Let’s turn the Qurbani waste into treasure
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder : In almost all of the developed countries, the whole procedure of the Qurbani is much easier and environment-friendly. To...
Editorial
Is Buriganga a dumping canal for untreated industrial wastes?
Dumping of industrial effluent is going on unabated in the river Buriganga despite cries from the environmentalists, media as well as the conscious section of...
Sad death of Shinzo Abe: A true, trusted friend of Bangladesh
It is absolutely shocking that the bullets that killed former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe struck at the very foundations of democracy. We denounce this...
Hajj management in Bangladesh needs to overhaul
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :The Hajj starts on the 8th day of Zilhaj, a month in the Islamic lunar calendar, based on the motion of...
Eid-ul-Azha: A divine ritual to attain Taqwa
Wares Ali Khan :The holy Eid-ul-Azha comes back every year with the manifestation of the glory of sacrifice, attainment of nearness to the Almighty Allah,...
Readers’ Voice
Insomnia in the current generation There is no substitute for regular sleep to stay healthy. Sleep relieves fatigue throughout the day and makes the mind...
Will people get an appropriate price for rawhide this year’s Eid-ul-Azha?
For the last few years, the decreasing nature of rawhide and the increasing nature of leather products comprehended that the government has no control over...
Cities need to embrace green innovation now to cut heat deaths in future
Alex Boston :The ConversationIn late June 2021, North America’s most severe heat wave in history hit British Columbia (B.C.) and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. In...
Our self-respect and a banker of the poor
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :A wrong and politically ill-motivated perception of Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus by the present government, in fact, sends a wrong message to...
Readers’ Voice
Upholding moral standard For years, we have been observing the so-called champions of human rights to export lewdness and indecency to the economically weak countries....
Besides police drives, there is lack of honesty in saving the young ones from drug abuse
DESPITE tough vigilance and special drives by law enforcers, narcotics smuggling increased in 2021 compared to the previous year. The amount of yaba seized, which...
Weaponizing free trade agreements
Anis Chowdhury & Jomo Kwame Sundaram :Long seen as means to seek advantage on the pretext of providing mutual benefit, free trade agreements (FTAs) may...