Bangladesh is ignored by Myanmar for lack of international diplomacy
THE demand for citizenship and equal status for Rohingya has been echoed by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. The nonagenarian leader blasted Myanmar’s treatment to...
Editorial
Conservation of biodiversity in Sundarbans
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque and Dr. M Abul Kashem Mozumder :Conservation of biodiversity of course ensures sustainable development. Development is sure to be turned into...
Promoting major cities for the sake of development
Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy :Major cities are the sources of the maximum utility services of all the countries of the world. But in Bangladesh,...
Bangabandu`s courage against facism
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :In 1960s when Bengalis of erstwhile East Pakistan were subjected to the most humiliating treatment, it would be no exaggeration to...
Our migrants are being defrauded and harassed in Malaysia but govt remains mum
SOME 270 Bangladeshi workers have allegedly been defrauded of over Tk 3.6 crore by an agent over securing valid work permits under the Malaysian rehiring...
Bangabandhu a great leader of the people and for the people
THE nation mourns the 43rd Shahadat Anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today with prayers and solemnity all over the country. He was assassinated with...
Readers’ Forum
Redesigning English textbook at HSC level English for Today, the English textbook of the higher secondary level contains materials mostly written by foreign authors. Only...
World needs more anesthesiologists
David Barash, Mark Newton :Five billion of the world’s 7 billion people lack access to safe surgery. In many parts of the world, the limiting...
Plight of the women agricultural workers
Md. Sazedul Islam :Women are making essential contributions to our agriculture and rural economy. Rural women often manage complex households. Their activities typically include producing...
A patriot whose bravery remains sketched in sublimity
Syed Badrul Ahsan :When no one was willing to take the plunge, he knew what he needed to do. Col Jamiluddin Ahmed, who was posthumously...
Quota reform: Free the students and fulfill their rational demands
CABINET Secretary after weekly Cabinet meeting on Monday told journalists that the committee formed by government to review the existing quota system proposed abolition of...
Chaotic structures are no development of public transport
HOW disconcerted urban plan makes Dhaka city unlivable can be exemplified by the unplanned flyovers that not only have failed to ease the traffic congestion...