Readers’ Forum
Trump, The US Pied Piper I hope many people know the story of ‘ pied piper of Hamelin’, how children followed him and it was...
Editorial
Shift in tax policies not helpful for industrialisation process
INVESTORS in the Government Economic Zones (GEZs) have protested a deviation in government duty and VAT policies and particularly a 15 per cent VAT on...
Financial Flows Illicit Ones Put Economy Under Threat
Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) is a growing concern not only for Bangladesh, many developing countries of the world are also suffering with this alarming issue...
With bleak fortune jute is still very much a golden fibre
AT least 10 state-owned jute mills are operating in India while the government of Bangladesh has closed all the 25 public sector jute mills, which...
Fodder shortage in flood affected areas worry farmers
THE cattle farmers of the flood-hit regions in Bangladesh are facing fodder shortage for their livestock. An unusual price hike of fodders has made it...
Opening barrage in India worsening flood situation in Bangladesh
FOR the third time in 15 days, the River Teesta overflowed its danger mark in Lalmonirhat, after India opened all 54 gates at Gazaldoba Barrage...
Readers’ Forum
More Test for Covid-19 A Must After more than two months of general holidays across the country, a zone-based lockdown is now underway in the...
Retire rental power plants to save public money
THE government is unmoved to the call for immediate shutting down of rental power plants to relieve the nation from huge annual payment against growing...
Lagging behind in Covid testing proves a sheer failure in development
SINCE the first Covid-19 case was detected on 8 March, 118 days have elapsed, Bangladesh still lags behind in terms of increasing the testing facilities...
Char-lands
Shishir Reza :Bangladesh observes severe exposure to climate risks because of its geo-morphological, demographic and socio-economic temperament. Agriculture in haor and char region is also...
#rohingyalivesmatter
Shah Muhammad Shirajis Shadik :A public uprising is shaking the world right now, being originated in the USA, spread through the borders, amid a highly...
Govt is in such an inactive state that money spent on development is essentially money for corruption
PROGRESS in implementation of annual development projects is quite low at 57.37 percent in 11 months of the just concluded fiscal 2020, media report said....