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 —...
Editorial
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...
Xi vs Trudeau: How China is rewriting history with the colonial west
Ramzy Baroud :Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in...
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...
Will IMF loan help stabilise Bangladesh economy?
Sharmin Nahar Nipa :The government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a preliminary agreement under which the global lender will provide a $4.5 billion...
In search of universal, inclusive education
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :The education system in Bangladesh consists of 40 million students, 200,000 institutions and over a million teachers-one of the largest in...
Govt plans to raise power price through executive power
The undemocratic government takes undemocratic decisions. Soon after raising the bulk price of electricity by 19.92 per cent at this crisis time when people are...