Why do patients go for costly treatment abroad?
This is no small sum: Bangladeshis are spending $4 billion annually for medical treatment abroad. This is despite the fact that many international standard health...
Editorial
Macron ignores human rights, focuses on business, stability
Arafatul Islam : As China and the US jostle for influence in Asia, French President Emmanuel Macron offered an alternative to Bangladesh during a visit....
North Korea: A country in darkness
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy : In the present world, all countries are interdependent. Countries which keep themselves isolated are facing many problems. The North...
Increased price of medicine makes life even more difficult
The increased medicine prices have made maintenance of life even more hard and complicated in these days of high food inflation. For those who are...
Readers’ Voice
Ophthalmology institution in every division More than ten million Bangladeshis are suffering from eye vision problems now. Most of them can regain clear vision with...
Come up with a pragmatic approach to address high food inflation
It is an irony for us, the people of Bangladesh that we have a commerce minister, Tipu Munshi, who did not even admit that commodity...
Corrupt politicians can’t correct moral turpitude of civil servants
Media has exposed the greediness of another civil servant who is now the project director of protection and development of local species of fish and...
Is Bangladesh under pressure of security threat?
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed : Security simply defines one’s safety from danger and challenges. In life, one shall have to face many challenges. Life is...
Geopolitical challenges in resolving Rohingya crisis
Alaul Alam : Six years have passed since Bangladesh faced the largest Rohingya influx which is posing a big concern as repatriation process is yet...
A closer look at France’s controversial dress code laws
Fawaz Turki : Warning to junior and high school students in France: The clothing police are watching. And they watched and watched as the 12...
Women in N Korea suffer from inhumane injustice
Muhammad Muzahidul Islam : North Korea had acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in February 2001...
Readers’ Voice
Onions farming and preservation Onion is an essential ingredient for cooking daily food for inhabitants of Bangladesh. In recent years the government felt embarrassed owing...