Harmonious bond
Salman Khurshid :“There was no end to the ways in which nice things are nicer than nasty ones.” Kingsley Amis’s famous statement made in the...
Editorial
Default loans, a big problem for economy
The recovery of default loans is still weak in Bangladesh despite offering relaxed repayment policies for three consecutive years to 2022 as delinquent borrowers are...
Writing Bangla in Roman alphabet: A sheer disrespect to our mother language
Mohammad Rukanuddin :A Dhaka University teacher once came to class and said she received a message from a student like, ‘Madam Apniki agamikal klasniben?’ and...
Lest we forget that Bangla has a history of profound sacrifices
M A Hossain and Sobrato Mehedi Sagor :The language movement of 1952 did not only ignite the freedom movement of Bangladesh but also paved the...
Gulshan fire exposes city’s vulnerability towards such incidents
That the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence is still not competent enough to deal with fire incidents has been once again proved by...
Unnecessary C-section deliveries must be stopped
The rate of cesarean deliveries has increased almost eight-fold in Bangladesh. In 2004, the rate stood at four percent. However, a recent analysis revealed that...
Caretaker system for conducting election
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :The image of Bangladesh is at stake as the political leaders should not behave properly for the interest of the country. They...
No solution to illegal political-funding
Dr Arun Kumar :The Indian Union Government initiated the Electoral Bonds scheme, which was announced in the Union Budget 2017-18, on January 2, 2018. The...
BCL can’t be contained
It is futile to ask this government to rein in the unruly Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student front of Awami League, a party that...
Parking of vehicles in capital is as disorderly as it used to be
Scattered parking of vehicles in the capital continues to be a menace for commuters and hinders their movement on roads. The lack of designated parking...
Days of acute hunger and malnutrition have arrived
Despite the improvement in various indicators of the health sector, Bangladesh is still far behind in achieving the desired targets in the nutrition sector. A...
We must not forget the helpless Rohingyas
Barrister Solaiman Tushar :According to Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “Everyone has the right to a nationality. No one shall be...