This Shab-e-Barat we ought to stand beside the less fortunate in society
The Muslim community all over the world is going to observe the holy Shab-e-Barat or Lailat-ul-Barat after sunset today starting what in Arabic is called...
Editorial
Focus must be given on citizens’ targeted food nutrition
Bangladesh should conduct real-time monitoring of imports and national supply chains for critical commodities to forecast and respond in a timely manner to policy challenges...
Protect citizens from market manipulators ahead of Ramzan
A section of unscrupulous traders has been trying to make the basic commodity market unstable by creating a syndicate after the international prices of essentials...
Encourage children – it’s senseless and cruel to beat them
Sir Frank Peters :Parents often talk, even boast, about how much they love their children.“I would do anything for my children.” “I would give my...
Islam and the feminist movements
Dr Syed Areebuddin :Year 1848 marked the inception of feminist movements as women gathered in New York to demand voting rights. Suffragists went on asking...
High cost of doing business worries entrepreneurs
IT is worrying that the cost of doing business might increase in the coming months which may hinder the country’s growth of businesses. The business...
Readers’ Voice
Munshiganj hub for onion growing, storage Since two decades Munshiganj has been hub for potato growing in Bangladesh. Potato grows in all districts nowadays. Production...
Geostrategic importance of Bangladesh
M A Hossain :Bangladesh occupies a vital position in South Asia, sharing borders with India to the north, east, and west, and Myanmar to the...
Politicians’ health problems are important information for voters
David E. Clementson :Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman’s hospitalization for depression has raised anew the question of how much health information a candidate or politician...
New variant rice beneficial for diabetic patients
After years of testing, the high-yielding rice variant “BRRI dhan 105” was given approval for commercial production in Boro season by the National Seed Board...
Indian SC ruling over appointment of Election Commissioners
Abdul Moid :In an important judgment yesterday, a five-judge bench of supreme court of India unanimously ruled that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election...
Noise: An unabated enemy in urban life
Prof Dr Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :Modern society’s rapid growth in urbanization, transportation, and industrialization has made noise pollution a major threat to the world. Generally,...