Let’s show zero tolerance for pollution

Environmental issues related to the ready-made garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh appear to have taken a back seat in recent years.
30 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Aren’t we all entitled to cleaner air?

Air pollution is one of the deadliest environmental concerns for human beings. In 2019, it contributed to 6.7 million deaths worldwide. Worryingly, 20 percent of newborn deaths in the world have been due to air pollution. In the State of Global Air Report 2020, it is ranked fourth among global risk factors for mortality, after high blood pressure, tobacco consumption, and poor diet.
30 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Student suicide is now a serious threat

Authorities must have targeted measures for struggling young people
30 January 2022, 12:20 PM

A VC should rise above petty politics

A nation looks up to the vice-chancellor (VC) of a university as the personification of higher virtues, knowledge, and wisdom.
29 January 2022, 18:00 PM

A man who sought 'transcendent beauty' through science

This January 24 marked the sixth death anniversary of Syed Twareque Ali, who was truly a gift from Bangladesh to the world of science.
29 January 2022, 18:00 PM

What is driving the robust growth of Bangladesh’s RMG exports?

It is indeed encouraging to note that the export sector of Bangladesh has rebounded in recent months, and earnings from exports (equivalent to about USD 24.69 billion) have registered highly impressive growth during the first half (July-December) of the 2021-22 fiscal year.
29 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Let the promises made to SUST students be fruitful

On January 26, Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal reached the campus of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) at 3am to meet the demonstrating students.
29 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Why are railway projects so poorly executed?

Reasons for frequent cost and time overruns must be eliminated
29 January 2022, 13:09 PM

Of Buddhadeb, Azad and Award

Rejecting or returning official awards is not uncommon in India.
28 January 2022, 18:00 PM

This week in black and white

The mystery of nine dead zebras over a period of three weeks at the Bangabandhu Safari Park in Gazipur has been solved. Experts identified bacterial infections and infighting during the mating season as the causes of death of those striped animals.
28 January 2022, 18:00 PM

The new EC law leaves a lot to be desired

One could say that the Awami League government deserves plaudits for passing a law on the formation of Election Commission—even if it is 50 years too late to fulfil a constitutional obligation.
28 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Stop the silent killer

Health experts tell us that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) strike silently and kill a large number of people all over the world. According to the World
28 January 2022, 18:00 PM

A breath of poisonous air

Declare state of emergency till Dhaka’s air is breathable again
28 January 2022, 12:55 PM

How honest are we about saving rivers, really?

When agencies of the government itself are found to be negligent in protecting rivers, we can’t help but wonder if the rivers are really dying—
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Breaking Covid’s Grip

Two years into the worst pandemic in a century, it is tempting to think that the world is stuck in a time warp, unable to shake off a virus that has so far killed more than 5.6 million people and wrecked countless livelihoods.
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM

A time travel to Dhaka University’s 2034 convocation

It was Titian Matin’s first return to his native Bangladesh after he won the Nobel Prize in economics for his study of the reciprocal relationship between urban density and economic geography.
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Impropriety, Irregularity and Impunity

After seven long days, the 28 protesting students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) ended their hunger strike, bringing relief to their loved ones and fellow protesters.
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Clarify methods of prosecuting money launderers

ACC, other bodies must collaborate to provide details to the court
27 January 2022, 12:52 PM

A war heroine can’t beg for survival

It is disheartening to know that a brave woman who had endured torture during Bangladesh’s War of Independence is now facing eviction
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM

We need logical thinkers now more than ever

For many people, education means sitting in a class and mindlessly repeating what the teacher tells you. But is that really what education is about?
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM