Civil society organisations face setbacks
Bangladesh remains static in the global index of measuring civil society organisations (CSOs) sustainability and freedom as per the 2021 Civil Society Organisations Sustainability Index....
Editorial
Pelé: A global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer
Simon Chadwick :Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best...
Tragedy unfolds as world chooses to forget the Rohingya
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim :The world has only so much attention. Crises and news events keep coming. People are busy. They lose interest. What was once...
Readers’ Voice
May the New Year bring happiness, peace and prosperity We are on the door step of a new year but instead of joy our hearts...
Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef
Md. Arafat Rahman :Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest reef systems, stretching along the East coast of Australia from the northern tip down to...
Health, gender and occupational safety
Luckymoni Debnath :The usual misconception that women’s employment is secure and that any health issues found among female employees may be attributed to their unfitness...
Is VAT a regressive burden on the poor?
AN increased dependence on indirect taxes, including value-added tax (VAT), and an absence of efforts to increase revenue collection from income and profits, which are...
25pc pry textbooks may not reach students Jan 1 due to delayed printing
THE authorities won’t be able to deliver 25 per cent of the primary textbooks on January 1, the first day of the next academic year,...
BBC Bangla: A memory vivid in listeners’ minds
Md. Zillur Rahaman :On 31 December 2022, BBC Bengali radio broadcasting is going to be stopped permanently. On October 11, 1941, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)...
Electioneering in South Asia
Smruti S Pattanaik :The slowing economy in South Asia has emerged as a major challenge for the region’s incumbent governments, some of whom will face...
Arable land must be protected to feed the people in hunger
AFTER a long struggle with Covid-19 in the last 3 years along with an unprecedented war between Russia and Ukraine, when the issue of food...
Progressive tax system must be introduced for industrial development
THE country’s present tax system is not favourable for industrial development as it doesn’t consider the losses incurred by businesses during tax calculations. This was...