Zero Emission Day: Giving earth a day off
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :Zero Emissions Day began in 2008 when its founder, Ken Wallace, launched a website in Nova Scotia, Canada, calling for...
Editorial
Floods becoming more devastating due to climate change
Rabindra P. Osti :The devastating floods in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region have shown the urgency of actions needed to protect vulnerable communities from the...
US-a ‘flawed democracy’ becoming a ‘developing country’! Kathleen Frydl
The Conversation The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but an index of development released in July 2022 places...
Readers’ Voice
Risky venture Almost everything today is powered by batteries: phones, vehicles, clean energy projects. These have a long lifespan and immense storage capacity. But there...
Plundering of public money continues unabated
Though the government has decidedly chosen to be austere in its policy in the wake of falling dollar reserves and dire economic straits, it is...
Operational risks of Islamic banking in Bangladesh
Md. Mamunor Rashid :Islamic Shariah are the foundations of Islamic banking. Islamic banking is responsible not only to avoid riba, but also to avoid unethical...
Role of ‘advisers’
A.G. Noorani :From time immemorial, rulers have had trusted advisers outside the formal set-up of their council of ministers. F.D. Roosevelt had his Harry Hopkins,...
Country deprived of Tk 4,697cr for Petrobangla and BPC’s irregularities
Allegations have intensified that Petrobangla and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) have now turned into a den of irregularities, mismanagement and corruption due to continuous abuse...
City road occupiers will face action, warns DNCC mayor
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam said that those who will hamper public movement by keeping construction materials on roads will face action. The...
Marital separation: A worrying malady growing fast
Wares Ali Khan :Life is unpredictable and full of surprises that none can unfold the total mystery of life for sure. A conjugal life runs...
Bangladesh’s becoming a world leader in coastal resilience
Swarna Kazi and Ignacio Urrutia :Once a country with catastrophic cyclone-related death tolls, Bangladesh has, in 50 years, become a world leader in coastal resilience...
Readers’ Voice
Impose strict ban on polythene It is a matter of pain that the ban of polythene has no effect whatsoever on the everyday use of...