Behind the piles of bricks and glasses
Imran Rahman :I can hardly remember the last time I saw a flock of flying herons; cotton white clouds gathering on the horizon. That diaphanous...
Editorial
Mother nature can help us deal with her water disasters
Vladimir Smakhtin :Almost every day we hear news about catastrophic flooding or drought somewhere in the world. And many nations and regions are on track...
Parliament to govern the government
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Parliament is the national legislative body having supreme legislative powers in the state. It can be termed; the symbol of democracy....
Take seriously the promise made to the editors
The Editors’ Council will form a human chain in front of the National Press Club today (Monday) to press for amendments to nine sections of...
Utility service providers must work under one umbrella
MOST chiefs of utility service providing organisations do not attend coordination meetings called by the Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) defying an order...
A bolder vision for eye care
Jenny Lei Ravelo :In 1999, a group of organizations working on eye health had a vision: To rid the world of avoidable blindness in two...
Netanyahu is destroying both Israel and The Palestinians
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir :Much of what Israel and the Palestinians are experiencing today has befallen them under Netanyahu’s leadership. He believes that the Palestinians will...
Mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Khashoggi
MYSTERY shrouds the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi when Turkish authorities didn’t revoke their claim that he was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul...
Fire safety must be ensured in all establishments
FIRE safety is highly ignored in educational institutions, shopping malls, industries, and apartments and many establishments in the capital city though Dhaka is located near...
E. coli bacteria found in 41pc water sources : Govt must provide urgent action to upgrade quality
FORTYone percent of all improved water sources in Bangladesh are contaminated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, which suggests a high prevalence of fecal contamination....
Enriching Human Capital Index to a higher level
BANGLADESH has ranked above India and Pakistan in the World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI); which is a new system to rank countries based on...
Readers’ Forum
Brick kilns complying no rules We have seen many newspaper reports on how brick kilns are being set up without following the proper procedures and...