Necessity of establishing `Education University’
Sheikh Shahbaz Riad :The word education is used in two senses in modern times. Education in general refers to the learning process. As a process...
Editorial
Potential of tourism in Bangladesh
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :There is hardly any exaggerated to publicize the need for tourism in Bangladesh which is about 55126 square miles having a population...
Stand by poor people hit by winter cold
Bangladesh is not a land of cold, yet many people die in the winter season every year not so much by cold as by poverty...
BD needs to develop effective food preservation tools to ensure food security
Bangladesh is losing 50 per cent of its fresh produce every year due to the lack of a preservation mechanism and food processing facility —...
Reflections and ageing
Shahzad Chaudhry :I deliberately did not title it reflections ‘on’ ageing’ to dissuade the fearful thought of getting on in years and what maladies it...
Globalisation is not dying. It is here to stay
Afshin Molavi :As the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the global economy and US-China tensions soared, many a commentator trotted out a “globalisation is dying”...
Subsidy in agriculture must be ensured as high cost of agro-materials dropping out farmers
The Finance Division is under pressure to allocate increased funds for ministries and divisions in subsidy under the current national budget. The amount demanded for...
Why are workers still dying preventable deaths?
When the 2013 tragedy of Rana Plaza or the horrific incident of Tazreen Fashion in 2012 still inflicts the mind of our working-class people, a...
2023 today: A whole new global energy system is emerging
Patrick Foulis :In 2022 an energy shock caused chaos in Europe and part of the world, fuelling inflation and making a recession more likely. In...
War, famine, disease, disasters – 2022: A year staring at apocalypse
Farhana Haque Rahman :A year that started with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is ending with famine in Africa, while still spreading death and misery...
Recruitment anomalies in Chittagong University
Yet another news headline regarding the University of Chittagong (CU) has concerned the readers as it revealed anomalies in recruiting teachers and other staff at...
Dollar shortage affecting raw materials import for industrial production
Record export earnings and increase in remittance inflow have even failed to bring stability to the country’s macro-economy. Economists and businesses said imports of goods...