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Police must do their duty honestly In the past we used to feel secure when police were nearby. There used to be signboards on which...
Editorial
Environmental impact of Savar tannery industry
Monirul Haque Rony :Savar is now known as a tannery industry city after relocating tanneries there from Hazaribagh. At present there are about 140 small...
Putting the private universities on the right track
Dr. Md. Enamul Hoque :Under the Private University Act 1992 and later the newly enacted Private University Act 2010, a number of 107 private universities...
Single-use plastic products must be stopped to save the country from catastrophe
Over 2.6 million tonnes of single-use plastic waste enter the Bay of Bengal per year. A study conducted by Environment and Social Development Organisation (ESDO)...
Emotion, aspiration in Football World Cup
Sabbir Hossain :FIFA World Cup 2022, the ‘Greatest Show on the Earth’, has been kicked off in Qatar. The host country Qatar and Ecuador played...
Peaceful death: Isn’t that very costly?
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy :Death is a universal truth and everyone has to have the experience of death. We all know this destiny. Everyday...
Making unbridled profits: Who will rein the rice market?
It seems very tough to bring the rice market under control in the country. The rice market has been unstable for a long time. There...
DNCC, DSCC have 103 public toilets for 1.78cr residents
The two city corporations of Dhaka have a total of only 103 public toilets for 1.78 crore people. These toilets are scattered across 129 wards....
Renewable energy to overcome power crisis in Bangladesh
Prof Dr Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :Bangladesh has more than a thousand people per square kilometer, making it one of the most populous countries in the...
Let the sea resources remain as they are
Despite the fact that Bangladesh has huge economic prospects in its sea territory, the country is way behind in exploring its maritime potentials. Experts say...
Stop poaching migratory birds to save country’s biodiversity
Hundreds of migratory bird species come to Bangladesh every winter. They make the country’s wetlands their temporary homes. These seasonal visitors migrate in the ponds,...
Japanese Studies and Order of the Rising Sun award
Dr Matiur Rahman :Recently, noted economist and Dhaka university teacher Professor Dr Abul Barkat has been honoured with the highest state award of Japan. Dr....