Ensure biosafety to escape next pandemic
The export of potatoes is being disrupted as foreign countries do not want to take potatoes from our country due to the presence of harmful...
Editorial
Barriers to CLT implementation in Bangladesh
Masum Billah :In recent decades the English language has become a point of convergence for language policy. It has a long history on account of...
World Suicide Prevention Day: Creating hope through action
Dr Matiur Rahman :Suicide is considered a severe public health concern worldwide. To prevent suicide, the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Association for Suicide...
Readers’ Voice
Fatalities in construction works Unexpectedly it is true that in recent times the risk of sudden accidents and death is increasing alarmingly in infrastructure construction, road...
Mental health should get priority
A survey conducted by Aachol Foundation stated that 364 students in the country’s education institutions committed suicide from January to August of this year. The...
Infertile promises over sharing water of Teesta
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid :India has failed to respond to the cry of thousands of inhabitants of northern Bangladesh who, for decades, have been...
Readers’ Voice
Taming campus-based student politics! Taking into account – the global standard in higher education aiming to meet 21st century needs – it is for sure...
Akbar Ali Khan’s legacy will continue
The veteran bureaucrat and economist Akbar Ali Khan, a former adviser to the caretaker government, passed away on Thursday at the age of 78. Akbar...
Death of Elizabeth II marks the end of an era
The Economist :The Queen is dead. The second Elizabethan era is over. In the hours and days to come, the royal family will do what...
TikTok: A malady in social media
Badrul Huda Sohel :In this era of information and communication technology, it is nearly impossible for a man to think himself as modern without mobile...
Will illiberal nationalism undermine much-needed UN reform?
Kamal Malhotra :The 21st century world lacks adequate mechanisms for global governance while facing accelerating globalisation and multiple global challenges and crises. Three of the...
A person’s literacy must include skill and competence
The International Literacy Day 2022 was observed yesterday in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world, but the sad truth is that sustainable literacy in the...