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...
Editorial
Climate Migrants Displaced People Need Actions To Survive
Dr Matiur Rahman :A recent report says, humans are facing various extreme events due to climate change and in future, hundreds of millions will be...
Road safety measures remain unimplemented
Meetings after meetings were held to define how to manage roads and highways safely, assurances poured, commitments made and unmade, pages of calendars turned, and...
Revise migration costs as foreign-bound workers pump up our economy
The Expatriates’ welfare ministry has taken up an initiative to revise the costs for international migration, with the aim of making the step more realistic...
Net-Zero Emissions
Arti Grover :The recent COP26 summit in Glasgow brought together coalitions and alliance that vowed to act on climate change by putting into effect the...
Higher Education
Dr. M. M. Shahidul Hassan :After being liberated as an independent country in 1971, Bangladesh started its higher education journey with six public universities with...
Abandoning historical library in Sylhet city not acceptable
Media report said the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has turned a popular public library in the city into a dumping ground for wrecked vehicles. The...
Yuval Noah Harari argues that what’s at stake in Ukraine is the direction of human history
Yuval Noah Harari :AT THE HEART of the Ukraine crisis lies a fundamental question about the nature of history and the nature of humanity: is...
E-commerce in South Asia
Maurizio Bussolo & Siddharth Sharma : Tasmia runs a small bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She delivers fresh baked goods daily to a nearby grocery store....
Readers’ Voice
Homeopathic treatment of cancer Cancer is one of the most incurable diseases in human life. However, if one follows the religious rules, he/she can stay...
Renewable sources of power a must to escape power tariffs
A new study report, prepared based on the latest annual reports of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), said the rising cost of electricity sold...
Mental Illness We Are Suffering From Social Famine
Ruth Bettelheim, PhD :What happens when whole populations are subjected to social isolation? We have all been participants in that cruel natural experiment, and one...