Dhaka University must prove equal to its glorious past
The University of Dhaka is now 100 years old. It is a matter of pride and joy for us that country’s premier academic institution for...
Editorial
Disrespect for traffic rules should be done away with for safe roads
The student movement for safe roads, which escalated after the death of SSC candidate Mainuddin Islam on Monday night, caused gridlocks and long tailbacks in...
UK-BD FTA: CBI proposal and points
Julia Alam :The proposal on UK-Bangladesh Free Trade Agreement made by the Confederation of British industry (CBI) seems to be a new issue of serious...
Myanmar army weaponising starvation against people
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim :The Myanmar army, the Tatmadaw, appears to be weaponising mass starvation in order to beat back resistance to its February coup. The...
World AIDS Day’ 2021
Md. Arafat Rahman :The World AIDS Day is celebrated as an international day on 1st December every year since 1986. The day has been chosen...
Stop mindless killings in city streets
Media reports said on Tuesday another student was run-over and killed by a recklessly driven bus and a mob in protest vandalised and torched 9...
Police have no right ever to kill a murder suspect
Two suspects in the double-murder of Cumilla City Corporation Ward Councillor Syed Md Sohel and his associate Haripada Saha died in a “gunfight” with the...
Readers’ Forum
Landslide in hilly areasLandslide is not a new phenomenon in the country as it often causes deaths in the hilly zones especially in coastal Cox’s...
School Meals Coalition to provide meal to every child
Naureen Hossain :Meals at schools not only give each child a nutritious meal but increase enrolments, among other benefits.This emerged at a recent launch of...
Dhaka must take prompt steps to meet post-LDC graduation challenges
Jehangir Hussain : In the wake of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopting a resolution unanimously allowing Bangladesh to move into the group of developing...
Corruption, mismanagement lead to growth of non-performing loans and capital shortfall
THE capital base of the country’s eleven state-run and private banks faced a shortfall of Tk 27,918 crore in September for higher growth of non-performing...
Tobacco industry interference up in Bangladesh
BANGLADESH scored 72 out of 100 in the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2021 — a four-point downgrade from the previous year’s performance in measuring...