World cup clashes: The game must be kept within the realm of sport
Since the start of the ongoing football World Cup, reports of disputes, clashes, and conflicts among supporters of various teams have been surfacing. Most recently,...
Editorial
The Battle for Chittagong Port is About More Than Business
Bangladesh once again considers allowing Dubai-based DP World to operate Chittagong Port’s New Mooring Container Terminal, with reports suggesting that discussions have also touched upon...
Football World Cup: Has Fair Play Gone Offside?
Football has long been celebrated as the world’s most universal language—a sport capable of transcending borders, cultures, religions, and political ideologies. Every four years, billions...
Waterlogging in Chattogram: A Vicious Cycle of Disaster and Misery
Waterlogging in Chattogram is a perennial planning failure driven by systemic institutional mismanagement, rapid loss of natural drainage channels, and compounding climate impacts. Vast sums...
The Swiss Deposits Mystery and Bangladesh’s Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows
Money laundering has long been one of Bangladesh’s most persistent economic and governance challenges. For decades, successive governments have faced allegations that billions of dollars...
Inflated Degrees and the Devaluation of Human Capital
A master’s degree holder applying for an office assistant’s position would once have been considered an extraordinary exception. However, it is gradually becoming common in...
The highest safety measures must be maintained at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
After much anticipation, the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is now on the verge of commencing production. This historic electricity generated from the first unit...
Modern technology in education: Towards improved student outcomes
Introduction In this 21st century, the teaching-learning process can be very comfortable if different modern technologies can be implemented in the education process. Different new...
The Responsibilities and Duties of Various Professional Organisations and Communities
Any professional organization must be more just, ethical, and dedicated to upholding the dignity of its profession. Any deviation from this is desirable neither for...
Hazardous Settlements in Chattogram Region Must Be Relocated
Fatalities caused by landslides in the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar region during the monsoon season have become a tragic, recurring phenomenon. Once again, such unwelcome news has...
Willful Loan Defaults: A Dangerous Poison to the Economy
When influential borrowers deliberately refuse to repay their loans despite having the financial ability to do so, they become willful defaulters. This practice is not...
Payment puzzle: Why Bangladesh’s digital talent is bleeding money
The entire generations of Bangladeshi digital workers who are winning in the global marketplace are losing at the bank for transaction troubles. The numbers...