Building partnerships to support and restore river ecosystems
Sayef Tanzeem Qayyum & Ahmed Shawky :Located in central Bangladesh, the capital city of Dhaka attracts the majority of the area’s rural migrants and has...
Editorial
Out of school children need work-based learninge?
Md Bayazid Khan :Bangladesh offers free and compulsory primary education to all the school-aged children and the government adopts various steps to make it successful...
Readers’ Voice
Benefits of SmartphoneDespite some dark sites of smartphone, it has many advantages for building our digital world and modern civilization. The advantages of this device...
Genome sequencing of salinity-flood tolerant rice to help raise output
A complete genome sequence of salinity and submergence tolerant rice has been unveiled by the scientists of the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) and...
Modern slavery – a terrific phenomenon of our time
Dr Matiur Rahman :In the USA slavery was abolished by the US Congress in 1865 through the 13th Amendment. But has slavery completely ended up...
Plan to raise power, gas, fertiliser prices in one go
The government is set to make an upward price adjustment of power, gas and fertiliser in one go for what it said as a measure...
Address children of marginalised families to check school dropout rate
Even after continuous efforts the government and private sector to bring children to schools and improve education quality, about 2.5 million school-aged children remain out...
Who will feed the urban people?
Md. Shahidullah :Imagine running out of natural resources for food production in the country! Urban areas face food supply chain disruption from rural parts due...
Readers’ Voice
Stop celebrating bizarre birthdays Like other countries in the world, Bangladesh also has a tradition of celebrating birthdays. This day is celebrated by cutting cakes...
Domestic cats need extra attention
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rimy :We know cat is a very lovely and pleasant animal. It is cute and useful too. Children like cats very...
Vaccine injustice means nobody is safe until we’re all safe
Elizabeth Ntonjira :There is an African proverb that goes: “One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.” And if there is anything we have...
Sustainable management of agri sector must to end food market volatility
Rice prices continue to soar in the local market putting more pressure on the lower-income group people who have already been bearing the burden of...