Migrant detention centres in Libya must stop as UN Chief said
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the closure of migrant detention centres in Libya, denouncing what he called rights violations committed there. Nothing can...
Editorial
Tourism
Prof. Dr. Md. Wasiul Islam :Tourism industry is based on wide range of tourist/visitor related business venture activities permitted within the national rules and regulations....
Loving Memories
Shah Jalal Uddin Bhuiyan :September 4 is the 49th death anniversary of Bir Uttom Shahid Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuiyan — my elder brother. He was 2nd-in-Command...
Where public safety is sacrificed to police, political leaders` illegal interest
CHEMICAL warehouses are still running brisk business in old Dhaka under the protection of a section of local political leaders and corrupt law enforcement agencies...
Migrants are in jail while traffickers remain scot-free
MIGRANTS who returned to the country after being exploited were thrown into jails whereas the perpetrators behind illegal human trafficking either remain scot-free or face...
Hurdles in ferry service in Padma need to be removed
TRANSPORT workers and passengers continued to suffer on the country’s south-western routes while crossing the River Padma by major water channels due to strong current,...
Hindu widow’s right to husband’s land
THE High Court (HC) ruled on Wednesday that Hindu widows will have the rights to both agricultural and non-agricultural lands that belong to their husbands....
Dhaka’s Air
Dr. M Abul Kashem Mozumder & Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :One of the worst cases of air pollution is Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh....
CEDAW
‘Steps Towards Development’ :Discrimination and violence against women is an age-old phenomenon throughout the world as a result of patriarchy. The United Nations is trying...
Waiting For An Effective Vaccine
Kazi Ashfick Rasel :The novel Coronavirus has been a major cause of the unprecedented illness, mortality and economic recession for the past seven months. Safe,...
We are losing forest land to land grabbers: We are waiting for the day of reckoning
ILLEGAL tree cutting remains rampant in most reserved forests in the country. This has been happening at a time when the government is trying to...
Readers’ Forum
Increasing Child Marriage In Covid Time Civilization is moving forward and the light of education has destroyed many religious and social prejudices. But the social...