Rice self-sufficiency is vital

With natural disasters of various types occurring around the world, we need to attain rice self-sufficiency and ensure a reliable supply chain so that
4 March 2021, 18:00 PM

DSA must go!

There can be no denying that the risks of the Digital Security Act far outweigh its benefits, if any. This has been proved beyond doubt over the past two years or so since the enactment of the law.
3 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Misuse of sitting service buses

There are numerous passenger-faring vehicles on our roads, with buses mostly being used for commuting.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Vaccination could help universities reopen

The pandemic has resulted in students losing out on an entire academic year. The authorities should take urgent steps to ensure that university
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Fate of low-value coins?

In Bangladesh, the one- and two-taka coins are hardly considered to be of any value. At a time when goods and services costing Tk 5 or below are getting rare, it makes us wonder why coins of these values exist.
25 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Violence over a cricket match

What happened in Jahangirnagar University (JU) on February 19 is appalling. Students of JU were allegedly attacked by locals over a cricket match.
21 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Woes of Bangladesh cricket team

It was shocking to see how the Bangladeshi cricket team lost the last Test match against the West Indies. They showed disappointing levels of
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Preserving natural gas

The importance of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the daily lives of Bangladeshi citizens cannot be overstated. Almost all of us know that LPG is not
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Reopen educational institutions

All educational institutions in Bangladesh have been closed for about a year now, due to the pandemic. Despite several announcements to reopen
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Expedite recruitment process

Over the past year, due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, many government recruitment processes have been halted. And few recruitment
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Golden jubilee of Liberation

We are proud of the performance of the Bangladeshi military contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi on January 26, in the year of the
1 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Reopening schools

Since March last year, all educational institutions have been shut due to the pandemic. Finally, there is a ray of hope as the government has decided to
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Monitor vaccinations

We finally received a timely gift from India, 20 lakh doses of vaccine for the coronavirus, and are thankful for it. Also, three crore vaccine doses that we
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Beware of bird flu

An outbreak of the avian influenza known as bird flu is reportedly spreading across multiple districts in neighbouring India. Fortunately, our ministry
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Drive responsibly

As of recently, there has been an increase in the number of motorcycle related accidents on our roads and highways. Unfortunately, many of the
17 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Why sex education

Sexual education is not about encouraging one to have sex. Rather, it teaches one to have a safe and responsible sexual life. It teaches consent and
13 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Democracy must be cherished

The interpretation of democracy by Abraham Lincoln, that it is a government of the people, by the people, for the people, was terribly mistreated
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Good news on the vaccine front

On October 5, Globe Biotech, a Bangladeshi company announced that its first vaccine candidate had passed the pre-clinical trial on mice. And on
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Proper vaccination strategy vital

Once the vaccine becomes available in Bangladesh, the highest priority for the government will be vaccinating front-line health workers and the most
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Don’t lose hope

The future has never seemed more uncertain than it does now. While we’ve learned a lot about Covid-19 and how to live and work through a
4 January 2021, 18:00 PM