Whether climate fund for climate refugees or for plundering?
CLIMATE migration in Bangladesh could increase by up to seven-fold, displacing three million people from their homes by 2050 due to climate disasters, a new...
Editorial
City bicycle lanes should prevail for sustainable urban life
THE two-and-a-half-hour-long mobile court drive to evict illegal encroachers from bicycle lanes in two roads became futile just after two hours in Dhaka city on...
Volatile Market Rice Hits The Low Earners Most
The price of coarse rice in the market is now 48 to 50 taka which is 48 percent more than last year. The price of...
Refund Advance Tax when economy is sinking
MANY businesses are suffering from cash flow problem as a large sum of their capital remains blocked as the process of getting refund of the...
Light engineering sector fails due to policy lacks
THE light engineering sector has failed to tap into local and global potentials due to faulty policies of the government. The government has announced light...
Intellectual Corruption Horrendous Impediment Towards Development
Bangladesh has been doing envious success in every sector of economy. Though people all around the world are observing visible development works nowadays, but they...
Vaccine Not At All Far Away
The world is hopeful of arrival of the much-awaited vaccine by the end of this year. All the activities of vaccine innovation are moving forward...
Stop border killing going beyond making promises
BORDER Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday expressed grave concern over the killing of Bangladeshi nationals by BSF in the bordering areas. In the four-day coordination...
Road safety and communication initiatives still undone
DIRECTIVES given by Road Transport and Bridges Ministry to improve roads are yet to be fulfilled. The nine most important directives are largely ignored by...
Readers’ Voice
Sound Pollution In WinterPollution that increased at an exorbitant rate in winter is sound pollution. During this time various weddings, parties, picnics and gatherings are...
Govt`s 70pc borrowed from Sanchayaparta: After plundering govt is desperate
THE government has borrowed Tk 17,577 crore, 70 per cent of the total target, to meet the budget deficit for the fiscal year 2020-21 from...
Policy decisions on environment shall remain on paper
THE government’s commitment to maintain environment-friendly development and promote biodiversity by preserving hills, water bodies and greenery, a section of influential ruling party men are...