35 corrupt railway projects are plagued with huge cost escalation
Bangladesh Railway is implementing 35 projects to expand its services, but none of them would be completed on time, raising questions about its capability in...
Editorial
Isn’t this an ethical defeat or a political trick?
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy :Politics, political debates and elections are very common in Bangladesh. Every conscious person takes interest and has to take part...
What if ordinary people ruled?
Atle Hetland :I have recently written a couple of articles about ‘meritocracy’, that educated people rule, in most countries and indeed in Europe. They give...
Readers’ Voice
NATO is out of date and shape After the Second World War, two eminent word powers emerged with opposite ideologies. One began preaching democratic theories...
We must not let fresh winter produces to rot
Bangladesh is losing 50 per cent of its fresh produce every year due to the lack of a preservation mechanism and food processing facility —...
America First populism is here to stay
Fawaz Turki :Donald J. Trump, who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, dined with Nick Fuente, a far-right...
Humane order, humanity and human rights
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Human rights are the rights that are ensured by the state in line with the standard of the international instruments and...
Readers’ Voice
Indiscipline on bus routes One of the main problems of Dhaka, a city of over one crore population, is inadequate transports and indiscipline on roads....
Saudi investment in green energy will help ensure the country’s power security
Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to set up a 1000...
People with special needs deserve a robust inclusion policy
Sara Al-Mulla :The 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony regaled audiences across the globe with spectacular flair. One of the most defining moments in the...
Readers’ Voice
A key to success “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are...
BB must answer why it failed to stop anomalies at Islami Bank
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal looked hopeless as he asked the questioning journalists yesterday to give him written complaints about the alleged financial irregularities at...