Resilience imperative for South Asia
Martin Raiser :In July, I became the new World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region. Just over two months later, I stood in...
Editorial
Suggestions of FBCCI are nothing new but even now won’t have the courage to talk about of smashing corruption trap
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has opposed the proposal for lifting the existing interest rate cap – 9% on lending...
Readers’ Voice
Stop campus bullying Almost every school in our country is proudly boasting about having the best facilities for their students. But in utter despair, those...
Gas, power crisis liable for sugar price hike
Amid the ongoing sugar crisis, the price of sugar produced by state-owned factories has been hiked by Tk 14. The maximum retail price of local...
Readers’ Voice
Stop campus bullying Almost every school in our country is proudly boasting about having the best facilities for their students. But in utter despair, those...
Prioritizing mitigation, adaptation strategies in COP-27 summit
Wares Ali Khan :This year, the COP-27 climate summit is projected to be taken place on the frontlines of the converging climate change, foodstuffs, energy...
Some pertinent thoughts regarding teaching English on Facebook
Masum Billah :On opening facebook page I see some teachers or student like teachers teach spoken English to the students and the same picture comes...
The Israel We Knew Is Gone
Thomas L. Friedman :Imagine you woke up after the 2024 U.S. presidential election and found that Donald Trump had been re-elected and chose Rudy Giuliani...
Opinion: Full-scale war seems to be in the horizon
It seems to be interesting unfortunately to note that the pogrom of 1919 in Poland and Ukraine is being repeated in Ukraine now in the...
Readers’ Voice
Online gambling must be uprooted! Inadequacy of specific laws, absence of proper supervision and regulations for an online lottery ticket or scratch card buying-selling, sports-based...
Mongla Port authorities must stop dumping sands on farmers’ croplands
The Mongla Port authorities have declared war against the people of Banishanta union in Khulna’s Dacope upazila, as they are adamant to dump sand on...
Universities of the future must embrace multi-disciplinary studies
Shanti Jagannathan :Universities need to look beyond single-discipline learning and embrace knowledge that cuts across disciplines to resolve some daunting challenges. Universities have traditionally fostered...