Readers’ Voice
The ecological collapseClimate change repercussions, as it appears, are alive and kicking. Catastrophic climate change is a far more dangerous predicament to be tackled than...
Editorial
Europe in its labyrinth
Baher Kamal :European politicians continue to run in all directions to find a way out of their energy crisis. One of them – Simonetta Sommaruga,...
Nation struggles to deal with climate crisis
Prof Dr Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :Bangladesh is one of the world’s nations being most sensitive to climate change as a result of its unique geographic...
BTRC regulations exempt ministers and officials
Media reports said the regulations finalized by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), exempting ministers and government officials is questionable. It is said that if...
Dengue: Coordinated efforts needed to control
Dr Matiur Rahman :The number of dengue patients and deaths in the country is increasing daily. One hundred thirteen people died of dengue this year...
Readers’ Voice
Caretaker government was Awami League’s brain child, now why do they want to kill it? We have become very perplexed and disheartened by the present...
When Josep Borrell spoke of 'privilege', did that mean 'white' privilege?: Racism row: How did Asia and Africa shape civilisation
Tariq A. Al Maeena :As a child growing up in the family home, I was fortunate to be surrounded by large trees on the property,...
Administration, DAE must now stand beside the Sitrang victims
Bangladesh knows that it will have to live with natural vagaries such as cyclones, floods, droughts and it was also prepared for the cyclone Sitrang...
Training strategy to achieve SDGs by 2030
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :There are many policies for development in Bangladesh. Since independence, we have not been able to prepare a training policy for...
Sugar prices increasing as gas supply to refineries insufficient
Sugar has become dearer with prices going up by Tk 15 a kg at retail markets as millers cut supplies blaming insufficient gas flow at...
Readers’ Voice
Currency business The roller coaster ride of the US dollar exchange rate against Taka cannot be stopped unless the real reason for this exchange rate...
Empathy and its failures
Molly Castelloe, PhD :Self psychology, pioneered by Heinz Kohut in the 1970s, is a school of psychoanalysis that treats disorders of the self. How does...