Eid-ul-Fitr is not celebration in the midst of killer corona, observe safety guidelines
EID Mubarak! The nation will celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr either on Sunday or Monday (subject to sighting of the moon) after the month-long fasting but there...
Editorial
Amphan hit areas need immediate reclamation
THE first ‘super cyclone’ Amphan has caused massive damage to life and agriculture in 26 districts, while coastal dykes damage sharply. Preliminary estimation by the...
Checkmate! China’s Coronavirus Connection
Simi Mehta :Coronavirus outbreaks in China and later across the globe have been unprecedented in both its scale and impacts. In the era of changing...
Tourism Industry Potential In The Post COVID-19 World
Taslim Ahammad :The global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has brought the world to a standstill, and tourism industry has been the worst affected of...
Official orders cannot force proper treatment at hospitals
THE Health Ministry issued a warning in the last week of March that no government or private hospital could refuse to provide treatment to any...
Take measures to help migrant returnees cope with pandemic loss
INTERNATIONAL Organisation for Migration (IOM) said that the most vulnerable returning Bangladeshi migrants will require immediate support to meet their needs for food, shelter, and...
Muslim Refugees Trying To Adjust To Coronavirus Reality
Filippo Grandi :This Ramadan is unlike any other in living memory. Across the Muslim world, mosques stand empty, iftar meals are strangely quiet affairs and...
Ansar VDP Recommendations For Reformation
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Bangladesh Ansar organization came into being in 1948. After partition in 1947, it was felt to organize a voluntary organization after...
Readers’ Forum
Treatment of General Patients Patients with other diseases are at extreme risk of contracting COVID-19 infection. Several hospitals and clinics are partially or completely locked...
Private teachers` suffering should be paid heed to
With no salaries, the majority of teachers at private schools, colleges, and universities suffer in silence before Eid. This socially respected group cannot ask for...
Avoid power trap from unused overcapacity in power sector
Study report by a US based energy consultant firm said as reported by a Dhaka based national daily on Tuesday that the government plan to...
Most students are deprived of digital access to education
Children of the rich families have access to online and TV-based alternative means of education introduced by the government and private institutes for continuing education...