Anxiety of expensive graveyard among city dwellers
AMID the growing demand for the burial place in the eight public graveyards in Dhaka, a city of 16 million, City Corporation officials have stopped...
Editorial
Peace Pact Between US-Taliban Must Not Be A Prank
Since the US-led invasion in 2001, Afghanistan has never been as insecure as it is now. The Taliban control more territory than at any point...
Rahat Khan In Fiction And Journalism
Rahat Khan is one of the brightest luminaries in the field of art, literature, culture and journalism in Bangladesh. He has fascinated literary lovers with...
Government is in no position to lecture UN: UN is not expected to listen Charter
BANGLADESH ambassador to the UN reiterated the importance of ensuring safety and security of the peacekeepers for their invaluable contribution in saving people in various...
Retrenched RMG workers caught in uncertainly
Globally, millions of garment workers could lose their jobs as global brands are demanding price cuts and delaying payments to suppliers who are desperate for...
People are in hardship for soaring kitchen market
WITHIN just a month, prices of food grains and other daily essentials have skyrocketed beyond the capacity of the poor- and the low-income classes of...
Price of potatoes is high despite govt fixed price
THE price of potato remained high, defying the government-fixed maximum retail price of Tk 30 a kg. Price of potatoes varied from Tk 50 to...
BATTLE ROYAL
THE MONUMENTS disappear in the dark. In April 2017 it was a small bronze plaque from Bangkok’s Royal Plaza. It marked the spot where, in...
QR Code Revolution In Payment
Salim Ahmed :QR code is a payment system which can meet the demand of the time in all aspects of related parties. ATM withdrawal (without...
Rape Death Penalty Might Have No Effect
Md. Mamonor Rashid :Amid enormous outrage over a video, posted on social media on 4 October, shows a woman being stripped of her clothes, slapped,...
Silencing voice has not helped government to govern
THE Home Ministry on Tuesday in a statement has asked people both at home and abroad to refrain from spreading “false, fabricated, confusing, and inciting...
Massive corruption at Dhaleswari Bridge toll plaza
THE Dhaleswari Bridge on Dhaka- Mawa- Bhanga- Barishal- Patuakhali Highway, which plays a vital role in the country’s economy, commerce and communications, has reportedly become...