Editorial

The Department of Environment in its new Environmental Conservation Rules has exempted small coal and gas power plants from Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), raising concerns...

Ramzan for personal and spiritual growth Ramzan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is considered one of the holiest months in the Islamic...

Mehmet Ozalp :The Ramzan for 2023 will start on Thursday March 23 and go for about 30 days. It is then followed by the three-day...

A. R. Farrukh Ahamed :What would have happened if the result of the 1970 election were conceded by the then West Pakistan government? In fact,...

A RECENT survey figured out that pregnancy before the age of 18 is prevalent among those with low per capita household income. The prevalence is...

Taslim Ahammad :Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR/Industry 4.0) is the emerging and revolutionary step transforming the overall industrial manufacturing business model. Over the past decade, 4IR...

Foreign banks operating in Bangladesh saw deposits increase by around Tk 6,000 crore in the December quarter at a time when local public and private...

The country has made tremendous success as far as female enrolment in schools in the last few decades is concerned. In fact, compared to earlier...

Dr Moonis Ahmar :Diplomacy, culture, aid, trade, technology and investments are major forms of soft power. A Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye, who is the...

When the majority of people in Bangladesh are struggling to make their ends meet and in the process falling below the poverty line, the number...

Despite the strong evocation of environmentalists for the proper implementation of the law to prevent the production, import, marketing and use of plastic bags, the...

Md. Toufique Hossain :South Asia is dealing with an unparalleled shock due to the impact of the Ukraine War and the Covid-induced pandemic. Bangladesh is...