Reopening of schools not enough to bring students back to learning
A media report has said around 7.86 million students are at risk of learning loss as schools remained closed for almost 18 months due to...
Editorial
Domestic Violence in Bangladesh .
Dr. Matiur Rahman :Domestic violence (usually violence that takes place against women in the home or family) is a crucial social problem in Bangladesh. Almost...
Taliban should behave appropriately
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :Having seen the departure of US armed forces apart from NATO troops as well on 30th September, 2021Taliban has reoccupied Afghanistan again...
Effective Learning Through Students’ Engagement
Masum Billah :According to educational neuroscience expert Dr. David Sousa, student engagement can be defined as “the amount of attention, interest, curiosity, and positive emotional...
Readers’ Forum
Uncontrolled commodity prices The livelihood of low-income people has become very difficult because the prices of daily necessities have been rising sharply for the last...
Rich nations must fulfill their pledge to meet climate finance goals
Developed countries must fulfill their commitment to meet the hundred-billion-dollar climate finance goal to the vulnerable countries, including Bangladesh. A victim of climate change, Bangladesh...
Women with mental illness
Lauren Mizock, PhD :Imagine a woman who can’t get out of bed most mornings, a woman who hears voices when under incredible stress, or a...
Sheikh Russel: A big-hearted boy
Ranjit Podder, PhD :Sheikh Russel was born on 18th October of 1964 at the Bangabandhu House in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. His birth was a matter of...
Duty cuts on onion, sugar
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn the import duty on onion which was 5 per cent. This order will remain in place till...
Stop drugs smuggling at all costs
Law enforcement agencies have seized 5kg of crystal meth, worth an estimated Tk 12.5 crore, in Dhaka in the biggest haul of the drug in...
Informal rural finance in Bangladesh
Dr. Matiur Rahman :Informal rural finance plays an important role in the transaction of money among friends, relatives, landlords, neighbors, shopkeepers, farmers, artisans, peddlers, marketing...
Exam Load: Curriculum needs to reform
Prof. Dr. Md. Mahmudul Hassan :In 1789, the English poet William Blake wrote a poem called ‘The School Boy’. The boy was choked in the...