Honest role against river grabbers deserves thanks
PATUAKHALI deputy commissioner alone sent river grabbers’ list to the National River Conservation Commission. None of the 63 other DCs complied with the NRCC’s request...
Editorial
People need respite from polluted air
IT’S really miraculous that people of Bangladesh are still living despite gradual decay of their vitality inhaling the most polluted air in the world. The...
Dhaka University: Is it still ‘Oxford of the East’?
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Any good university must be able to support the learning process. It must have modern buildings, qualified instructors and adequate high-technology...
Expectations to Dhaka City Mayors part-2
Md. Atikur Rahman :From now, garments, textiles and factories must be established outside the Dhaka city. This will reduce the pressure of the Dhaka city...
About a peaceful DUCSU election
It was June 6 in 1990 when the last DUCSU (Dhaka University Central Students’ Union) elections were held. But after that, there was no election...
Public money should not be spent on wasteful expenditures
PARLIAMENT passed the Tk 464,573 crore national budget for FY 2018-19. Various studies have indicated that if the government expenditure rises the GDP increases and...
Bangladesh is the worst victim of Myanmar’s drug economy
MYANMAR authorities have seized more than 10 million ‘meth’ pills worth US$13.3 million over the weekend. Myanmar is the largest methamphetamine producer and Bangladesh is...
Readers’ Forum
Scenario of the call centersThe call centres have become a very important service to the people. In particular, the residents of rural areas still depend...
India and Pakistan’s history remains shockingly one-sided
Recently, Pakistan and India engaged in a conflict that nearly escalated to a nuclear-armed war. This ongoing animosity between the two nations is nothing new...
Population control still remains a big challenge
Rifat Zafreen :Family planning is the key to population control where family planning is a vital reproductive health resource. Fear of death, family violence, pain,...
Expectations to Dhaka City Mayors
Md. Atikur Rahman :As the day goes on, our beloved Dhaka city has become ineligible for living. Basically, those who live here alone in austerity,...
Member nations must rethink to reactivate the SAARC
THE South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, widely known as SAARC, is now almost inactive. All the eight-member nations have apparently failed to gear up...