No way of saving the jute mills under present system of plundering
JUTE sector industrialists have expressed their interest in running the 25 state-owned jute mills which the government has shut down in June this year but...
Editorial
Dhaka
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Dhaka was a city with its population about a million only in 1970s. Now the population of the city is more...
Sonali Bag Biodegradable Alternative To Polythene
The Sonali Bag (Golden Bag) is a cellulose-based biodegradable bioplastic alternative to plastic bags, particularly polythene bags, developed by Mubarak Ahmad Khan, a scientist of...
Mideast Diplomacy 28 Pages’ Mystery Of 9/11 Commission Report
Abu Tahir Mustakim :Politics of the Middle East have suddenly become more turbulent again. This unrest has started over the establishment of diplomatic relations of...
Verdict against the police officials is welcome but police must be saved from politics
THE first verdict under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013 was given by Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Metropolitan Sessions Judges Court who...
No respite from accidents — be it waterways or highways
There has been an alarming rise in trawler capsize and highway accidents in the country over the past several years and they have become a...
Luxury Apparels Potential In Textile Export
Dr. Tanvir Abir :For more than 40 years, Bangladesh has steadily been building a progress in the arena of exports of apparel items in the...
Citizen Bodies In The Era Of Social Distancing
By organized citizen body, we mean civil societies and NGOs. People are organized through these community organizations to face any eventualities. That is now happening...
Eradicating illiteracy by 2014 has been made an utter failure
THE government is still far from its election pledge “eradicating illiteracy” made 12 years ago. The ruling party made the promise to eliminate illiteracy by...
Compliance with ILO guidelines in running RMG is necessary
VIOLENCE and harassment are major factors in men and women workers leaving their jobs while pregnancy is a leading reason for women in the country’s...
Readers’ Voice
Hygiene Ignored In Tourist SpotsTourist and children’s recreation centers have reopened after being closed for several months to prevent Covid-19. Public transport is also running...
Rohingya ICC Case Should Sit In Asia
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim :News has emerged that two Australian lawyers acting on behalf of the Rohingya before the International Criminal Court (ICC) are calling for...