Unethical politics has collaborated with unethical profiteering
Packaging essentials has become another way of fleecing the consumers for business people. According to a report published yesterday, traders are making a higher profit...
Editorial
Slow pace of implementation main hindrance to expand export basket
A Tk 9.95 crore project of the Commerce Ministry aimed at expanding the country’s export basket and reducing import dependency has failed to meet its...
Genesis of independence
A. T. M. Nurun Nabi :Iktiaruddin Muhammad Baktiar Khilji established Muslim rule in Bengal early 13th century, while Haji Ilyas, better known as Shamsuddin Ilyas...
Crime in the metaverse is very real
Anna Collard :The concept of a metaverse is, in many ways, not new. Online, multi-player worlds like Second Life have been around for nearly 20...
Readers’ Voice
Job application fees Every year thousands of graduates complete honors-masters courses from different universities. But the problem is, most of the graduates do not get...
Drive against rice hoarders is urgent but not to be expected in a criminalised country
Country’s rice market has turned volatile, causing immense suffering to the livelihoods of the commoners. The prices of every variety of rice have gone up...
Readers’ Voice
Thoughts of entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs are frequently thought of as national assets to be encouraged, motivated, and rewarded to the most magnificent possible range. Prominent entrepreneurs...
Bureaucracy’s place
A.G. Noorani :The first government of India immediately on independence was headed by prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his deputy Vallabhbhai Patel. Both were barristers...
Power crisis: We are paying for our past mistakes
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :An unprecedented long period of high energy prices and supply shortage are exerting tremendous pressure on all economies – developed, developing,...
Caring for elderly people is the duty of all
The country’s population is still predominantly young, but a sharp increase in the proportion of those over 60 years of age could leave it ill-prepared...
Cordial political debate for results
Atle Hetland : It is easy to criticise other people; we all do it and to some, it has become a pass time, not really...
Social policy for development in Bangladesh
Dr Matiur Rahman : Social policy is a well-planned development guide for a society. The rapid development of Bangladesh from socio-economically backward, ensuring the fulfilment...