Why only 7.54pc progress of Faridpur-Kuakata Highway in 5 yrs?
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD), in October 2018, took up a project to acquire land and move utility lines for turning the Faridpur-Barishal-Patuakhali-Kuakata Highway...
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Why the youth are increasingly looking for opportunities abroad
Khondoker Rukaiya Siddiqa : Unprecedented numbers of young Bangladeshis have recently been attracted to the idea of leaving their home country in search of opportunities...
Rohingya crisis: Escaping genocide, facing ongoing struggles
Tariq A. Al Maeena : The Rohingya people are a stateless ethnic group who predominantly reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar. For centuries, the Rohingya, a...
Contain the abnormally high poultry feed prices
Regarding the complaint against the prevailing high price of chicken and eggs, Bangladesh’s poultry farmers and businessmen invariably cite that this is due to high...
Sugar smuggling from India must be stopped to save local industry
In a stark example of the far-reaching consequences of cross-border illicit trade, the sugar industry in Bangladesh is grappling with a crisis fueled by the...
Are the poor enjoying benefits dreamt by Bangabandhu?
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed : In the presence of millions of freedom-loving people, the great leader Sheikh Mujib announced with a thunderous voice, ‘Once blood...
Better curriculum may not bring any good result
Bishwajit Karmaker : A total of 300 million people in the world use the English language in their daily communication. English language is used in...
Majority primary students lack skill in math, Bangla, a discouraging state of education
More than 60 per cent of third-grade students and 70 per cent of fifth-grade students lack the required math skills for their respective grade levels,...
Cops fail to curb Rohingya camps’ law and order
Though the Rohingya issue is bone of contention between Myanmar and Bangladesh, the stateless, hapless and Muslim community’s misery along with migration is deeply moving...
VCs are committing irregularities, but the UGC not taking action
If vice-chancellors of universities in Bangladesh indulge in wholesale corruption and irregularities, we cannot have much to expect from these tertiary-level institutions. Compounded with the...
The urban-slum schools closed during pandemic need to reopen
The long-standing issue of inadequate education in urban slums has resurfaced in a more intense manner following the pandemic. Numerous schools that had closed their...
Building up a climate-resilient Bangladesh
Dr Matiur Rahman : Building climate resilience refers to strengthening the capacity of individuals, communities, regions and countries to anticipate, prepare for, respond to and...