Mental health should get priority
A survey conducted by Aachol Foundation stated that 364 students in the country’s education institutions committed suicide from January to August of this year. The...
Editorial
Death of Elizabeth II marks the end of an era
The Economist :The Queen is dead. The second Elizabethan era is over. In the hours and days to come, the royal family will do what...
Infertile promises over sharing water of Teesta
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid :India has failed to respond to the cry of thousands of inhabitants of northern Bangladesh who, for decades, have been...
Readers’ Voice
Taming campus-based student politics! Taking into account – the global standard in higher education aiming to meet 21st century needs – it is for sure...
Akbar Ali Khan’s legacy will continue
The veteran bureaucrat and economist Akbar Ali Khan, a former adviser to the caretaker government, passed away on Thursday at the age of 78. Akbar...
TikTok: A malady in social media
Badrul Huda Sohel :In this era of information and communication technology, it is nearly impossible for a man to think himself as modern without mobile...
Will illiberal nationalism undermine much-needed UN reform?
Kamal Malhotra :The 21st century world lacks adequate mechanisms for global governance while facing accelerating globalisation and multiple global challenges and crises. Three of the...
A person’s literacy must include skill and competence
The International Literacy Day 2022 was observed yesterday in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world, but the sad truth is that sustainable literacy in the...
CAB to strengthen monitoring so companies can’t hike prices of toiletry products
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) has formed an investigation team to unearth the reasons behind the price hikes of personal care toiletry...
Decaying family values
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy :Recently family values and reciprocal respects are decaying alarmingly. Whereas about fifty years back family values and reciprocal respects were...
Inauguration of Rampal plant shows govt’s callous disrespect for people, environment
While Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has failed to resolve the outstanding issues including the very crucial Tista water sharing deal during her visit to India,...
Megaprojects exacerbate Ctg waterlogging
Though a number of initiatives have been taken over the years to address Chattogram city’s waterlogging problem, many of those have apparently gone down the...