Karnaphuli tunnel to speed up trade with neighbouring countries
Construction of Bangladesh’s first ever tunnel under River Karnaphuli is going on in full swing. Two major hurdles on its way, the corona pandemic and...
Editorial
Readers’ Forum
Formation of the e-commerce sector a must! In the state of new normalcy induced by Covid-19, several unregistered e-commerce companies have sprung up like a...
Train garment owners to comply with UN principles on business and human rights
Progress of the country’s readymade garment (RMG) industry in respect of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights has remained below the...
Clean-energy transition across the world
Mozidur Rahman Biswas :The economics of renewable energy have improved beyond recognition, because boosting investment in renewables is very vital to creating jobs, driving economic...
Sustainable Finance To Foster Green Growth
Barrister Shehrin Salam Oishee :Bangladesh’s RMG industry is increasingly prioritizing the issue of sustainability. Our industry’s leaders recognize that sustainable production is essential in order...
Abuse Against Domestic Help
Alaul Alam :The horrific reports of the employers’ inhuman torture upon the helpless domestic workers seem never-ending. It is true that the exact figure of...
Niceness Is Priceless
Sir Frank Peters :There are some people, animals, and birds born lucky. Take for example ‘Rainfall’ an owl bird. (Not its real name, but a...
The Internet Needs New Rules
Natalia Kucirkova, PhD :This year is the 32nd Anniversary of the World Wide Web. From a simple communication platform, the Internet has evolved into a...
Make use of manpower export potentials as host countries are opening up
Bangladesh has sent more than 300,000 workers abroad on jobs in the last nine months of this calendar year as manpower export picks up after...
Break syndicates to bring down prices of essentials and sufferings of low-income people
Despite the government’s repeated claims of surplus production of rice, sufficient stock of essential goods and a plentiful import of kitchen ingredients, the prices of...
Missile Technology Control Regime
Sergey Ryabkov :The world is undergoing tectonic shifts accompanied by increased conflict potential, instability and volatility. Former security structures are eroded and replaced by new,...
Sea level rise: Legal implications for island states
Christina Leb :We are all aware that the climate is changing and the extraordinary impact this is having on nations and their policy considerations is...