While the attack on Ukraine does not come as a surprise, given the apprehension of the West of a mass-scale attack on Ukraine since December last year, the response from these countries to the actual invasion has been stupefying, and not in a positive sense.

Corruption and irregularities must be checked

The government has prioritised digitising public services in Bangladesh since 2009. Digitised government-to-person (G2P) payments reduce the costs, uncertainties, and process delays associated with service delivery.

As announced, the Search Committee for the Election Commission will submit its recommendations to the president today, February 24, 2022.

We are deeply troubled to learn of another death in police custody. This time, the victim was a poor man named Wazir Mia, who had been

In case you have felt the shivers recently, or sweated profusely, know that climate is not the only earthly element that has undergone change.

Authorities must remove barriers to accessing public information

Tomorrow (February 24, 2022), the Search Committee will submit its recommendations to the President. Regrettably it will be done as before – in secrecy. We will never know (unless the President decides otherwise and sets a new precedent, and we hope he does) the ten names they recommended and only learn about the five the President will choose in consultation with the Prime Minister.

With Titas gas connection, particularly residential, becoming rarer by the day, it is only natural that people would turn to liquefied petroleum

The law minister’s statement that the government is going to introduce legislation removing two questionable sections of the colonial-era

We are all well-versed in enumerating the most prominent social problems in our country and can probably elaborate on each eloquently.

Today, February 23, is the first death anniversary of noted journalist, columnist and author Syed Abul Maksud (1946-2021).

In the last few weeks, three separate cyclones hit the island of Madagascar and then Mozambique, causing loss of life and damage to infrastructure.

In a recent press briefing, Justice Obaidul Hassan, chair of the Search Committee for the Election Commission (EC), confirmed their decision not to disclose the names of the 10 individuals they will recommend to the president to constitute the new EC.

The government’s decision to lift all Covid-19 restrictions, however poorly implemented, comes as a relief as it means resuming, with greater

Johurul Islam of Gaibandha was a remittance fighter. He was barely 18 when he left Bangladesh to work as a construction worker in Malaysia.

There was little cause for geopolitical optimism in 2021, and this grim trend has continued at the start of 2022.

Since its creation in 2004, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has always faced trust and credibility issues.

The world must come together for the Rohingya cause

In the run-up to the budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year (FY), the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has initiated discussions with various professional and business organisations—like the previous years.