Will new UK PM reduce suffering of refugees?
Barrister Solaiman Tushar :New British Prime Minister Mr Rishi Sunak’s family has been living outside their mother land for three generations. His grandparents went to...
Editorial
Awareness is key to reducing the incidence of dengue fever
Md. Arafat Rahman :Dengue fever is currently increasing in Bangladesh. It’s a viral disease carried by the Aedes mosquito. Symptoms of dengue fever usually appear...
Tactical nuclear fantasists
Dr Binoy Kampmark :Bogeyman politics tends to be flatly unimaginative. The image of the nuclear-mad Russian President, counting his diminishing options, has caught the imagination...
Toll collection from footpath hawkers by ruling party men, police must be stopped
The biggest ‘unofficial’ trade on the footpaths in the overcrowded capital city Dhaka is extortion of money from the poor hawkers, amounting to Tk 6...
Stop hill cutting to save decaying environment
Violating environmental laws, influential individuals are cutting hills in Moulvibazar’s Barlekha upazila. Law enforcers come to stop them but leave after making underhanded deals with...
Is the sun of Great Britain setting?
Mehmet Akif Uslu :Concerns about the stability and power of the United Kingdom continue after Charles, formerly the Prince of Wales, took over the throne...
Govt-backed digital currencies can help financial inclusion
Lotte Schou-Zibell :Central bank digital currencies, which are issued and regulated by governments, can serve unbanked and under-banked populations. They can allow people in remote...
Readers’ Voice
Stop using LED lights on vehicles Due to the extremely bright and white flash, many people are using LED lights as vehicle headlights these days....
Address labour rights to get back GSP facility: US
Dhaka and Washington have committed to work together to improve Bangladesh’s labour rights conditions which have been an issue of concern for the US. The...
China pursues an independent foreign policy of peace
Xi Jingping :Today, our world, our times, and history are changing in ways like never before. The historical trends of peace, development, cooperation, and mutual...
UK is not India and Sunak not Indian!
Nilofar Suhrawardy :Having taking over United Kingdom’s government as its youngest Prime Minister in 200 years, the first Brown and Hindu to do so, Rishi...
COP27: Governments must give due attention to climate change
That the dangers of climate change are very real cannot be overestimated, yet the governments are failing to show the due seriousness to cut greenhouse...