Extreme poverty rate up in 24 districts
THE rate of extreme poverty has increased in at least twenty four districts of Bangladesh during the pandemic period, a joint study conducted by the...
Editorial
The demise of illegal mobile handsets in Bangladesh
ILLEGAL handsets started to be cut off from network connectivity from Friday as the government wants to curb duty-dodging while importing mobile phones, which also...
Readers’ Voice
Seasonal Ban On Hilsa CatchingThis year’s ban on Hilsa fishing will come to an effect on 04 October and will continue for 22 days until...
Export cargo handling capacity at airport needs to go up
A MEDIA report says the cargo village at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is failing to accommodate the rising volume of export-bound goods, piling up losses...
Underhand deals to recruit school teachers must stop
BANGLADESH’S secondary education sector is mired in various forms of corruption and irregularities, including illegal financial transactions in appointing school teachers, their transfer, and inclusion...
Reopening Education
Masum Billah :Corona pandemic has engulfed the entire globe and as a member of global village Bangladesh shares its brunt. The damage caused by Corona...
Rehabilitation Centres
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :Bangladesh appears to be most populous country in the world with more than 1000 packed into every square kilometer, apart from according...
E-Commerce Forgery Addressing The Menace
Alaul Alam :For a couple of days, media sources have exposed the fraud of Evaly, an e-commerce platform in the country. It is one of...
Rule Of Law To Uphold Democracy
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Democracy and rule of law is a much-discussed broad subject. An independent judiciary is an indispensable requisite of a free society...
Readers’ Forum
Rights and duties A State is known by the rights it maintains, says Professor Harold Laski. The state ought to guarantee to individuals the enjoyment...
Population census should be conducted with no further delay
The sixth population census of the country is set to see further delays as the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has failed to conduct it...
Poverty Alleviation Miracle Of China Nasim Mahmmud
Part-2Those lifted out of poverty are free from worries over food and clothing and have access to compulsory education, basic medical services and safe housing,...