Lack of skills hampering productivity in key sectors
Studies by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) have revealed a substantial gap in the skill sets of workers in labour-incentive industries such as...
Editorial
Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028
Andrew King :One year in the next five will almost certainly be the hottest on record and there’s a two-in-three chance a single year will...
The national drug policy and Dr Zafrullah
Dr. Md. Shamsul Arefin :Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury is known more for his work in formulating the Bangladesh National Drug Policy in 1982. He gained prominence...
RAJUK fails to stop misuse of basements in capital’s buildings
Despite the recurrent incidents of fire in the capital often originating from the basements of buildings or aggravated by the stored chemicals in these basements,...
World IBD Day : Awareness a must
Dr. NC Nath :‘IBD has no age’ is the slogan for World IBD Day 2023. The day will be celebrated worldwide on May 19. The...
Training to create worthy workforce
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Training will be used as one of the important tools to implement the national vision as reflected in the various policies,...
Readers’ Voice
A very wise commentary by Mr. Mainul Hosein My heartfelt thanks to respected Mainul Hosein of The New Nation for his wise commentary titled “Be...
All factories must have the mandatory ETPs
If the country’s 80 per cent of the 10,000 industrial factories does not have an operational Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) to treat the liquid waste...
Use of machinery in drying and storage of boro paddy will reduce cost, labour and time
Din Mohammed Dinu and Taniul Karim Zim :Boro rice season is going on. Farmers of Bengal are spending busy time to collect Boro paddy. This...
Bangladesh’s role in the affairs of Indian Ocean
Golam Rasul, PhD :The Sixth Indian Ocean Conference was held in Bangladesh at a time when the Bangladesh government just formally adopted an ‘Indo-Pacific Outlook’...
Readers’ Voice
Awareness about climate change It is disheartening to see people remain unaware of the fact that climate change is real. Many countries, including our neighbor...
City corporations must take steps to contain the alarming dengue outbreak trend
The country has already seen the death of 12 dengue patients before the beginning of the monsoon, while 1,261 others were hospitalised till Wednesday. The...