Beef price can be brought down by a large margin
BEEF is a source of complete protein that comes with its salivating taste. There was a time when even poor people in Bangladesh could buy...
Editorial
Power of effective listening
Paulomi Rahman Nisha : The decline in listening skills is not limited to our virtual interactions alone. Even in face-to-face conversations, many struggle to resist...
Containing child labour a hazardous task
EMPLOYING children in hazardous work had long been a contentious issue in Bangladesh. The National Child Labour Survey of 2020 survey of the Bangladesh Bureau...
Disallow sales of loose soybean oil is anti-people, it must be abrogated
THE government will disallow sales of loose soybean oil from August 1 to ensure sufficient quantity and stop adulteration of the key cooking ingredient in...
Battle against dengue
Lt Col Nazmul Huda Khan, MBBS, MPhil, MPH : Bangladesh is experiencing a large dengue outbreak that is unusual in its scale and seasonality. DGHS...
Relationships in a changing society
Dr Matiur Rahman : “Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds” is a book by sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, first published in 2003. In this...
How Bidenomics is weakening Trump’s 2024 hopes
Greg Sargent : Whereas Trump, as president, largely failed to rebuild US manufacturing, Biden has presided over an explosion of manufacturing construction, including throughout red...
OPINION: Dangers of class discrimination
Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh : The entire world fights all forms of discrimination against others. All are against racism based on skin color, and many are...
Chhatra League not only collects tolls but acts like law enforcers as well
IT is no new news that different wing organisations of ruling Awami League such as Chhatra League, Jubo League, take tolls from roadside vendors or...
Authorities must book tax evaders under legal network for punishment
ACCORDING to the Tax Justice Network (TJN) report, Bangladesh faces significant annual tax losses due to multinational companies shifting profits to tax havens abroad and...
Psychology of genocide
Richard Gunderman MD, PhD :In 1944, the Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin coined the term “genocide”-literally, the killing of a people. A polyglot who could speak...
The deplorable overseas labor market!
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :About ten millions working people of Bangladesh are employed in 161 countries of the world. If the families below the poverty...