Project to save Karnaphuli in limbo as its cost is yet to reviewed
Bangladesh Water Development Board’s project to save the Karnaphuli has been in limbo as the water resources ministry is yet to review the estimated cost...
Editorial
Automobile industry must stand on its own feet
The Ministry of Industry has recently asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to give tax benefits for the production and assemble of motor cars...
Cost of pollution?
Faisal Bari :Over the last seven months or so, our daughter has been unwell a number of times. The usual symptoms have been high fever...
Jacinda Ardern’s resignation: Women still face an uphill battle in politics
Farida Jalalzai :New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Jan. 19, 2023, that she will soon resign from office. “I know what this job...
Readers’ Voice
Building a central library Haimchar is one of the eight marginal upazilas of Chandpur district. In terms of education, it lags behind the other upazilas....
People in dire straits as nobody is there to control price hike of essentials
This price hike in kitchen essentials is just too much for fixed-income people. Be it vegetables, fish or groceries, there is no item whose price...
COP-27, elusive commitments
Chinmay Prasun Biswas :A recent report by the United Nations World Meteorological Organisation claims that the last eight years have never been as hot as...
Microfinance: Challenges lie ahead
Anshukant Taneja :After a sharp contraction during the pandemic, the microfinance sector rebounded well in 2022. The initial concerns, which raised existential issues about the...
Readers’ Voice
China should behave more humanly China is one of the top leading countries, no doubt. But there are still some problems with humanity. In January...
Unfit vehicles and relaxed rules for fitness certificates are liable for road crashes
The number of unfit vehicles across the country has been on the rise over the years, often causing fatal road accidents. Road safety experts and...
Business as usual with Myanmar junta
Paul Greening :The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Myanmar Crisis Response Plan 2023, which was updated on Dec. 14, 2022, has all the right jargon...
Wonderful memories of SMS
Dr. Md. Shamsul Arefin :The text message has celebrated its 30th birthday on 03 of December 2022, 30th year of its discovery. The first SMS...