Stop cattle smuggling but take steps also to bring down their price
The allegation is serious. Though there is a ban on cattle import, cows, oxen and bulls are being smuggled into Bangladesh from Myanmar and India...
Editorial
Will Rajuk plan to engage third parties to supervise building construction work?
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has taken a decision for the engagement of third parties to supervise building constructions under its jurisdiction. The Rajuk took the...
Refugee crisis needs collective responsibility to resolve
Dr Matiur Rahman : The global refugee crisis has escalated recently, with millions displaced. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) mentioned that currently...
Unlimited potential of refugees makes good business sense
Anne Majumdar : The world recorded a sobering milestone in 2022. War, persecution and violence saw the number of people displaced worldwide climb from 2021’s...
Dhaka remains as unfit a place to live in as ever
There is no improvement of Dhaka city as far as its livability index is concerned. According to the Global Livability Index published Thursday by the...
Authorities must prevent child marriage to protect the rights of vulnerable girls
Child marriage remains a pervasive issue in Bangladesh, with recent statistics shedding light on the alarming rates of young girls being forced into early unions....
Adoption of home solar systems growing
Dr. Tanvir Abir :Bangladesh, like many other countries, is grappling with the detrimental effects of rising fuel prices, including increased power cuts and a growing...
Islam’s call to prayer is ringing out in more US cities
Leila Tarakji :Minneapolis recently became the first major U.S. city to allow the “adhan,” or Muslim call to prayer, to be broadcast from mosques five...
Readers’ Voice
Power disruption I am writing to express my concern about the problem of electricity in our community. As you know, electricity is an essential resource...
Violence against children must stop
A family, or in a larger sense a society, that treats its children in an ill manner will never progress, because children are its future,...
Govt must address challenges on way to Bangladesh’s outsourcing destinations
IN an era of globalisation and digital connectivity, countries around the world are vying to position themselves as prime outsourcing destinations. Among the emerging players...
Readers’ Voice
To the government of India Oh, poor Bangladesh, we never imagined that after fifty one years of independence which we received by the supreme sacrifice...