OPINION: A child beaten today could be impaired for life
Sir Frank Peters : Bangladesh could have amazing bridges, transportation systems, and other top-notch infrastructures that people would come to admire in awe. It could...
Editorial
Under Narendra Modi and his BJP, it’s a communal India all along
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP government have all along let down the minorities in India especially the Muslims whom their ideological mentor, RSS,...
Foreign debt payments have started to create pressure on economy
Bangladesh is facing mounting pressure on foreign debt payments as its annual loan repayment rose by more than 37 per cent in the outgoing fiscal...
Bangladesh and Pakistan in election transition
Smruti S Pattanaik : In South Asia, election results are often contested by the losing parties. Most countries in the region have instituted election commissions...
Environmental psychology
Ilan Kelman PhD : Environmental psychology is busy these days, addressing the major environmental and social changes we are all experiencing. From human-caused climate change...
Flood-affected people in Ctg need urgent care
The flood affected people in Chattogram must be attended immediately with all kinds of relief materials. Thousands of people who are passing nightmarish time surrounded...
Eggs now beyond capacity of poor, profiteering must be criminalised
Without any rhyme or reason, eggs were being sold at Tk 165 a dozen at retailers’ level on Wednesday breaking all previous records, but the...
Readers’ Voice
A Third Person is there, Who is watching everything We are engulfed in great weariness, injustice has got the upper hand, 18 crore people except...
A flawed GDP bypasses women’s unpaid care work
Naila Kabeer : Last week the IMF offered a cautious estimate of positive global economic growth for this year, warning ‘we are on track, but...
Difference between a startup and any other business
Joel Mier : All startups are businesses, but not every business is a startup. Nearly 100,000 new businesses were formed each week in the United...
Bangladesh’s energy security remains a far cry
Even after spending billions of dollars in the energy sector, energy poverty still remains an acute problem for the majority of Bangladesh households as they...
Biman deserves to be booed and blamed
Biman Bangladesh Airline, the national flag carrier, is seemingly booed and blamed round the year either for irregularities, corruption, nepotism, incompetence or for plundering public...