Proposed water price hike totally unacceptable

Govt should try to ease people’s burden, not increase it
10 February 2022, 12:38 PM

Fire survivors left in the lurch

It is heart-rending to learn that the survivors of a fire incident at the Sonaichhari fishing village in Sitakunda, Chattogram have been living
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Human rights are scrambling to catch up to climate change

For my Masters dissertation a few years ago, I decided to focus on the linkages between climate change and human rights, especially as they pertain to renewable energy transitions.
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM

50 years of Bangladesh-Japan ties: A new horizon of ‘heart to heart’ relationship

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Japan. As the ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, I am honoured to celebrate this memorable day with the people of Bangladesh.
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Animals in deadly captivity?

Eleven zebras, one lioness and a tiger died within a span of weeks recently at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Disclose details of MoU on Malaysian recruitment

Transparency is vital to protect the interests of our migrant workers
9 February 2022, 12:30 PM

Rules for Renaming

When Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” he meant that the essence of something is not determined by its label. Calling a plum a pear does not make it taste any different.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Schools should remain open—then what?

Schools re-opened on September 12 last year on a limited basis after 542 days of closure.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Watch out for ATM fraud

It’s disquieting to learn that a transnational syndicate is involved in stealing money from the ATMs of local banks. The Dhaka Metropolitan
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM

How to fix the failures of climate finance

One of the positive outcomes of the COP26 held in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021 was a universal acknowledgement of the failure of developed countries to deliver climate finance to developing countries, and even of developing countries themselves to actually deliver to the most vulnerable communities within their own territories.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM

The inevitability of the ‘new normal’

The new normal is now normal! Four years back, seeing us sitting at the coffee table with our masks, disposable gloves and sanitiser bottles, people would have chuckled and called us abnormal.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Habitual revision of projects must stop

Govt should rethink how projects are being planned and executed
8 February 2022, 13:35 PM

Toxic air, toxic governance

The fact that toxic air containing harmful particles contributes to different types of health hazards has long been taken into cognizance by the
7 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Is your hospital invested in your safety?

The word “safety” has multiple connotations when applied to hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
7 February 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Whenever you hear my songs, you will hum with me’

If I am asked to pick one song from a Hindi film that best encapsulates how the posterity would look back at the singing legends Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi, it would be “Pagla Kahin Ka” (1970), where they sing: “tum mujhe yun bhula na paoge / jab kabhi bhi geet sunoge mere / sang sang tum bhi gungunaoge”.
7 February 2022, 18:00 PM

The Search Committee Must Search Transparently

On January 27, after much debate, drama and blame game, the Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2022 was passed in parliament.
7 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Include temporary tea workers in welfare scheme

They are worse off than the permanent workers
7 February 2022, 12:54 PM

The origin of the Language Movement

How was the Language Movement initiated?
6 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Time to be sensible about the Ukraine crisis

We are deeply concerned about the escalating tensions between NATO and Russia over Ukraine.
6 February 2022, 18:00 PM

UN-WTO report does Bangladesh RMG a disservice

In Bangladesh’s RMG industry, we view ourselves as fighting for a position as the world’s second-most important garment sourcing hub.
6 February 2022, 18:00 PM