Explore potentials of blue economy in the Bay of Bengal
The potentials of the blue economy in the Bay of Bengal remain largely untapped due to shortage of investments and the absence of comprehensive research...
Editorial
Golden Fiber Cultivation Must Be Done At Crop Level
Md. Arafat Rahman :On 16 June 2010, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina announced in the National Assembly of Bangladesh the discovery of the...
Gender Equality For A Sustainable Tomorrow
Dr Matiur Rahman :The theme of this year International Women’s Day is, “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, recognizing the contribution of women and...
Govt officials foreign trips spending taxpayers money is unacceptable
A media report on Sunday said that an 11-member delegation of the Food Ministry is due to go on a ten-day training tour of the...
Local entrepreneurs to make yarn and fabrics from waste plastic bottles
Bangladesh is set to become a major source of recycled yarn and fabrics made from plastic bottles as the country looks to capture more market...
Dope test to be delayed due to lack of sufficient lab facilities
THE government’s move to make dope tests mandatory for all public and private recruitment as well as university admissions will take some time to implement...
Gender-based Street Harassment Break The Silence To Stop It
Alaul Alam :The recent data from the World Health Organization stated that one in three women globally experience different sorts of violence which take a...
Sanctions Against Russia How effective will they be?
Christopher Michaelsen :Sanctions are coercive measures that can be applied to diplomatic, economic and cultural relations between states. Commonly non-military in nature, they are imposed...
Experts apprehend sinks of more coal-laden vessels when Rampal power plant starts production
Media reports on Saturday said a cargo vessel carrying 600 tons of coal capsized in the Pashur River near the Sundarbans in Mongla of Bagerhat....
Global Interest Rates Rise
Indermit Gill :Inflation has defied expectations everywhere. Half of all inflation-targeting central banks in developing economies now face inflation rates above their target range. Economic...
Russian Oligarchs
Matti Kohonen :The war in Ukraine has highlighted Russian kleptocrats funnelling billions of dollars out of the country and investing them in London and other...
Faulty bureaucratic data deceive nobody except the government
Food inflation that the poor and the marginalised people are facing in the country is far more than twice the official figure since the national...