The rising Dhaka temperature: What to do
Even a couple of decades ago, Dhaka’s temperature in summer was within the tolerable limit, but now the city has become one of the hottest...
Editorial
Artificial intelligence
Mohammad Faisal :The progress of artificial intelligence is swiftly increasing, and its influence in society is growing exponentially. Despite the remarkable developments in AI technology,...
Arbor Day: Why planting trees isn’t enough
Karen D. Holl and Pedro Brancalion :For 151 years, Americans have marked Arbor Day on the last Friday in April by planting trees. Now business...
Where do Bangladesh’s ‘new’ poor fit in?
Nuzhat Fatima :The world is becoming increasingly coexistent with crises. A pandemic, the Ukraine-Russia war, and cost-of-living crisis are only a few of the ordeals...
When will the age-old, faulty Titas gas lines be replaced?
It could turn into a massive disaster in areas like Moghbazar, Badda, Bashabo, Dhanmondi, Hazaribagh and East Rajabazar where Titas gas pipeline leaked and was...
Destruction of Atrai River will dearly affect environment and people’s lives
The Atrai River, which once flowed wide and strong through Santhia upazila in Pabna, is now barely recognisable. Residents who used to swim and fish...
The journey of Bangladesh from Mujibnagar
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed : Mujibnagar government is the government constituted at Mujibnagar to conduct the Bangladesh war of liberation, formed on 10 April 1971...
PM Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Japan
Syed Safiul Hasan Chisty : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is now in an official visit to Japan from 25-28 April at the invitation of Japanese...
Education and innovation
Waleed Rasheed Kalwar : Education and innovation are two sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other. The subtle interplay between the...
Our fishermen still risk their lives on the high seas at the hands of criminals
Country’s fishermen on the high seas have to brave all sorts of dangers, even risking their lives, when they take to the seas for their...
Mindless filling of wetlands beside Dhaka City is unacceptable
Nobody seems to bother about Dhaka’s perennial problem of water logging. If the water retention capacity of water bodies is continuously filled up, where will...
Amid the delay in trial, Rana Plaza survivors, victims’ relatives lose their hopes of getting justice
The slow trial pace of the horrific Rana Plaza disaster that killed at least 1138 people, mostly apparel workers, and injured over 2000 in 2013...