Editorial

THE nation solemnly remembers the supreme sacrifice of the valiant souls who laid down their lives to establish the right of our mother tongue Bangla...

SAUDI ARABIA plans to invest several billion dollars in more than 30 projects in Bangladesh, including setting up an aircraft repair and maintenance facility in...

Susan Krauss :There is no reason that the same jokes, whether told by a male or female, should have the same impact on those hearing...

Ban coaching and tutorship :The High Court has recently ruled in favour of a government directive that banned school teachers – both governmental and non-governmental...

GAS explosion has become very common in the country nowadays. Even if someone escapes death, the victim has to suffer burn injury or loss of...

The authorities’ decision to relocate chemical warehouses from the Dhaka city’s densely populated old part to Keraniganj has been facing bureaucratic tangle for nine years...

Rayhan Ahmed Topader :Bangladesh got better prestige and glory when UNESCO declared 21st February as the International Mother Language Day. It is also making significant...

Graham Peebles :We are living amongst the largest generation of young people in history; young people who are better educated, better informed and more widely...

Pallab Ghosh :Machine-learning techniques used by thousands of scientists to analyse data are producing results that are misleading and often completely wrong. Dr Genevera Allen...

Mathew Litty :I have heard many people say that smoking gives some sort of relief. This is despite us knowing that smoking is bad for...

A heroic death :On 18 February each year, I cannot help my tears coming out from the eyes, as on this day about 49 year...

ABOUT one lakh students have applied to the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) of the Primary and Mass Education Ministry for reexamination of their results,...