Save the Sundarbans, it will protect us
THE Sundarbans, now most neglected world’s largest mangrove forest, again has protected the country from the mighty storm ‘Bulbul’. Not only the Bangladesh, the Sundarbans...
Editorial
Ghana files case against Myanmar, Bangladesh can’t sit idle
NEWS media on Monday reported that Gambia, which is predominantly a Muslim country, filed a case at the United Nations’ top court accusing Myanmar of...
Deadly Pollution
Aruna Chandrasekhar :Fly out of Delhi and you can see it: a band of grey smog, so thick it blots out the sun. Tune in...
Noblest Gift
Sir Frank Peters :“Good education, undoubtedly, is the best investment any government can make. It is the noblest gift it can give to its people....
River grabbing causing both ecological and economic harm
WHAT was once considered encroachment of rivers has become outright plunder of our riverine resources. But the seriousness of the crime has done little to...
Priority should be given to skill-based education
IN the midst of changing the narrative about the madrassahs as the breeding hotspots of militants for a high number of general and English-medium educated...
Change Regime
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed :It is true that the Middle East has been shaken by revolutions of late, but no new regimes have risen to power in...
Hilsa
Md. Muzibur Rahman :The contribution of the fisheries sector in our national economy is inevitable and mentionable. Fishing sector contributes 3.65 percent to the GDP...
Readers’ Forum
Bangladesh has an appalling record of press freedom and freedom of expression since the country switched to Parliamentary Democracy in 1991 after decade and half...
Intensify diplomatic efforts to involve global leaders in solving Rohingya crisis
THE US has condemned Myanmar’s inaction in creating conditions conducive to a voluntary, safe and dignified return of the Rohingyas. Following the recent visit of...
The controversy over coal powered plants
BANGLADESH is likely to be hit by its own “carbon bomb” once its 30 coal-based power plants go operational altogether by 2031. Besides, the projects...
Don’t pave way for corruption in the name of development projects
THE estimated cost of constructing the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by increasing 40 percent reached at Tk 20,598 crore. The Cabinet Committee...