State of Asians in the UN
Shihana Mohamed :The United Nations system has an agreed leadership framework that is inclusive and respectful of all personnel and stakeholders, embracing diversity and rejecting...
Editorial
There are little visible efforts are in place to contain dengue
Dengue is taking a serious turn. As of Tuesday, the death toll rose to 27 with 3,601 more hospitalisations across the country since January this...
Increasing rates of divorce a matter of great concern
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday unveiled that the rates of early marriage of girls and divorce increased in the country in 2022. The number...
Reining in bad debt is very tough
Md. Zillur Rahaman :According to the media, Bangladesh has the second highest non-performing loan rate among South Asian countries and this rate is 8.80 percent....
Russia-Ukraine War: The destruction of Nova Kakhovka Dam
M A Hossain :Ever since the initiation of Russia’s conflict against Ukraine, the Nova Kakhovka Dam has been identified as a high-value target due to...
To end child labour, social justice must be ensured
Dr Matiur Rahman :The ‘World Day against Child Labor’ has been celebrated since 2002 to protect children’s rights and eliminate hazardous child labour. This day...
Readers’ Voice
Ensure road safety The rising number of road accidents in our locality demands immediate attention and action. We cannot afford to wait for more lives...
Facilities need to be improved to attract tourists from abroad
Bangladesh saw a significant decline in the arrival of tourists from abroad in the aftermath of the pandemic. However, recent data indicates that the country’s...
The candidacy of Robert Kennedy shakes the USA
Isidoros Karderinis :Robert Kennedy, son of the assassinated in 1968 Robert Francis Kennedy, US Attorney General, New York Senator and 1968 Democratic presidential candidate, and...
Drug prevention and social awareness campaign
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Drug addiction, a worldwide personality disorder, is influenced and controlled by genetic, physiological, and environmental conditions. Besides many social, economic, and...
Instilling ethics in society: Politicians must change themselves first
LIKE all other professions, businesses in Bangladesh are suffering from a general lack of morality. True, profit is the main reason for setting up a...
Dhaka-Sylhet Highway near Madhabpur turns into a sea of floating waste: None to look into it
THE Dhaka-Sylhet Highway near Madhabpur has been transformed into a dumping ground as municipality trucks have been throwing away and burning waste there indiscriminately for...