Readers’ Forum
Stop deaths on highways :It seems that road accidents on our highways are increasing by the day. I am quite distraught at the news of...
Editorial
Amassing wealth illegally by police: The cases should be pursued firmly and steadily
NEWS media reported that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday lodged two cases against a police superintendent and his wife on charges of amassing wealth...
Ordinary people should come forward to expose the corrupt
A MILLIONAIRE ‘cobbler’ who was once a peon at a small shoemaking factory and is now possessor of a large village on around 300 bighas...
For the plight of Palestine
Christiane Waked :Nationalisation of a territory is essential for the construction of a state. But what can happen in the case of Palestine, where since...
Strategy for public awareness against drug abuses
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Drug abuses have become a worldwide problem which is threatening the basic pillars of any society. No age or social level...
False hope won’t work, Rohingya crisis can be solved only by effective diplomacy
FOREIGN Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Wednesday expressed hope that Rohingya repatriation will begin soon with sending the first batch of over 3,000 Rohingyas though...
Hurriedly taken development project targeting next general election
NEWS media reported that a year after shelving the Ganges Barrage Project for its “faulty design,” the government has now involved $5.15 billion scheme in...
Readers’ Forum
Not textbooks only! It gives me pain to see that the habit of reading has been declining among our younger generation. While technology is steadily...
Lowering electricity prices
Christian Chuboda :Discussions on how to design the energy transition often boil down to the cost aspects. The management consultancy McKinsey released a study estimating...
Readers’ Forum
Uniform minimum call rate disappointing The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is an autonomous government body and its main responsibility is to look after the...
Private sector needs domestic support
Mushfiqua Mosharref Shiloo :Bangladesh has a significant sign of private sector’s active presence, that made the country as highly developing and it is declared as...
Ensuring a better future for children
Rayhan Ahmed Topader :Violence against children, especially child killing and rape, increased alarmingly in the past year in comparison with the year before, said a...