Bangladesh: Two steps forward, one step back
Sir Frank Peters :When will the madness and cruelty of corporal punishment end? Bangladesh is seemingly taking two steps forward and one step back.We’ve built...
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Restore edu-friendly environment Armed clashes among students, armed cadres’ attacks on students’ peaceful demonstrations, and casualties do not surprise us nowadays. Researches have assigned several...
BRTC is hostage in the hands of bus owners in Shariatpur
Bus owners of Shariatpur have imposed conditions on the movement of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses on Dhaka-Shariatpur route via Padma Bridge, drawing anger...
Opinion: How to be happy
Scott Haas, PhD :The United States ranks 19th on the World Happiness Index. What can we learn from the strategies of Finland (#1), Denmark (#2),...
Islamic Banking In light of daily activities
Md. Mynul Islam :With the invention of modern economic systems, people have been habituated to make transactions of their commodities through different currencies. In conventional...
Climate Catastrophe Worst floods in 20 years ravage Bangladesh
Dr Matiur Rahman :Within a month, the floods took a terrible turn in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts of the northeastern part of Bangladesh. Sunamganj district...
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Impact of PUBG game The menace of the PUBG game has a grave impact on young minds. The constant availability of these games and players...
Playgrounds in Dhaka city must be restored to make it liveable
There are at least 16 playgrounds in the capital where children and teenagers are not allowed to enter for sports. The playgrounds are occupied for...
World needs to focus on treatments for long Covid
Lisa Jarvis :Bloomberg Long Covid is making it hard for millions to return to normal life, pushing some out of the workforce altogether, sometimes permanently....
Polls under Awal Commission The same to old courses
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :The experience of the Cumilla City Corporation (CuCC) election raises two serious questions relating to the capability and competence of the...
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Abuse of social media The number of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter users is increasing at an alarming rate these days. Whatever wishes, whoever writes his opinion...
The jobless people need alternative economic base to fall back on
Bangladesh economy is yet to find a solid ground. The Covid-19 pandemic followed by the Ukraine-Russia war has pushed Bangladesh to a period of great...