Soybean seeds farming in char islands can fulfil the growing demand
Soybean oil imports, both in crude and seed forms, declined marginally in Bangladesh in the current fiscal year as businesses are cautious in buying the...
Editorial
Bangladesh’s prosperity hinges on gender equality
Mercy Tembon :In Bangladesh, progress has been achieved in several key areas of gender equality: Reduced fertility rates and gender parity in schooling have ushered...
Veto, the Chief Culprit But Expulsion Or Suspension Is Not The Remedy Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury
Inter Press Service : The ongoing war in Ukraine has raised the question of expulsion or suspension of the Russian Federation from the United Nations....
Readers’ Voice
My Relationship With My Mother Language Bangla and I are Complicated. It’s like the relationship between loving middle-class parents and their isolated teenage daughter. There...
Protect Dhaleswari from high-polluting tanneries in Savar
TWENTY-THREE tanneries that are causing high levels of pollution are set to be shut down. A parliamentary body on Tuesday stated that utility services of...
Multipolar World! Are We Witnessing The Return?
Mohammad Al Asoomi :Following the collapse of the Eastern Bloc and its institutions like the Warsaw Pact, three decades ago, it was widely believed that...
Stock market must be saved from sudden shock
Media report said Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) suffered the biggest percentage decline in 11 months driven by sell-offs as concerns over the ongoing Russian war...
Waive VAT on edible oil to bring normalcy in the volatile market
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has demanded the government withdrawal of VAT on imported edible oil for the next three...
Misinformation & Trauma How To Watch A War Online
Joseph M. Pierre :In the internet era, we can watch a war unfold in real time on the other side of the world. But when...
New Curriculum Piloting Starts Without Primary
Masum Billah :Teaching in 62 secondary and madrasa using new books on new curriculum has started from 22 February leaving the same for primary school...
Int’l Women’s Day Is It A Celebration Or A Protest?
Dr. Md. Enamul Hoque :Is the observance of the International Women’s Day a celebration or a protest? Every year, since 1975, the International Women’s Day...
BR projects like other big projects never end in deadline
A media report on Monday said that Bangladesh Railway took up a project worth Tk 1,799.11 crore to procure 20 metre-gauge (MG) locomotives and 150...