Government and BPC to set up second unit with own funds
Chattagram Bureau: The government and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will jointly set up the second unit of the Eastern Refinery. The project cost has increased...
Editorial
The Politics of Denial and Sheikh Hasina’s Final Circle
Rafael Ahmed Shamim : Politics is never merely a game of power; it is also an endless test of responsibility. Yet Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s longest-serving...
Climate disaster issue must be prioritised in development plans
THE effects of climate change are being felt worldwide. Underdeveloped and developing countries are most at risk. Climate change is threatening the public health and...
Unity a must to implement Consensus Commission’s recommendations
AFTER a long wait, the National Consensus Commission on Tuesday officially handed over its recommendations on ways to implement the July National Charter to Chief...
Mother’s Tale: No One Will Call You to the Root
Dr. Md. Anwar Hossain : On weekends or on any other pretext, the mother says, “Come, father, when is your vacation?” The mother says anxiously...
National roadmap essential to enhance manpower export
It’s good news that Japan will recruit one lakh Bangladeshi workers over the next five years to help address its labour shortage. For this, Bangladesh...
‘Incorporate proposals in polls manifesto to upgrade RMG workers’ living condition’
Z. A. M. Khairuzzaman : Working people are the main driving force of Bangladesh’s development and economy. The number of the country’s working people stands...
Medical Waste Management: Lessons from Research, Pathways to Hope
Zahid Hossain Firoz : Every human being requires food, water, and medical care to survive. However, once these basic needs are met, the wastes they...
ADP revision needed before national polls to avoid stagnation in development
THE stagnation that is being observed in the implementation of the country’s development projects is worrying. According to a newspaper report yesterday, the interim government...
Bangladesh’s Political Ideology and the Politics for the People
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : For fifty-four years, Bangladesh has been ruled by ideas — Mujibism, Bengali nationalism, secularism, military nationalism — yet for...
Ensure sending workers abroad through legal channel
As the number of unemployed people in the country is rapidly increasing, many of them prefer to migrate abroad to escape the curse of unemployment...
We need to diversify our farming to ensure nutritional security
BANGLADESH’S agriculture is now at the cusp of a major transformation. For decades, we have understood food security only as an abundance of rice and...