Female scientists making their mark on space exploration
Sara Al-Mulla :Since time immemorial, humans have been mesmerized by the mysteries of outer space. Contributions by Arab scientists in the arena of space exploration...
Editorial
Why Myanmar remains trapped in a vicious conflict
Sajjad Ashraf :Two years after the military scuttled Myanmar’s fledging democratic experiment, the authorities led by General Min Aung Hlaing continue to face resistance from...
Steps must be taken to protect St Martin’s Island from complete extinction
THE country’s only coral island, Saint Martin’s in Cox’s Bazar, continues to be polluted unabated as the government has failed to put in place an...
No respite for consumers when a corrupt government in power
Less than two weeks are left when Muslims will start their holy month of Ramzan. Unlike the previous observance of the month of fasting in...
Bringing audiences in cinema hall back
Dr. Md. Shamsul Arefin :The greatest use of cinema is that it is a good means of recreation which breaks the monotony of life. In...
March is the month of independence
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :March is the month of achieving independence. Bangladesh became independent in 1971 after a long struggle against oppressions, killing, disparity, conspiracies...
Blast incidents leaving room for grave speculation
The pattern with which one after another blast incidents are taking place in the capital leaves us in the frame of mind that the Gulistan...
The poor have no easy access to costly primary healthcare
The government has almost been asked every year by health experts to increase primary healthcare spending by at least an additional one per cent of...
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...
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...
Graduation ceremony of University of Oxford
Dr Syed Ali Tarek :Attending yesterday’s (March 5) University of Oxford graduation was a remarkable event in my life. Sitting among all the graduating scholars...
7th March speech: A masterpiece
Majhar Mannan :Bangabandhu’s historic and unique speech on March 7 is a precious resource in the whole world today. It was an 18-minute unwritten speech....