing concern about the region’s gradual descent into power. The...
Green skills to save our planet
Yasmine Sherif : To save our people and our planet from the life-threatening risks of the climate crisis, we must invest in the education of...
Through mindful dev, impact of post-flood disasters can be mitigated
In the wake of the recent devastating floods that wreaked havoc across three districts in Chattogram division, concerns over the consequences of mindless development on...
Boards of banks, NBFIs colluding economic collapse
A recent media report shows that 14 out of 35 Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) were in the red zone in 2022. This was an increase...
Blame for record dengue deaths this year has to be borne by the government
When there are visibly no efforts to eliminate Aedes mosquito and larvae, to control dengue is bound to become a hope against hope. That exactly...
BB discloses Tk 377,922cr as risky loans last year on IMF demand
The banking sector’s total risky loans amounted to Tk 377,922 crore at the end of last year, in a development that makes for a sobering...