Tea workers’ empowerment a dire need
Dr Matiur Rahman and Shishir Reza :How many women are working as tea workers in Bangladesh? Do any tea workers need legal or mental counselling?...
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Prevent campus bullying Almost every school in our country is proudly boasting about having the best facilities for their students. But in utter despair, those...
JRC does nothing but validate India’s unilateral water withdrawal
The Bangladesh-India Joint Rivers Commission on Thursday finalised the text of MoU for interim water sharing of Kushiyara River. The Kushiyara water-sharing agreement is likely...
A Commission be set up to fix living salary for the tea workers: Arbitrariness has become disease among some officials
There were agitations in 158 tea gardens in Sylhet and Chattogram divisions during the tea-leaf-plucking season as the tea workers began the strike demanding a...
Five years of Rohingya exodus
Sharmin Nahar Nipa :Thousands of Rohingya refugees died and over 700,000 fled their homes in Rakhine State of Myanmar to Bangladesh after a brutal crackdown...
Reserve shortage leads economy towards uncertainty
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :During the covid-linked crisis in 2020-22, Bangladesh’s economy has been adversely affected both internally and externally. The impact was a loss...
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No need more public universities Public universities are being established everywhere in Bangladesh. Recently, the approval of two more public universities has come in the...
India Vs Bangladesh Media’s comparison has serious fallacies
Ujjawal Mishra :Bangladesh’s economic success is good news for the subcontinent but commentators need to exercise caution and look at the numbers comprehensively. Indian media...
Rohingya repatriation still uncertain after 5 years
Mashrur Siddique Bhuiyan :The possibility of repatriation of the displaced Myanmar’s Rohingya to their country is fading day by day. Bilateral and global discussions on...
BPC’s irregularities are linked to the country’s unaccountable government
Shocking revelations have come about the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). The state-run corporation is mired in widespread irregularities. According to reports yesterday, no external audit...
Separate but integrated policies require for small entrepreneurs
Banks are more likely to give loans to big borrowers than small businesses, though the central bank and the government had clear orders to disburse...
Nat’l Elderly Policy and our senior citizens
Wares Ali Khan : People over 60 years of age are considered elderly in Bangladesh. As the average life expectancy of the people in the...