Fire in slums does not happen it is planned
AT least 70 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out at Natunbazar slum in the capital’s Kalyanpur on Friday night. The fire which...
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Excess Trans-Fat In Processed FoodTrans-fat is a type of fat which contains certain chemical properties and is usually found in manufactured food in industry such...
Entry Exams Universities Should Have A Fair Process
Sabuj Bhattacharjee :The coronavirus has not only harmed us physically and financially but has pushed the world of education backward for decades. Due to the...
BD Expats Struggling In Bosnia Jungle
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy :A large number of Bangladeshi expatriates are struggling for their survival in Bosnian jungle in Balkan areas of East Europe....
Secure and cost-effective MFS needed for banking at marginal level
A CONSUMER association has urged the authorities concerned for strengthening interoperability facility among mobile financial service (MFS) providers and demanded withdrawal of service charges. The...
Students of DU-affiliated colleges should get justice as regular students
THE Covid-19 pandemic has clouded the careers of around 250,000 students of the seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University. Uncertainty hovers upon their life with...
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Unbridled Price HikeThe abnormal surge in commodity prices has made public life unbearable. The price of necessary goods exceed beyond the ability of the people...
Unmasking The Hidden Hunger In Bangladesh
Md Billal Hossen :Hunger simply indicates the distress related to lack of food. You can feel it in your stomach. But, when it comes to...
Death Penalty Is The Only Answer To Prevent Rape?
M A Hossain :In the wake of country-wide protests over the alarming increase of rape incidents in the society have paved the way to amend...
Myanmar must allow Rohingyas their right to vote
MEDIA reports said the UN has asked the Myanmar government to ensure the voting right of Rohingya Muslims in the forthcoming November 8 election. In...
Alarming increase in dengue patients
The number of Aedes mosquito-borne dengue fever patients is increasing in the capital during the pandemic. In the last one week, 52 dengue patients have...
Fund crunch in installation of solar irrigation pumps is a sad saga
INSTALLATION of solar irrigation pumps is facing severe obstruction due to non-availability of grant fund, as per a local daily report. The Infrastructure Development Company...