DAP will have no chance of succeeding with dysfunctional institutions
After years of wait, the 20-year Detailed Area Plan (DAP) got final approval on Thursday. It aims to make Dhaka a better city to live...
Editorial
Plastic waste threatens to environment and biodiversity
Md. Zillur Rahaman :Plastic products have a huge problem, especially once used all over the world and for Bangladesh the problem is more obvious and...
Stock Market Development: Coordinated efforts needed between BSEC & BB
Md. Muzibur Rahman :We know that a stock market, equity market, or share market is the aggregation of buyers and sellers of stocks (also called...
Hail New Year 2022
THE NEW Year 2022 of the Gregorian calendar has begun today with the rise of the sun this morning amid hopes of returning to a...
Record results at SSC, equivalent exams despite Covid shutdown surprising
THIS year’s SSC candidates have achieved outstanding results, pushing up the pass rate and number of GPA-5 achievers in nine general education boards. Female examinees...
Give Winter Clothes to the Cold hit Street Children
Abir Hasan Suzon: Bangladesh has now become a country of strange seasons. The effects of winter come in different forms from time to time in different...
Ensure equal rights in University Halls
Monirul Haque Rony:Education is the backbone of a nation. There is no substitute to education for any nation to stand tall in the world and...
Bangladesh Bank’s autonomy must to keep economy on track
Noted bankers have suggested that Bangladesh Bank (BB) should function with full autonomy, as stipulated in the law, to keep the economy on track for...
No respite from unhealthy air in capital as pollution is rampant
This paper has carried several news stories on the filthy and unhealthy air of capital city Dhaka. The Air Quality Index, briefly AQI, has been...
Will learners get new textbooks in their hands on time?
Masum Billah :Newspaper reports say that the book distribution ceremony will take place on 30 December though it is held usually on the first day...
Stop tourist harassment
Alaul Alam :Bangladesh is blessed with many attractive tourist places. Certainly, the country situated in the South Asia has endowed with an immense treasure of...
Proper use of $500m WB loan for better power networks has to ensured by WB
The World Bank has approved a $500 million fund to help Bangladesh expand and modernise its reliable electricity distribution network and support sustainable transformation of...