Readers’ Voice
We Are Glad With The Verdict I am heartened by the news that police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty for killing George Floyd by...
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Readers’ Voice
Corona Pandemic The corona pandemic is a horror to the mankind at the moment. Its destructive thrust has already claimed over three million lives. Nobody...
Dhaka WASA must address drinking water problems in Badda
RESIDENTS of Dhaka City’s Badda and Shahjadpur areas have not been getting supply water for the last three months, though pandemic safety guidelines mandate frequent...
Readers’ Voice
Hygiene rules ignored Though rate of Covid-19 infection is rising again in this second wave, but people are still ignoring the prescribed hygiene rules. The...
Duty To Neighbour As Islam Guides
Ameer Hamzah :Islam is not a sum total of worship. It has socio-politic-economic doctrine aiming at end of exploitation of a man by another and...
Sexual Violence in S Asia Justice Still Elusive For Victims
Alison Kentish :Gaps in laws, illegal out-of-court settlements, rape survivor intimidation and law enforcement failure to adequately respond to sexual violence reports are hindering women...
First defence against sea storms, coastal embankment maintenance is urgent
Work on protecting coastal people’s lives and livelihoods with strong embankments and afforestation goes slow due to funding and policy constraints. Some 5,700 kilometres of...
Readers’ Voice
Sanctity Of Liberation War Sites Except few noticeable months, we naturally forget to protect the sanctity of Liberation war sites in other months. People from...
Social Distancing Barriers In Bangladesh
Dr. Matiur Rahman & Shishir Reza :The Corona pandemic has turned the world upside-down. Its impact on the socio-economic structure of every country in the...
World In 2050 Nations Need To Plan For A Better One
Sara Al-Mulla :Humanity will be close to a momentous milestone by the year 2050, as the global population is expected to near 10 billion, according...
More people falling under the poverty trap is a worrying sign to be addressed
COVID-19 is relegating more people to poverty. The number of new poor in Bangladesh stood at 24.5 million, or 14.7% of the total population, in...
Shooting workers dead is easy but solving the problem is not
Shooting five workers dead while they were demonstrating to press the demand of their due wages, allowances, and break for iftar and sehri at the...