The recent visit of three Nobel laureates to Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar was significant for Bangladesh. The three Nobel laureates

According to a recent ranking, Bangladesh's roads are among the worst in Asia. Bangladesh ranked at 113 among the Asian countries in terms of road quality. Other South Asian countries such as India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan ranked way better than we did.

At present, there are not enough public toilets in Dhaka city. That is why we see men so often relieving themselves on the roadside and

The Daily Star's front page report “Mosquito rules” was very timely. I am visiting Bangladesh for a short period of time. I thought I would

According to a report in The Daily Star, Luna Shamsuddoha became the “first female chairman of a state bank,” when she was appointed

It would be wrong to simply use the term “ethnic cleansing” when referring to the atrocities that Myanmar's security forces and Buddhist extremists have carried out against the Rohingya people. It should, in fact, be termed a holocaust.

A number of people have recently protested the fact that high-ranking public officials often go abroad for their treatment, instead of going to local hospitals. Many medical colleges and hospitals have been established across the country over the years, but our public officials seem not to trust them. How can they then expect others to use them and be satisfied?

When it comes to success in business, most people think of business strategy. And yes, strategy is indeed an important aspect of it. However, leadership skill is what makes the real difference at the end of the day. Good leadership in business is all about mentoring, guiding, coaching and leading work teams. Good leaders give people the opportunity to develop, innovate and contribute in their own unique ways for the overall success of their

The BBC Bangla's morning programme recently dedicated a long segment on the widespread problem of mosquitos in Dhaka. The programme included an interview of the Chief Health Officer of DNCC, who said that the authority opened a hotline for people to report the spread of mosquitos in their respective areas. This is a commendable step.

Bangladesh is a densely populated country where unemployment is a huge problem. The government is one of the largest job providers in the country, but its existing recruitment process is responsible for exacerbating the unemployment problems.

I have read the news piece titled “Turkey raids pro-govt forces in Afrin, kill 36: UN points to likely war crimes in Ghouta” published in this newspaper on March 4, with great disappointment.

Every year, a huge amount of fund is allocated for various development projects in rural areas. However, much of these funds is syphoned off by politically influential locals. At every phase of these projects, a chunk of money vanishes from the budget. If we could use these funds properly, the rural areas could benefit from that enormously.

In Dhaka, it's very difficult for someone to move from one place to another, as there is a shortage of public transport.

At a time when many students are struggling to secure a job in public sector, the government is quite impassive towards the students' rational demands to reform the quota system. There is a humongous 56 percent quota in the BCS exam, the most competitive public recruitment exam in the country.

It is perhaps unprecedented in the banking history of our country that the government has continually bailed out failing banks. It is a very dangerous step. The banks that the government has been trying to prop up have already lost depositors' confidence.

Call centres have rapidly evolved from being a simple add-on or customer-facing service to an important differentiator. At a time when the call centre business is witnessing ever increasing competition and internationalisation, a customer's experience of a company's online or telephone service can have a serious impact.

It is very unjust that Bangladesh reserves 56 percent of government jobs for candidates with quotas. It is not fair or righteous that nearly half a century after the liberation war, 30 percent of government job positions are reserved for descendents of freedom fighters. Experts, academics and former bureaucrats are nearly in consensus that the quota system hinders appointment of qualified candidates for public service and that it should be reformed.

Talk shows on electronic media are now very popular. Discussions on contemporary politics, government policies, the law and order situation, justice, trade and business, freedom of press and electronic media are the main topics, in general. Talk shows become lively when the discussants' arguments contain substantial information and logic. In most cases, however, the participants try to win by attacking their

The Daily Star published a piece titled “Asma Jahangir as I knew her” on February 19 which shed light on the life and work of the fearless rights advocate. Asma Jahangir's observations were often very precise. For example, once she said of the contempt case procedure that one has to fight such a case with one's hands tied.

Recently, a Bengali daily, citing a study conducted by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), reported that in near future