Organisational change: A demand of the day
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Organisational change is a demand of the day, and needed for organizations to survive. Organisations now some days, well understand the...
Editorial
We want strict restrictions to avoid fresh lockdown
Authorities are at a fix whether it should shutdown Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) and whether it is advisable to hold the Ekushey Book Fair....
Contaminated Air An Ominous Sign For Humankind
M A Hossain :As a father, I always had this effusive wish to frolic in an open meadow in Dhaka, accompanied by my 8-year-old daughter;...
Plastic Pollution A Serious Hazard Is Looming
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :The last Earth Day’s theme was “End Plastic Pollution” as the environmental contamination is expanding worldwide due to the widespread...
Our unemployed people cross perilous oceans and risk lives for jobs
An international news agency on Tuesday reported that seven Bangladeshi migrants have died while attempting to cross the perilous Mediterranean Sea from Libya in a...
Bangladesh among world’s most corrupt countries
Transparency International (TI) has ranked Bangladesh one step down in the global corruption perception index (CPI) 2021, placing it 147th among 180 countries with a...
Human Trafficking amidst Covid 19
Covid 19 has completely shaken the whole world. But amidst this pandemic, human rights violation like child labour, human trafficking are on the rise particularly...
Geopolitical game in oil markets
Mohammed Al-Shatti :At this early stage in the first quarter of 2022, the oil market outlook remains tight and prices are still recording high levels...
The dwindling trend of economically active people
Dr Matiur Rahman :The number and ratio of elderly people in the population of almost every country in the world are increasing. The size and...
We can’t afford to let a hospital die
The outdoor department of Dhaka Mahanagar General Hospital, near the Babubazar Bridge, is always crowded with patients, many of whom go there for Covid vaccines...
Bullish borrowing not acceptable
Bangladesh’s per-capita foreign debt ballooned to USD460 or Tk 39,000 in the fiscal year 2021, up by over $67 from a year before, according to...
Human Rights Violations in South Asia
Sania Farooqui :As countries across South Asia continue to battle the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, causing serious public health and economic crisis, this region, which is...