Rethinking what it means to honour our aging parents
The recent incident involving Nurjahan Begum (aged 75) whose dead body was found by the emergency team in response to a 999 call is a...
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Budget: VAT collection must not be a cause for harassment
The national budget worth Tk. 9.38 crore for the fiscal year 2026-27 was presented on the floor of the parliament on June 11 (Thursday). This...
Retired Military Officers: A Strategic Resource for Education
Recently, the Honourable Education Minister, while discussing on the educational prospect of Bangladesh, raised a thought-provoking issue, the possibility of engaging qualified retired military officers...
Darkness under the lamp
The current state of the Labor Welfare Centre located in Tongi of Gazipur, one of the country’s major industrial areas, is reminiscent of the Bengali...
Cockroach has become an unlikely symbol of dissent among India’s Gen Z
Now the entire Southeast Asia eyes on the sudden social and political development in the form of street protest in New Delhi, India, the largest...
The tragic death of Nurjahan Begum: A cruel reflection of our social and moral decline
The recent heartbreaking incident in Mirpur, Dhaka, has deeply shaken the conscience of our nation and disturbed the minds of every sensitive and compassionate person....
Not just AI – let the eyes of conscience also be vigilant
There are many ways to measure the civility of the citizens of a metropolis. One of these subtle criteria is how much the people of...
Agriculture and industry must be saved
The two main pillars of Bangladesh’s sustainable economic growth and food security are the industrial and agricultural sectors respectively. In the current global context, the...
The Summer of Climate Reality
For a long time, Bangladeshis have treated summer as an inconvenience rather than a warning. Every year brings complaints about heat, humidity, power cuts, and...
Initiatives must be taken to create skilled workers for overseas employment
One of the driving forces of our country’s economy is the remittances sent by expatriate workers. Again, almost the entire labour market is dependent on...
Rights Against Rights: The Paradox of Freedom Undermining Democracy
Democracy is founded on a powerful moral and political premise that individuals possess rights which must be protected so that collective self-government can function. Freedom...
Tension on border: Bilateral trust crisis not desirable
Tensions are rising along the Bangladesh-India border over the illegal push-in of people from India into Bangladesh. The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) is continuously...