Reflection in the Face of Difficulties: Durga Puja and Religious Harmony
Noushin Sharmily : Durga Puja, a festival that has been celebrated in Bangladesh for centuries, stands as a testament to the nation’s rich cultural and...
Editorial
Right steps needed to avoid Dhaka city’s unplanned urbanization
BANGLADESH is moving towards rapid urbanization, but this process is being conducted in a completely unplanned and Dhaka-centric manner, which poses a major threat to...
Anti-Government Movements Around the World
Nusrat Jahan (Shoronika) : When the roots of a tree dry up, no matter how much it tries to show green leaves, that tree cannot...
People’s anxiety growing over the national elections
The kind of changes that people expected in various sectors of the country after the last year’s July Uprising has not been fulfilled. The unity...
Bangladesh-China-America relations
Professor Dr. M A Rashid : When outsiders think about global rivalries, Bangladesh is rarely the first country that comes to mind. Yet today, this...
Urgent measures needed to prevent dengue threat
Dengue deaths and cases are increasing at an abnormal rate. The deaths from the disease recorded the highest number at 12 in a single day...
Northern Bangladesh Faces Severe Water Shortages, Studies Warn
By Motaher Hossain : No natural resource on earth is unlimited or inexhaustible. One day, even nature’s richest reserves will run out. Yet, with careful...
We must diversify our products to boost exports
Diversifying Bangladesh’s export basket has been a high-priority policy objective and a much-talked-about subject for many years. As the country prepares to graduate from the...
Rationality of Hilsha Export from Bangladesh (Export Earnings vs. Empty Plates)
Md. Muzibur Rahman : Hilsha is the national fish of Bangladesh. It holds a special place in the culture, economy, and cuisine of the nation....
People struggle for survival due to the unbridled price hike
THE unbridled price increase of daily necessities in the country’s kitchen market has now taken a terrifying shape. The prices of basic daily food ingredients...
The Colonial Blueprint: Inequality’s Enduring Architecture
Rifat Alam : From the red dust of old trade routes to the gleaming skyscrapers of today, the suite of inequality that dictates who prospers...
Government needs to proceed with caution in terms of financial management
THE fallen Awami League government had borrowed Tk 1.32 trillion from the central bank during its 15 and a half years rule. Due to the...