Investigation to unfold muddle over Bangabandhu’s assassination
Zafar Wazed :A talent like him is born once in a blue moon. His valour and personae can be compared to the grand Himalayas. He...
Editorial
Listen to tea garden workers, meet their demand of wage hike
If anyone thinks that Tk 300 daily wage of a tea garden worker is too much, they should look, through their own moral eyes, at...
Bring healthcare services into better referral system for optimum use
Anarchy has been created in the field of medical services due to the absence of a functional referral system. Experts said patients rush to the...
Global Gender Gap Report
Asad Aziz :The Global Gender Gap report, ranking Iceland and Afghanistan as the best performing and the worst performing countries, respectively, compels a reader to...
Bangladesh’s economic crisis: How did we get here?
Dr. Ali Riaz :The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s willingness to support Bangladesh’s request for a $4.5 billion bailout package over the next three years confirms...
Protect nature: A call for future humanity
Experts have stressed on conservation of beneficial insects, indigenous species of birds, fishes and animals from extinction to maintain ecological balance and revive biodiversity and...
Severe water crisis worsens hill people’s woes
Around one lakh people living in 80 villages in Alikadam and Naikhongchhari upazilas out of seven upazilas in Bandarban district are passing days in a...
When IMF comes to town: Why they visit and what to watch out for
Danny Bradlow :The ConversationIn most rich countries the news that a mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is coming to visit is met with...
Pandemic recovery unlikely due to fuel price hike
Md Yasin Ali :The sudden unprecedented and ruthless fuel price hike declared by the government puts a ratchet effect in all strata of society. The...
If the govt can’t enforce bus fare charts, why does it make this in the first place?
The electrifying impact of unprecedented fuel price hike is now everywhere. Soon after the midnight declaration of hike on August 5, mass transport owners stopped...
TCB support must reach the most deserving people
At least 39.5 per cent of the eligible poverty-stricken households didn’t get family cards issued by the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to buy certain...
Readers’ Voice
China, Taiwan and the US The recent confrontation between the United States and China over the long-standing issue of Taiwan is yet another debacle among...