Unfit vehicles swarming city streets but nobody cares
Media report on Wednesday said more than five lakh registered vehicles are now on road without fitness clearance mainly due to poor monitoring by the...
Editorial
Poor and risky service of railway amid huge investments
Miraculously, Dhaka-bound inter-city train Banalata Express with 850 passengers on board narrowly escaped an accident in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi on Tuesday. The accident was...
Farmers should not be burdened with increased fertiliser price
The government is contemplating increasing fertiliser prices which is four times higher this time over last year, including doubling of shipping freight contributing to growing...
Bangladesh’s fast-shrinking agro-land threatening food security
Unplanned use of agricultural lands in the country for building homes, industries and urbanisation purposes are making a sharp decline of crop land and creating...
Int’l Epilepsy Day Expectations & Obligations
Dr. Sayed Inam :Every year, the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) jointly celebrate International Epilepsy Day on the...
Minority Rights Fight Of An Indian Girl For Justice
Barrister Md. Solaiman (Tushar) :Muskan Khan (hereafter referred to as Muskan) is the voice of minority people all over the world. Muskan fought to establish...
Rohingya Refugees Life Is ‘Miserable’ In Camps
Rebecca L. Root :Over 700,000 Rohingya people fled the Myanmar state of Rakhine in 2017 amid religious persecution from the Myanmar military. Since then, neighboring...
Language Movement A Shared Heritage Of Humanity
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Language shows a vital part in the life of a human being. It is the prime carrier of a culture. It...
Readers’ Voice
Lack Of Safe Sidewalks There are no safe sidewalks for pedestrians in Chittagong city. It is now difficult to travel safely. An accident could happen...
In political culture of looting big loan defaulters politically favoured
A news report on Monday said write-off bad loans have continued to swell with a declining trend in recovery compounded by irregularities in disbursement, which...
Readers’ Voice
Reopen educational institutions All the educational institutions in our country have been closed since January 22 due to the resurgence of the deadly Corona virus....
If Russia Invades Ukraine, The US Is Certain To Be A Loser Hal Brands Bloomberg
“Will Russia invade Ukraine?” has become the biggest guessing game in Washington.Most U.S. officials apparently think the answer is “yes” – and soon, as National...