Frequent leak of question papers is nothing new under this government
It is really disconcerting that the relevant authorities are not being able to stop the rampant ongoing crime of question paper leaks. Two employees of...
Editorial
Government must protect indigenous community and their heritage
Kuakata, the country’s second-largest sea beach, is being turned into a tourist destination without a structured plan, kicking out the native Rakhine population in the...
Discipline is to Teach, not to Punish
Sir Frank Peters :For many years – more than I care to number and more than is justified in a world of mass communications –...
Global Risks Report 2022 There’s Still Reason to Hope
Dr Matiur Rahman :The World Economic Forum has recently published ‘The Global Risks Report 2022’. This year it examines risks in five categories such as...
India’s shock ban on wheat export: Is it a ploy to charge more
Bangladesh has entered a tougher food situation as India has slapped a ban on export of its wheat, the second important staple food item in...
32 ‘European dream-driven’ Bangladeshis rescued off Tunisian coast
As the desperate bid to enter Europe crossing the Mediterranean Sea continues, 81 migrants – 32 of them Bangladeshis including a woman – were rescued...
Opinion Shireen Abu Akleh: The Story of a Foretold Death!
Dr Salim Nazzal : The slain Palestinian TV journalist Shireen Abu Akleh holds American citizenship. But I fear that the United States will not do...
Tradition 1939 Finland is saying ‘Nyet’ to Vladimir Putin
Konstantin Eggert :I was a teenager when my godmother Olga first told me about the “Winter war” of 1939-1940 between the Soviet Union and Finland....
Fresh price hike of essentials adds to the grim plight of low-income people
Amid the struggle to cope with the record hike in edible oil prices, a fresh surge in prices of other daily essentials has dealt a...
“Jibon Tari” supporting healthcare services for decades to marginal riverside people
Impact Foundation Bangladesh (IFB), a private organisation, has been running a floating hospital to offer specific healthcare services to poor and marginal people in riverside...
Increasing Cyclone Risk Management Competency
Farid Hasan Ahmed :Cyclones from the Bay of Bengal accompanied by storm surges are one of the major hazards in Bangladesh. The April-May and the...
Don’t mar peaceful nature of silent and people power revolution
Ameen Izzadeen :Sri Lanka’s silent revolution was dazzling with hope, bringing in its wake the early blooms of a socio-political spring that the country has...