OPINION: Ensure Hindu women’s rights to equality
Israt Jahan Sadia :In Bangladesh, the ancient and shastric Hindu law is applicable. No development or amendment took place even after the independence of Bangladesh....
Editorial
Damaged child of today is the broken adult of tomorrow
Sir Frank Peters :Corporal punishment isn’t new. It shares birthday celebrations with the weather. Deploringly, corporal punishment has been taunting and punishing good God-loving, God-fearing...
Sick leave and pay
Taslim Ahammad :Sick leave designed to provide employees with the flexibility to take time off from their work without fear of losing their jobs or...
Despite bumper boro yields, no respite for farmers from price havoc
Good harvest and bad price – this conflicting scenario has been inflicting on the farmers over the years with no end despite frequent assurance from...
BR to face crisis with the cancellation of two projects to buy, overhaul 91 engines
While Bangladesh Railways is already struggling with more than 70 per cent of its locomotives being old, it may face further issues as two of...
The digital feudalism
David Arditi :The current Hollywood writers strike has drawn international attention to the plight of TV and film writers in the streaming era.Much has been...
Charles can help undo a colonial crime
Clive Baldwin :In 2022, Charles III became king not just of the United Kingdom, but of 14 other states, and Head of the Commonwealth. He...
Why should stenting for cardiac patients be so costly in Bangladesh?
The first line of live-saving treatment for a heart patient with severe heart blockages is stenting, a less invasive procedure than the bypass surgery. Patients...
Massive disaster creeps around if a strong tremor hits the capital
The two earthquakes with epicentres close to Dhaka, in a span of 11 days, have certainly caused many citizens to fear what may happen next....
SDG 4: Challenges and way forward
Dr Matiur Rahman : The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals established by the United Nations in 2015 as part...
Empowering girls through sports
Yasir Monon : Sports participation is often viewed as male-dominated, with girls and women being relegated to the sidelines. However, encouraging girls to take part...
Government is not succeeding in bringing down prices of essentials
Has the government left the markets of daily essentials to chance with the thought that one day the menacing trend of price rise will automatically...