When IMF comes to town: Why they visit and what to watch out for
Danny Bradlow :The ConversationIn most rich countries the news that a mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is coming to visit is met with...
Editorial
Pandemic recovery unlikely due to fuel price hike
Md Yasin Ali :The sudden unprecedented and ruthless fuel price hike declared by the government puts a ratchet effect in all strata of society. The...
If the govt can’t enforce bus fare charts, why does it make this in the first place?
The electrifying impact of unprecedented fuel price hike is now everywhere. Soon after the midnight declaration of hike on August 5, mass transport owners stopped...
TCB support must reach the most deserving people
At least 39.5 per cent of the eligible poverty-stricken households didn’t get family cards issued by the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to buy certain...
Executing pro-democrcy people in Myanmar
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :A hue and cry has been raised around the world following execution of pro-democracy activists in Myanmar on 25 July 2022. They...
Elephant population in Bangladesh waning
Professor Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :Elephants are the world’s largest and most powerful land creatures, but they are virtually nonexistent. The global elephant population has...
Readers’ Voice
China, Taiwan and the US The recent confrontation between the United States and China over the long-standing issue of Taiwan is yet another debacle among...
Stop harassment to migrants at airport
Complaints of mishandling of luggage and misbehavior by staffers and employees at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) are continuing despite many promises made earlier by...
Unforeseen price hike of fuel: Who will bear the burden?
Wares Ali Khan :Due to the recent inflation, the common masses have been fighting hard to meet their daily need for survival. Just then the...
EC should move on with people’s will
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Free and fair elections are part and parcel of a democracy. Failure of the previous two election commissions to ensure it...
Readers’ Voice
Make Dhaka liveable and safe Because of the growing pressure and overcrowding of a population of around 21 million, the capital Dhaka ranks at the...
Man set ablaze his motorbike after getting angry with traffic sergeant
On Monday, a man set his motorcycle on fire following a dispute with a police officer in the Court Hargram area of Rajshahi. The 30-year-old...