New institutional mechanism to deal with overseas investment
The government has granted permission to four local companies to invest US $13.5 million in five foreign countries including Philippines, Hong Kong, Ireland, UK and...
Editorial
Short, long-term measures required for air quality control
A study recently revealed that Gazipur has the most polluted air out of 64 districts in Bangladesh and Madaripur the least. The permissible limit set...
Child Repression Online Abuse Is Surging During Lockdowns
Danielle Lilly :While COVID-19 persists as a global threat, many children continue to be more reliant than ever on the internet for school, recreation, and...
No cohesive policy to contain the danger of pandemic surging all over
The government policy to counter Omicorn which is now surging and causing many deaths daily seems to be contradicting with the realities on the ground....
Affordable dialysis services must be ensured
Kidney patients suffered badly as dialysis services remained halted for seven hours at two public hospitals in Dhaka and Chattogram. The private service providers suddenly...
Wetlands Preservation Action Needed To Save People, Nature
Md. Arafat Rahman :World Wetlands Day was celebrated worldwide on Wednesday (February 2) in an annual format. This day is to commemorate the day of...
Future Catastrophe Global Collaboration Needs To Tackle
Sara Al-Mulla :If the past two years of battling COVID-19 have taught us anything, it is to always have a plan that protects us from...
Rural Power Structure Agri-based Social Class Declining
Dr Matiur Rahman :In a rural agrarian economy, the land is the foundation of the power structure. However, in the 21st century, in addition to...
Readers’ Voice
The health impact of air pollution Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate characterised by wide seasonal variations in rainfall, high temperatures and humidity. Generally, the...
Psychologists to deradicalise jailed extremists needs govt’s attention
When it comes deradicalisation of youth, psyco-social counseling is an effective method but the initiative to appoint psychologists remains stuck in a bureaucratic tangle. Despite...
Encouragement A Schoolteacher’s Essential Aid
Sir Frank Peters :If we do nothing to stop corporal punishment in our schools, madrassas and homes, we are collectively complicit in a woeful crime...
Foreign Policy Geopolitical Shift In South Asia
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :The geopolitics of South Asia is changing dramatically in recent times. Asia’s two nuclear-armed neighbors, India and China, are engaged in...