Biman’s high officials must answer for the uneven deal that cost over Tk 1000cr
Biman has violated procurement rules to hire a vendor for its online ticket sales and reservation services, and this will lead to Biman losing over...
Editorial
Microfinance to combat climate change effects
Dr Matiur Rahman :Microfinance and climate change are closely interconnected. Microfinance plays an important role in addressing the challenges posed by climate change. Microfinance acts...
Disastrous drugs trade: Bangladesh ranks 5th globally, 1st in Asia
Contrary to the government’s stance on drug control, the number of drug addicts has seen an alarming spike, causing significant concerns in the country. The...
Authorities must punish the agency officials who defrauded with 500 hajj pilgrims
Hajj pilgrims at a demonstration have alleged that an agency in the capital’s Shyampur area has run off with their money paid to the agency...
Global food system and the fertiliser conundrum
Jayati Ghosh :The global food system is broken. Largely dominated by multinational corporations, it enables and encourages unsustainable and unhealthy production and consumption patterns and...
Türkiye’s new foreign policy in the post-election era
Burhanettin Duran :Many wondered what President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign policy would look like over the next five years. In an interview with the press...
Election must focus on people’s interest
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :The 12th Parliament election is knocking at the door. We should not be surprised or dismayed to see what is happening...
Education is being neglected in the budget as usual
Due to the meager allocation for the education sector, Bangladesh will face growing challenges to graduate from the least developed country status. The proposed allocation...
Govt’s failure to hold cattle price within buying capacity is deplorable
Though the government is telling, like every year in the past, that there are more animals for sacrifice in the country than the demand, if...
Capital controls and parallel exchange rates in South Asia
Zoe Leiyu Xie and Xiao’ou Zhu : South Asia has a rich history of informal foreign exchange markets such as the well-known Hundi and Hawala....
Is Chinese model of development better than western ones?
Syed Mohammad Ali : While foreign assistance claims to help poorer countries become more prosperous, often this foreign assistance is not only given based on...
Journalist Nadim’s killers must face justice
In a shocking incident that highlights the dangers faced by journalists in Bangladesh, Golam Rabbani Nadim, a 42-year-old journalist, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday....