Don’t raise gas price, stop theft and wastage
It is proved once again that when the people are already struggling to survive, Petrobangla (Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation) has proposed to increase...
Editorial
Diarrhoea patients at ICDDR,B in Dhaka hit record
Bangladesh is experiencing an unusual outbreak of diarrhoea in the pre-monsoon season with a record number of patients rushing to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal...
Covering War Without Prejudice
Farrah Hassen :War’s grim reality is recognizable wherever it occurs. We can see it all too clearly in Ukraine – in the destruction of cities,...
Troubled Ideas A Nuremberg Tribunal For Putin
Dr Binoy Kampmark :In a good number of Western states, the ruling classes, former and current, have lost their heads. Bugbear and boogieman Vladimir Putin’s...
Businesspeople want AIT withdrawal
Businesspeople want Advanced Income Tax (AIT) to go. Their call resonated in a programme jointly organised by NBR and FBCCI in the capital on Tuesday....
Tackle black carbon emission to avoid serious health hazard and environment
People in Bangladesh every day inhale an alarming amount of black carbon, a particle not only harmful for human health but also responsible for global...
Dahaka’s Polluted Air Concern Among City Dwellers Mounting
Mozidur Rahman Biswas :Dhaka’s air is once again the world’s most polluted as the capital’s air quality index (AQI) was lastly recorded at 269 at...
Russia’s Media War Technology Is Putin’s Principal Opponent
Sevanti Ninan :A war inevitably becomes a media war, which the invasion of Ukraine has triggered in multiple ways with the internet as its battleground....
BBS inflation data doesn’t represent reality: Economists
Bangladesh’s economy has jumped to 6.17 per cent inflation in February this year, the highest in 17 months, driven by soaring costs of foods, further...
Groundwater discharge must not exceed recharge
Groundwater is a precious mineral as important as life and livelihood. Around 80 per cent people of Bangladesh depend on groundwater. Bangladesh along with China,...
World Water Day Access To Potable Water Still Not Assured
Dr. Muhammad Badrul Hasan ;It is hard to believe that in the midst of the technological advancement of the 21st century, around 61 million people...
Faulty design the cause of frequent launch capsize
A passenger launch on Sunday capsized in Shitalakkhya River when a large cargo vessel hit, leaving eight passengers killed and many missing. Like the previous...