Controversial NRC
Jehangir Hussain :India made the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam under a controversial 2003 amendment to the Citizenship Act 1955, to document legal...
Editorial
Chauffeurs In Dhaka
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy :Use of private cars as family vehicle is very familiar in Dhaka and other big cities in Bangladesh. Now private...
Bangladesh needs fully funded pension system for senior citizens
A news report published in a national daily on Friday said that longer life expectancy, coupled with the gradual disappearance of the joint family concept,...
Reopening of schools, colleges without further delay urgent
The government is about to reopen educational institutions on September12, said a report on Friday quoting the education minister. These institutions have been shut for...
Bangabandhu Industrial City Prospect Of More Economic Success
Majhar Mannan :Bangladesh is continuing its efforts to emerge as a developed country and fulfilling the dream of its founder is just now a matter...
Taliban Takeover It Was Almost Inevitable
Trisha de Borchgrave :Much of the heartbreak over the recent collapse of the Afghan government and Taliban victory is being channeled into public outrage. Past...
Tighten health rules, expedite vaccination to avoid Third wave of Covid-19
Crowded shopping malls and market places combined with the flouting of health rules and social distancing have been disappointing our health experts who warn of...
Comprehensive policy measures must to arrest the slide in remittance inflow
Remittance inflow to Bangladesh declined 8 per cent year-on-year in August to $1.8 billion, the lowest in the past six months, as money transfers through...
Gantz-Abbas Meeting
Osama Al-Sharif :If anyone is familiar with the law of diminishing returns, it must be Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The peace process that he had...
Exam Assessment
Istiaque Hasan :During the Covid-19 pandemic, teaching and learning have been hampered to a great extent. Teachers have been conducting online classes through Zoom, Meet,...
Reopening of educational institutions an urgent task of govt
When inoculation of covid-19 vaccine to all students needs to get top priority for opening residential halls and classes of educational institutions, Dhaka University authorities...
Air pollution shortening life expectancy of people in Bangladesh
The Energy Policy Institute of the University of Chicago in Chicago’s Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) stated that air pollution shortens an average Bangladeshi’s life...