To grow textile sector border loopholes must be stopped
THE textile sector is facing a survival crisis as the spinning and weaving mills are sitting on stockpiles of yarn due to lack of demand...
Editorial
New lending rate for FIs
Mir Mahmudul Haque Chowdhury :Financial Institutions (FIs) are rendering dedicated services to the customer for generating profit. The principal functions of a bank are to...
Next elections need to be fair and impartial
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :Since Bangladesh achieved independence through the effort of the Indo-Soviet treaty of friendship and cooperation which was signed on August 8 in...
Flood-affected people want urgent relief work to reduce their sufferings
AT LEAST 1.5 lakh people were marooned in 16 upazilas of five districts of Rangpur Division – Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Nilphamari and Gaibandha – as...
Urgency of youth’s skill development cannot be overemphasised
YESTERDAY World Youth Skills Training Day was observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world. The United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World...
What exactly is the Global South?
Jorge Heine : The Global South refers to various countries around the world that are sometimes described as “developing,” “less developed” or “underdeveloped.” Many of...
Handling students with ADHD in a university classroom
Mohammad Rukanuddin : Students having attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), are inattentive to class lectures, and do various mischievous acts in the classroom ignoring teachers’...
Lame excuse about constitution must be dropped
We are fed up with the lame excuse of constitution which Awami League is constantly saying for not holding the general election under a care...
Killing on roads continues unabated
Once again a gruesome road accident – better call it killing by the wheel – shook our psyche on Thursday. A recklessly driven bus first...
Brace for a prospective volatile rice market
In the days ahead there is a possibility that Bangladesh’s rice market will go volatile as India may slap a ban on its rice export....
BOU in development of education in Bangladesh
Dr Mesbah Uddin Tuhin :Bangladesh Open University (BOU) is making its all-out efforts towards building a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ by providing education services to the targeted...
Skills to excel youth transform the day ahead
Dr Matiur Rahman :In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping...