Students are angry for reckless killing of fellows
Hundreds of students of different educational institutions protested on Thursday for the second day in the capital demanding justice for the killing of Notre Dame...
Editorial
Corporal Punishment: A Serious Concern
Professor Murray A. Straus :It was encouraging to read an article recently by Sir Frank Peters about the ill effects corporal punishment has on children....
Will LDC graduation help Bangladesh or not
Mozidur Rahman Biswas :Part -2Bangladesh is going to join negotiations at the WTO at a time when the global body itself has entered into its...
President Biden under pressure to resolve Palestine issue
It seems to be interesting to note that as many as more than 500 former staffers of President Joseph Biden called on him on 24...
Women’s Safety in Public Transport
Subrina Obaid Anika :Women are moving forward leaving behind various adversities though the advancement of women in this country is not very smooth. Hence, there...
Will LDC graduation help Bangladesh or not
Mozidur Rahman Biswas :Part -1 In a historic move, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution to graduate Bangladesh and two other...
World Bank driven reform to cut railway’s unnecessary costs
A report published in a national daily on Thursday said that a donor-driven reform process is in the final stage of implementation to minimise unnecessary...
Miserable condition of civic amenities turned Khulna City unlivable
Miserable condition of civic amnesties is severely hampering economic development in Khulna City. An array of problems, including waterlogging, dilapidated roads, severe traffic jams have...
Readers’ Forum
Curbing the rise of fuel prices With the rising prices of daily necessities including rice, pulses, oil and onions, not only the people of limited...
Sexual abuse of women, children must stop
Md. Arafat Rahman :Authorized and quality information on sexual harassment is rarely available in Bangladesh. However, a survey report conducted by Action Aid – “Women...
Climate Injustice at Glasgow Cop-Out
Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram :The planet is already 1.1°C warmer than in pre-industrial times. July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded in...
Dhaka’s bus rationalisation initiative is good, but why tax riders
A TOTAL of 120 brand new, green-coloured buses will ply on the Ghatarchar-Kanchpur route under a single authority on a pilot basis from December 1,...