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...
Editorial
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...
Authorities must admit data leak responsibilities and punish the hackers
We are concerned over the recent leak of data of millions of Bangladeshis from a government website. According to media reports, more than five crore...
Unusual delay, cost rise in completing food storage project unacceptable
It is really disconcerting that the government project aiming to enhance the food security in Bangladesh has made less than 50 per cent progress in...
BRICKS and Bangladesh
Chinmay Prasun Biswas :Formed officially in June 2009, BRIC started as an acronym of the world’s leading and emerging market economies namely Brazil, Russia, India...