Ominous signals for leather industry
THE rawhide market for sacrificial animal this year during the Eid-ul-Azha has almost collapsed like last year’s literally wiping out seasonal traders and madrasha volunteers...
Editorial
Readers’ Forum
Leadership During COVID-19 Crisis Leadership is defined in times of crisis not in good times. This is when the character of the leader in exposed....
Urban Flooding
Farzana Akter :Bangladesh is a densely-populated, low-lying, mainly riverine country located in South Asia with a coastline of 580 km on the northern littoral of...
Eid-ul-Azha
Ridwan Bin Wali Ullah :Eid-ul-Azha, festival of sacrifice, is not only special joyous day for Muslim Ummah but also one of the symbols and rituals...
Time is hard and heartbreaking yet we wish all Eid Mubarak!
EID ul Azha or ‘Feast of the Sacrifice’, is the second of two such holidays celebrated worldwide each year by Muslims. It honors the willingness...
Providing Tk 8 cash per head will be of no help for flood victims
THE government has allocated Tk 5 crore only for 50 lakh flood affected people. The minister for Disaster Management and Relief said the amount is...
Public Universities Do We Really Need More?
The government has planned to establish five more public universities that has sparked a dozen of questions whether we need more public universities at this...
Readers’ Forum
Fake Bank Notes In The Cattle Market Once again, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha when huge sales of sacrificial animals take place across the country, counterfeit note...
People are almost starving since govt failed to continue OMS support
THE government has suspended the special open market sale (OMS) of rice introduced to help the urban poor who were forced to cut food consumption...
Waterlogging The Monsoon Burden For City Dwellers
Residents of Dhaka are once again facing the threat of severe waterlogging, as incessant rain has inundated many parts and major roads of the capital....
Middle Class Struggling Every Day But Somehow Manage
The Covid-19 crisis has rightly made saving lives a top priority. In the process, the economy is collapsing. As people stop traveling, going to restaurants,...
Using Bangabandhu`s name is immunity to abuse of public money
A REPORT in a national daily on Tuesday said Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has proposed at least three overseas training programmes in four developed...