Int’l Women’s Day Gender Biased Policy Must Stop
Wares Ali Khan & Faruk Hossain : The International Women’s Day is observed on 8 March every year and the theme for 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge...
Editorial
Quiet Life Amid The Paradox Of Plenty
Asma I. Abdulmalik :When I was a teenager, I would spend hours reading my favorite books uninterrupted. I would average four to five books a...
Security lapses in jails if not mended may invite bigger problems
TAKING the advantage of security lapses, an accused in a murder case went missing from Chattogram Central Jail since Saturday morning. Even after searching all...
Declining health practices amid Covid-19 need to be addressed in Bangladesh
ALTHOUGH the coronavirus pandemic is still prevailing in the country, people’s mobility has almost reached the pre-pandemic level. Bangladesh is the only country in the...
Readers’ Voice
Need An Employment PolicyDemographic dividend is the real pride for Bangladesh. So, the country’s large youth population has to be equipped with the right set...
Equal Dignity A Must For Sustainable Development
Sadia Islam :As per capability approach of noted economist Amartya Sen, development is primarily related to individuals’ empowerment, both men and women. So, gender equality...
Food Waste Feeding The Climate Change
Samira Sadeque :Twenty percent of all food bought by households, retailers, restaurants and other food services in 54 countries around the world was thrown away...
Post pandemic overseas job market may face disaster
Like many other countries, the Covid- 19 outbreak has created disruption on the employment of thousands of Bangladeshi workers abroad. A news report published in...
Social movement needed to stop food waste
On average Bangladeshi wastes 65kg of food each year, much higher than what a person wastes in rich countries. The Food Waste Index Report 2021...
Dhaka University
Dr. Forqan Uddin AhmedAs a student of Bengali Department of the University of Dhaka under 1977-78 session, I completed my honors in 1980 and post-graduation...
7th March Speech
Majhar Mannan :An 18-minute unwritten speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered on March 7, 1971 can be called the Magna Carta of Bengal, because...
Readers’ Voice
Textile wet processing industries include the tasks of dyeing, washing, steaming and printing of garment products. Such processing requires huge amount of water as a...