The UN: Meaningful reforms or dissolution
Ramzy Baroud :In anticipation of next month’s United Nations Security Council talks on reforming the inherently archaic and dysfunctional political body, China’s foreign policy chief,...
Editorial
The changing rural characteristics of Bangladesh
Dr Matiur Rahman :Before Bangladesh’s independence, life in the villages was characterised by a predominantly agricultural economy, traditional social structures, limited infrastructure, education, and healthcare...
State’s negligence is to blame for uneven regional literacy rates
The education ministry must give special attention to the regions of the country where the literacy rate is poorer compared to the other regions. The...
Hilly areas turning deforestation by miscreants, nobody to stop
A gang has allegedly been cutting trees for years in different neighbourhoods of the indigenous Mro community in Bandarban’s Lama Upazila. The community also claimed...
Challenges and aspiration of nursing service in Bangladesh
Lt Col Nazmul Huda Khan, MBBS, MPH, MPhil : International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence...
This alien concept of public service media
Amantha Perera : Our state-owned media organisations have been abused by successive governments in power for so long that they have completely obliterated the idea...
Don’t make Dhaka a gigantic bazar for earning revenue
The government has recently announced that property owners in select upscale areas of the capital will now be able to convert their residential plots into...
Govt conspicuously fails to protect the migrant workers’ interests
Though Bangladesh depends heavily on workers’ remittance-it is the second most important driver of the economy after the garments export-the fact of the matter that...
Poisonous alcohols, drugs: Death trap to many
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy :A news report said four persons died having poisonous alcohol at Mirpur and Poradah areas of Kushtia. The source of...
Yesterday it was Bhutto, today it is Imran Khan
Sarwar Bari :‘History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.’ Our ruling elites have proved every word of Karl Marx true – not once...
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The AI revolution! ChatGPT is just a tiny part of the vast ocean of AI, as more than 2,000 new AI tools have been launched...
Mocha may hit Cox’s Bazar coast Sunday: Authorities must focus on post-disaster response
Mocha may turn into a cyclonic storm today and it may make landfall in Cox’s Bazar and Myanmar coasts on Sunday. The meteorological departments in...