Bail out small and medium businesses to keep economy running
According to a new survey, the confidence among businesses about economic recovery of Bangladesh has hit the rock bottom as an alarming surge in coronavirus...
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Worrying Global TemperatureThe earth’s temperature has been steadily increasing over the past few decades. The main reason for this gradual increase in temperature is the...
Right To Defense As Valued In Islam
Ameer Hamzah :Islam has a distinct socio-political and economic doctrine with an aim to establish an exploitation free society where justice will prevail over misjudgments....
Press Freedom Vital In The Fight Against Pandemic
Sibahle Zuma :Today is World Press Freedom Day. Access to accurate information is vitally important during the pandemic, so that people can understand how to...
Unemployed returnee migrants need government help
A recent survey conducted by BRAC has found that 47.23 per cent of returnee migrants do not have any income source now. The returnees live...
RMG workers must be freed from debt burden
Bangladeshi workers in the readymade garment sector suffered a 35 per cent wage cut during the lockdown period amid the coronavirus pandemic last year. The...
Historic May Day
The historic May Day is being observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere across the world today with due respect amid lockdown under the ongoing second wave...
Equip schools with masks and sanitizers before reopening
All educational institutions in the country will be reopened on May 23 as per the previous decision of the Education Ministry. The ministry has directed...
AstraZeneca Vaccine
Dr Mohammad Didare Alam Muhsin :Scientists’ hard work began to bring success in making COVID-19 vaccines within a year of the onset of the pandemic....
May Day
Majhar Mannan :Every year on May 1, workers around the world celebrate International Workers’ Day with a desire to be free from exploitation and deprivation....
Pandemic Through The Ages
Dr. Mohammad Anowar Hossain :It is a known fact that plagues and pandemics change the course of humanity forever. While thousands of people die, civilizations...
Corporal Punishment More Likely To Develop Behaviour Problems
Sir Frank Peters :The Republic of Korea has become the 62nd country to prohibit corporal punishment to children, and the fourth in the Asia Pacific...