Readers’ Voice
Saudi-Iran relations The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran from the last seven years has not only affected the Middle East but also destroyed peace...
Editorial
People’s access to safe water decreasing as heat wave sweeping across the country
The mild to moderate heat wave sweeping nearly the entire county over the past several days has turned severe in at least eight districts as...
RTE revolution: Choosing convenience over cooking meals
Nayela Binte Azad :Human beings have a fundamental requirement for sustenance in the form of food. It is essential for the proper operation of all...
Pohela Boishakh: A festival for all
Badrul Huda Sohel :Twentieth century poet TS Eliot, at a stage, in his poem ‘The Waste Land’ called April as the cruelest month, but the...
Question rose over the integrity of BBS’s data on the current poverty rate decline
The government-subsidised Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in a recent handout informed the nation that the poverty rate declined in the country significantly. It reads...
Adieu, Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury!
Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and valiant freedom fighter Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury is no more. He breathed his last at his founded hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Anyone can claim to be a journalist or a news organisation, and publish lies with almost total impunity
John C. Watson :Headlines in early March 2023 implied Fox News mogul Rupert Murdoch had made a damning confession. He had affirmed that some of...
Is fasting really about feeling for the poor?
Dr. Ali Al-Halawani :When the rich suffer from hunger and thirst, they feel the agony of the poor and, thus, they rush to spend on...
Readers’ Voice
Save the mother earth from pollution Pollution has emerged as a critical environmental issue across the globe, and it poses a significant threat to human...
Government not kept its promise on fertiliser price
The government has raised the prices of Urea, TSP, DAP and MOP fertilisers by Tk 5 per kg at both farmer and dealership levels. The...
China’s soft power in the Middle East is a game changer
Osama Al Sharif :China is coming strong into the Middle East, not on the back of aircraft carriers but is opening doors using its proven...
Why the World Bank is safe from global banking jitters
Shabtai Gold :The World Bank is hardly your typical bank. And amid all the market mayhem, the Washington-based anti-poverty lender is fairly isolated from the...