Relatives crowd court to free lockdown violators but are too poor to pay fines
HUNDREDS of family members have been crowding the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court premises in Old Dhaka everyday to get their near and dear ones arrested...
Editorial
Control dengue before it is too late
DENGUE infections have been on the rise again with the spike of cases indicating a situation similar to that of 2019 when Bangladesh recorded over...
Readers’ Voice
Awareness In Rural AreasOutbreak of corona virus has been on the rise day after day. The virus is now spreading not only in cities but...
Dengue Outbreak Amid Covid Health Crisis
Alaul Alam :The second wave of the Covid-19 is impacting lives and livelihoods significantly. It is apparent that compared to the infection rate and fatalities...
Routine Vaccines Should Reach ‘Zero-Dose’ Children
Anuradha Gupta :The COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked the health and lives of hundreds of millions of people across the globe. The poor and marginalized have...
Speedy collection of vaccines for nationwide drive must
AS the country is facing the heaviest daily casualty of coronavirus pandemic — both in terms of the death toll and new infections, the foreign...
12.37pc higher export earnings is achievable
BANGLADESH has targeted exporting $51 billion worth of merchandise and services this fiscal year. It is 12.37 per cent higher than what has been attained...
Feed hungry daily wage earners for success of lockdown
A news report published in this daily on Tuesday said the ongoing countrywide strict lockdown imposed on Thursday to curb the corona pandemic has badly...
Eastern Waterways Grid Role Of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India & Nepal
Natalya Stankevich, Erik Nora & Arnab Bandyopadhyay :Rivers are the oldest means of transport in the massive Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta, where a dense lattice of waterways...
Public Exams Auto Pass Vs. Alternative Method
Majhar Mannan :Most of the students in Bangladesh suffer from inferiority complex after getting auto pass last year and thus, a kind of mentality is...
Shutdown alone is not enough, strengthen Covid management
The government has extended the lockdown by one more week up to July 14 but we can’t say this is the last extension given the...
Readers’ Voice
Education In New RealityThe pandemic has bounded the education system in a sheath of thorns. Introduction of virtual education as well as the degradation of...