Emphasis must be placed on advanced technology in ensuring food safety
October 16 was the World Food Day. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was established on this day in 1945. The...
Editorial
Violence against women: The silence must be broken
It is alarming that the data from the ‘Violence against Women Survey 2024’ published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the United Nations...
Banking on Welfare: Shariah Finance Driving Sustainable Development in Bangladesh
Mohammad Musudur Rahman : On a sunny morning in rural Bangladesh, a small dairy women farmer hesitated to borrow from a traditional lender due to...
Advisors’ safe exit: What the hell have they planned?
The National Citizens Party (NCP) is not backing down from the allegations leveled against some of the advisers of the interim government about the ‘safe...
Ukraine-Russia War and the Zelensky Dilemma: What Next?
Prof. Dr. Zahurul Alam : As 2025 unfolds, the war between Ukraine and Russia is unlikely to see dramatic reversals. But it may be defined...
Waterlogging in Dhaka City: A case of governance failure
Waterlogging in Dhaka city is a failure of the government stemming from a lack of proper urban planning, leading to the loss of water bodies...
Bloc Politics of Superpowers: China In, America Out!
Sultan Mahmud Sarker : 21st-century world politics is moving towards a time where the dominance of a single power is gradually collapsing, and a multidimensional...
Steps must be taken to control vegetable prices in the market
DUE to high prices, fish and meat have largely been removed from the diets of low-income people. Vegetables, which were their main source of food,...
Why Donald Trump Didn’t Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
Mahbubur Rahman : When former US President Donald Trump claimed in early 2025 that he “deserved the Nobel Peace Prize,” the announcement sparked a mix...
Make NCDs Visible and Treatable: A National Registry with a Medicines Guarantee
Shaikh Afnan Birahim : World leaders gathered in New York for the fourth UN High-Level Meeting on noncommunicable diseases on 25 September 2025. They adopted...
Political parties must take steps on July Charter consensus to advance democratic process
Although a referendum was decided to implement the July Charter, political parties could not reach an agreement on when and how the referendum would be...
World Mental Health Day and the Message of Islam: True Wellness Lies in a Peaceful Mind
Dr. Muhammad Mahtab Hossain Mazed : Every year on October 10, World Mental Health Day is observed globally to raise awareness about mental health. The...