Readers’ Voice: Merit Is Essential
Every year, thousands of talented young people secure places at prestigious universities overseas from Bangladesh. While some intend to return, many choose to settle permanently...
Editorial
Bangladesh’s journey through ‘August Storms’
Mohammad SiddiqurRahman : We are currently in the month of August, a month marked by several remarkable events that are embedded in the political history...
Cheaper commodities abroad, costly essentials at home
Across South Asia, inflationary pressures have eased as global commodity prices return to pre-war levels. Sri Lanka, despite its recent bankruptcy, now records deflation. Pakistan...
Deng Xiaoping: A torchbearer for Asia’s coastal nations
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : On August 22, 1904, in the rugged heart of Sichuan, Deng Xiaoping was born — a revolutionary, reformer, and...
Steps needed to overcome the industrial defaults
The manufacturing sector is one of the driving forces of Bangladesh’s economy. This sector plays an important role in domestic consumption, employment generation, and export...
Rising losses push non-bank lenders to edge
The non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) are confronting one of their most challenging periods in recent memory. This newspaper reported on Tuesday that rising losses, surging...
Expectation for green Bangladesh
Sheikh Nafis Ifran : Recently, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Natore district Asma Shaheen has started rooftop gardening on the DC office of Natore which...
In the mist of getting lost
Syed Nusaiba Morshed : I open my eyes giddily to feel the soft wind brush against my bare alabaster skin, but the road is rough....
Public procurement process and scope for improvement
Brigadier General Md. Munirul Islam. SGP, SUP, psc, PhD : I am from a very humble, middle class family in Bangladesh. My parents were government...
Repatriation, not aid alone, is the real solution to the Rohingya crisis
Eight years after the Rohingya exodus from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the crisis remains unresolved and is once again escalating. A New Nation report on Tuesday...
Ending Unfair Advantage: Time to Empower the Competition Commission
Anwar-Ul-Haleem: The Importance of Fair Competition Picture a race with just one runner. Sounds dull, right? That’s pretty much what markets become without competition—stale and...
Rice prices defy logic, demand accountability
Rice is more than a staple in Bangladesh — it is the backbone of food security and a central driver of household expenditure. That is...