Only sustainable literacy can be helpful
Since 2009, the literacy rate in Bangladesh has increased by around 20 per cent and the government aims to secure cent percent literacy by the...
Editorial
Children’s death by drowning still unaddressed
To address children’s death by drowning, the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs in February 2022 approved a childcare development and safety project with a...
Are we ready for secondhand fashion?
Asha Iyer Kumar:It might sound like ‘unsophisticated’ taste, but, for me, the Ukay-Ukay stores that are tucked in the markets of Dubai hold great interest....
Earthquake risk reduction and vulnerabilities
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world, constantly battling with multiple threats- when there was lightning, fire,...
Govt’s denial mood can’t alter the grim economic realities
Now we have figures, as revealed in a South Asian Network on Economic Modelling survey that indicate how hard the current food inflation has impacted...
Digitised land management is still a far cry
The government has been transforming land management into a digital one to put an end to the social and family problems regarding ownership of land...
The war over Israel’s identity is far from over
Osama Al-Sharif :After more than 12 weeks of anti-government protests, culminating in Sunday night’s mass demonstrations following the sacking of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, a...
Anti-Rahul defamation card has its limitations!
Nilofar Suhrawardy :It is difficult to assume that there is any person in the whole world who has not faced abuse and/or some kind of...
No university has authority of its own
Two more student gangs — “Nishachor” and “Bhai Brothers” — had been carrying out criminal activities on Dhaka University campus for several years. A section...
Effective market monitoring can help ease burden of consumers
The way the price of broiler chicken rose before the start of Ramzan and the way the price fell now, about Tk 100 per kg,...
Saudi-Iran ties: A new era
Muhammad Omar Iftikhar :What seemed to be a stalemate has been turned into an olive branch – thanks to China. The halt in bilateral ties...
Leaving no one behind in an ageing world
Dr Matiur Rahman :Population ageing refers to changes in a population’s age composition, such as an increase in the proportion of older persons. Demographers use...