Accidents and deaths: Aren’t we an oblivious nation?
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy :Recently accidents and unnatural deaths have become a very common thing in Bangladesh. Every day we get this sort of...
Editorial
Readers’ Voice
Let Eid-ul-Azha be joyful for us! The holy Eid-ul-Azha appears every year with the manifestation of the glory of sacrifice, attainment of nearness to the...
Govt and people must now use electricity very prudently
The whole country is now reeling with an unprecedented load-shedding. In this hot and humid season, one can hardly pass time with cooling electronic appliances...
Readers’ Voice
Repeating mistakes of the past is not a solution I have followed your informative reports in The New Nation for a number of years on...
Teaching as a job still unsolicited
Wares Ali Khan :Teaching is not just a profession but a noble and of course a special kind of devotion. The gap between profession and...
Quality education Imperative to nation’s progress
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :The current state of higher education in Bangladesh is at crossroads, often deemed to be falling short of expected standard of...
Retailers still selling Soybean oil at higher prices despite global price drop
There is a new problem in Bangladesh’s edible oil market but as always, the consumers end up being the sufferers. The price of edible oil...
World is melting down The cause is corruption
Blair Glencorse and Sanjeeta :The G20 is meeting again next week in Indonesia for the second time this year- at a moment when the world...
Indo-Pacific region Changing calculus on political dynamics
M A Hossain :Since the fall of the Ottoman Empire post World War-l, the Islamic religiopolitical movement accelerated its activities to revive and embolden the...
Readers’ Voice
Unemployed graduates The issue of unemployment, particularly among graduates keeps on rising. This issue has occurred for various reasons. Many educational institutions do not provide...
Juvenile correction facilities must be ensured along with amendment to Child Act
The government’s decision to amend the Child Act in response to rising juvenile delinquency and criminal activities has drawn our grave attention. Just within the...
Plastic sachets must be banned and encourage eco-friendly packaging
Sachet marketing — selling products in small quantities, usually in mini packs — has practically revolutionised the business of consumer products over the last few...