When did we turn this barbaric?

It seems like some people in this country have been gripped by pure lunacy. The incidents of mob lynching that have been occurring all over the country have again reminded us of the incompetence of our law enforcers. Is there any sense of humanity and rationality left in us at all?
23 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The importance of a deep breath

At the end of each day spent driving through the traffic of human life, the tiniest new cache of negative memories—a feather-weight slice
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Growing concern over dengue

Dengue fever is back again in full swing in the capital. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, 347 people were infected in two months in 2018, but this year, 1,864 people got infected between May and June and three patients have already died.
21 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Stop sexual abuse of children

The government and citizens alike are responsible for establishing a society where children can live and grow up peacefully.
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Stop cattle fattening

It is a common scenario in the country’s cattle market during Eid ul Azha that unscrupulous traders inject banned steroid hormone into animals, especially cows, to fatten them. Cows become fat within a short period for the absurd amount of steroid hormone used on
19 July 2019, 18:00 PM

A doctor treating ailments in our education sector

This year, SSC and HSC examinations were held, one after another, but there was no news of question papers being leaked.
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Preventing adulteration of milk

Recently, the High Court demonstrated concern about food adulteration, especially in milk. Investigations conducted by Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) have detected the presence of harmful metal such as lead in milk. The presence of lead in blood, even by a slight amount, is said to cause behavioural problems. It is also associated with all kinds of fatal health risks.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Monsoon rain should not bring sufferings to people

The torrential monsoon rains, as usual, have led to massive flooding across the country—leaving thousands marooned and displaced. As the houses built on lowland areas got flooded with contaminated water, people living there have been suffering from many water-borne
16 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Repercussions of tax on Sanchaypatra

Traditionally, retired service holders as well as people of low and fixed-income group and impoverished groups—especially dependent
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Compromising the wellbeing of the public

After collecting 10 random samples from pasteurised and non-pasteurised milk, Dhaka University researchers have yet again found antibiotics in milk being sold in the market.
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Monsoon cripples Rohingya camps

Most of the makeshift Rohingya camps are built either on the hilltops or alongside the hillslope areas.
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Rapists must be punished

News on rape incidents has become an everyday thing. Such horrific crimes have become far too common in our society.
12 July 2019, 18:00 PM

BTRC reduces bandwidth capacity of major telecoms

The news came as a surprise to many when the two MNC telecom companies, Grameenphone and Robi, were accused of dodging government dues.
11 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Monsoon is the right time to plant a tree

The government inaugurates the tree plantation season in June every year, and it continues till September.
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Challenges of digital entrepreneurship

Nowadays, businesses are more inclined to prioritising their online ventures. Retail businesses are thriving through social networking sites and whole new corporations are being built solely based on websites and apps. Even though all these are contributing to our
9 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Save the children from sexual abuse

It was shocking to know that a seven-year-old girl in Wari was brutally murdered in a vacant flat after being raped. It is sickening that not even children are safe from the preying eyes of such perverted men. These incidents have a profound impact on children, among others.
8 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Laws do exist, we must all use them

The main accused in the case of Rifat Sharif’s murder in Barguna, Sabbir Rahman Nayan, was shot dead in an “encounter” with the police.
7 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Technology in the workforce: A friend or foe?

Research predicts that industrial automation will eat away 20 million jobs by 2030 around the world. Due to the fourth industrial revolution, the demand for the skillset in labour is going through a transformation.
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Rescuing street children from drugs

The number of street children has been perpetually rising in the capital. In recent years, the prevalence of substance abuse among them has also been on the rise. They sniff inhalant and dendrite on the streets. These homeless children become victims to the malicious intentions of drug lords.
5 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Income inequality hampers development

Income inequality has been increasing at an unprecedented rate due to the further increment of wealth concentration and the increase in the number of ultra-rich people in the country.
4 July 2019, 18:00 PM