Area-wise schooling for a better Dhaka but means nothing for implementation
DAP proposes ‘school districts’ to ease traffic, alongside building roads, linking waterways. In the new Detailed Area Plan (DAP), the government has proposed a concept...
Editorial
Inflation in Bangladesh: A stitch in time saves nine
Shirin Sharmin :At any stage of economy, inflation is a serious concern, and the trade-off between inflation and economic growth has been at the forefront...
Power play and Pareto’s circulation of elite theory
Dr Matiur Rahman :The elite theory has been widely discussed in governance and political practice. Many scholars have discussed elite theory, but Italian sociologist and...
Quality parenting: A job of paramount importance
Wares Ali Khan :Parents are the mentors, guides, and teachers of their beloved children. True parenting implies the art of treating a child in a...
Readers’ Voice
Unsafe level crossing Death and injury due to being hit or cut by a moving train is a regular occurrence. Every year more than a...
Tigers’ exit from Asia Cup leaves room for serious introspection
The immature exit of the Bangladesh national cricket team from the Asia Cup with very poor performance broke the hearts of millions of fans at...
Readers’ Voice
Solve Dhaka’s Traffic Congestion Traffic congestion has increased in the capital Dhaka in line with its growing population. Sometimes, it takes about an hour to...
Drought increasing worldwide
Md. Arafat Rahman :The chronic deficit in water supply is termed drought. A drought can last for a month or even a year. Drought conditions...
Ecological significance of Padma Bridge
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :One of the present government’s greatest accomplishments is the Padma Bridge. Every source of pollution in the area has decreased...
You can’t expect the corrupt will root out corruption
It is not surprising to know that around 70.9% of Bangladesh households have had to pay bribes to get government services in various sectors in...
How France underdevelops Africa
Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram :Most sub-Saharan African French colonies got formal independence in the 1960s. But their economies have progressed little, leaving most...
Population control or punishing the victim?
Sushant Kumar :The ghost of population control was resurrected after the Assam and the draft U.P Population bills made the headlines last year. It reinvigorated...