Rain-induced flooding in Chattogram City is a development disaster
The Port City of Chattogram once again went underwater on Wednesday following overnight torrential rain coupled with a normal tidal surge. The waterlogging created as...
Editorial
Resilience In A Riskier World Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Inter Press Service : Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has made remarkable progress in managing disaster risk. But countries can never let...
Universal Health Coverage Cost Of Treatment A Big Challenge
Dr. Md. Shamsul Arefin :The whole world is facing an unexpected health crisis distinct from any other sufferings of human life in near history. COVID-19...
Rohingya repatriation needs a politico-diplomatic solution
Media reports published on Wednesday said the return of the Rohingya people to their homeland is not in sight, even four years after the fresh...
Guidelines to prepare educational institutions for reopening
The education authorities have issued some guidelines as part of preparations to reopen in phases educational institutions which have remained closed since 18 March last...
Online Education Notable Progress In Bangladesh
Prof. Dr. Md Mahmudul Hassan :The declaration of Vision-2021 on 12 December 2018 was a visionary step of this government in building a digital Bangladesh....
Assam Agitations How Police Officers, RSS Changed Course
Jehangir Hussain :In 1979, All Assam Students Union (ASU) launched mass agitations against Indians from other provinces, but soon two police officers and the RSS...
e-Commerce must be under regulatory check against defrauding
Media reports published on Monday said a Dhaka court has placed three people including the owners of virtual outlet e-orange.shop on a 5-day remand in...
Snail’s pace of Dhaka elevated expressway construction
Construction of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, planned to reduce traffic congestion in capital Dhaka is running at a snail’s pace and only 28 per cent...
Two City Corporations must kill Aedes mosquitoes based on latest study findings
The health directorate has identified 19 areas in the capital city of Dhaka as extremely vulnerable to dengue due to the widespread presence of Aedes...
Pragmatic plan for blue economy needed
BANGLADESH has been falling behind in harnessing benefits from its sea resources as some foreign countries and companies have grabbed the opportunity from the sea-based...
Unplanned Building Responsibility Of RAJUK
Majhar Mannan :In recent times, there have been incidents of buildings collapsing including the capital. Unplanned and unregulated buildings are occasionally damaged and tilted in...