In remembrance of my late brother Aziz Misir
M Harunur Rashid :He left this mortal world on this day (October 23) in 2002. His actual name was Sirajul Islam and those who read...
Editorial
Exit Liz Truss; Enter Lettuce
Dr Binoy Kampmark :British politics has revealed hidden depths, each one being sought as each prime minister succumbs. The announcement by Liz Truss that she...
Translating water research into practice
Prabin Rokaya :Hydrology and water resources have observed tremendous technical advances in the last few decades due to innovations in instrumentation, monitoring and modelling. Today,...
Our workers in Italy facing deportation is a great concern, but there are no jobs in the country
Nearly 20,000 Bangladeshi undocumented migrant workers in Italy are at risk of repatriation home by December. Several thousand Bangladeshis go to Italy every year. As...
Dengue persisting and this calls for round-the-year measures against the disease
Though the Health Minister Zahid Malik is telling us that adequate measures have been taken to contain the dengue outbreak this year, the ground reality...
Are economic growth and biodiversity compatible?
Francesco Ricciardi :There is no time left to debate whether saving our planet is too expensive, or to keep promoting socioeconomic models that are clearly...
Role of cooperatives in entrepreneurship development
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Co-operative movement in Bangladesh has passed its century on its way. In initial stage though it functioned with agriculture only, now...
Readers’ Voice
Ensure no more death on road Traffic mishaps on the highways are one of the preeminent causes of mortality worldwide. According to the World Health...
Is there any authority to make the city livable?
Dhaka has been ranked fourth amongst the 20 most unsustainable megacities in the world, as the capital is reeling from rapid depletion of greenery, water...
Fakir Lalon — an advocate of humanism
Alaul Alam :Fakir Lalon Shah who established the philosophy of Baulism was a prominent spiritual ideal of Bengal. His religious thinking is deeply rooted in...
Stop worshiping central banks
Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram :Preoccupied with enhancing their own ‘credibility’ and reputations, central banks (CBs) are again driving the world economy into recession,...
Are residences for top secys going to be castles of feudal lords of bygone days?
The plan for constructing two three-storey buildings for the cabinet secretary and principal secretary can give us a peek into what is going on with...