Padma Bridge must be protected from accidents by ferries and river vessels
It is sad that accidents have taken place with ferries hitting piers of the country’s largest Padma Bridge one after another before its completion and...
Editorial
Free the Buriganga from land grabbers to unleash its potentials
Immediately after eviction of illegal structures on the bank of Buriganga, a section of unscrupulous people re-erect more solid structures with the support of local...
Air Pollution
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :People of Dhaka city have been fortunate enough to enjoy the good air in the last ten days of July,...
Secondary Education
Masum Billah :The students who get enrolled in class six after crossing the bar of PECE examination show a considerable amount of weakness and learning...
All transports, tourist centres to reopen amid concern of Corona deterioration
ALTHOUGH the death rate hovers above 22 per cent, daily deaths are more than 200 and hospitals are still overcrowded with Covid-19 patients badly needing...
Plan needed to make sugar industry sustainable
EIGHT months have passed since the closure of six sugar mills, but there has been little progress in modernising the factories. Bangladesh Sugar and Food...
Legal-Illegal Labyrinth
Dr. Matiur Rahman :Is drug production, import-export, purchase-sale, consumption and use legal or illegal in Bangladesh? Whether prostitution is legal or illegal? We know about...
Many factories don’t treat effluents and threaten health, environment
Although it is mandatory for industries discharging effluent to install and use effluent treatment plants (ETP), most industrial units do not comply with the requirement....
Bail out the poultry industry hit hard by lockdown restrictions
The poultry industry which saw vigorous growth over the last few decades and became the key affordable source of egg and meat, has been affected severely by...
Deadly Dengue Must Be Prevented
Aedes mosquitoes are solely responsible for dengue outbreak in Bangladesh. Generally, they release eggs in clean water. So we need to be careful about water...
Covid Catastrophe
Quazi Saleh Mustanzir :Rashed, a student pursuing his undergraduate studies at Jahanirnagar University, came of a lower middleclass family in Bangladesh. His university remains closed...
Health Insurance To Reduce Poverty
Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury :Part-III Wide range of diagnostic test and medical services at minimal expenseThese are free consultancy in the clinic regarding paediatrics, gynecology and...