Readers’ Voice
Education expenses Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to draw your attention towards the education expenses. Every parent wants that her/his...
Editorial
Global Hunger Index 2022 and Bangladesh
Dr Matiur Rahman :The 2022 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows a dire outlook as the crisis overlaps with global hunger. Overlapping problems facing the world...
Birth registration server always found malfunctions, causing untold sufferings to people
Dhaka north and south city corporation mayors have expressed their disappointment over the mismanagement by the local government in issuing birth and death registration certificates...
Myanmar’s crisis since the coup- in a nutshell
Jan Servaes :The update on September 26, 2022, of the human rights situation in Myanmar to the UN Human Rights Council says it all: “The...
Meeting with DCs, SPs and other issues
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy:Recently a meeting held in Election Commission with DCs and SPs was very important as it might be the signal of...
Readers’ Voice
Eliminate the intolerant mindsetIntolerance is an unwilling approach to accept one’s dissenting views, thoughts, beliefs, opinions or behaviour which lacks the capacity of tolerance. It...
Death incidence following pushing off a passenger from running bus is pathetic
A 35-year-old man died after being allegedly pushed off a moving bus by the helper during an altercation over fares in the capital’s Jatrabari area...
How countries should respond to the strong dollar
Gita Gopinath and Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas :The dollar is at its highest level since 2000, having appreciated 22 percent against the yen, 13 percent against the...
Coping with EU’s new rules is hard for garment sector
The RMG sector’s future performance will largely be dependent on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) compliance. Incorporating ESG issues, the European Commission adopted a proposal...
Children’s playgrounds in the capital must be recovered
Contrary to our expectation, the existing small number of playgrounds for children in the capital has shrunk even more due to a lack of attention...
Reincarnation of Bengali showbiz industry
M A Hossain and Nirupom Azad :Celluloid film/drama and culture are closely entwined to each other. Culture may be defined as the way people live...
Save climate to reduce natural disaster risk
Prof Dr Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :Global Climate Risk Index 2021 of German Watch Report ranked Bangladesh the 7th most affected vulnerable country by extreme weather...