What does leadership exactly mean?
Dr Md Mahmudul Hassan :Leadership is a unique skill to lead a nation, group or community. The term ‘management’ is also used as supplementary to...
Editorial
Readers’ Voice
Voice of children A very serious topic yet ignored by people is the issue pertaining to the rights of children. It is seen in recent...
Demand for trains is huge, but authorities seem not to care
It is very sad that Bangladesh rail service could not have been a profitable venture despite having huge business potentials. Trains as a mode of...
Biodiversity is vital for our survival
Prof Dr Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :For centuries, humans have been interfering with the world’s natural ecosystem. As humans traveled and settled in different parts of...
Failures of Bangladesh’s foreign policy
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :The concept of diplomacy and the role of diplomats are not properly evaluated by many political leaders in our country. Since diplomacy...
Readers’ Voice
Where is our Sonar Bangla? “Bishaw kabir sonar Bangla, Nazruler Bangladesh, Jibanander rupashi Bangla, ruper je tar Neiko shesh”.In the past we used to recite...
Air pollution claims around 80,000 lives a year: WB
Air pollution is killing around 80,000 people every year in Bangladesh by causing respiratory problems as well as depression, and wiping out around 4 per...
Achieving SDG not possible without involving persons with disability in the dev work
Three out of four children with disabilities are out of the secondary school system, while 60 per cent do not attend conventional primary schools. According...
Rooftop gardening and environmental sustainability
Dr Matiur Rahman and Shishir Reza :Urbanization is one of the most transformative trends of the 21st century. Cities are the main force behind sustainable...
Extra curricular activities for future development
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Extracurricular activities (ECAs) can denote anything we do out of our regular education activities. We are not awarded school credits for...
Reason for buying rice at higher prices from Vietnam must be explained
Although the government claims that Bangladesh is self-sufficient in food, a significant amount of rice and wheat have to be imported every year. But, why...
What next for troubled cryptocurrencies?
Paul Krugman :Recent events have made clear the need to regulate crypto, an industry that grew from nothing to a $3 trillion market capitalization a...