The first cover page of the Annual Report 2021-2022 of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) carries a brilliant slogan 'Capital market: The source of long-term and affordable financing.' The Chairman of DSE has observed, "Long-term finance is considered to be the care of sustainable development of a country.
Today, March 4, is the World Day Against Sexual Harassment. However, no significant programmes have been taken anywhere in the country in the public or private domain to mark the day. It could have been possible to eradicate this type of crime, if various types of awareness programmes were taken to
People around the globe travel from one place to another either for the purpose of recreation and relaxation or economic activity. This act of intentional mobility involving a set of social, cultural, and economic doings on their part can be defined as tourism according to UNWTO. But does this set
The toll from the two huge earthquakes has crossed 34,000 across south eastern Turkey and northern Syria. In addition to hundreds of thousand affected survivors, tens of thousands of injured persons have been pulled out of the debris across the affected region. However, these figures are not final
Every time elderlies talk about their childhood, they mention the ample greenery they witnessed in Dhaka while growing up. That might be a myth to today's generation, as they mostly experience the jungle of concrete. Standing on a balcony or a window, all barred with metal grills, one can hardly lo
Science has always been in search of breaking new grounds. Recently two such ground-breaking achievements have been reported ---one from the United States of America and the other from the Netherlands. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved artificially developed meat for human consumptio
Since the dawn of civilisation, the most cherished values of the humans' progressive journey are democracy and people's well-being. More precisely, democracy is 'power of the people' or 'rule by the people' whereas well-being defines 'the state of being comfortable, healthy, and happy. Moreover, ho
The FIFA World Cup Football has never seen upsets of this order before as the 22 edition now being held in Qatar is witnessing. Only three teams ---England, Portugal and Brazil --- still remain unbeaten in the group stage. But there is no guarantee all of the three will do so. England is assured of
A recent flagship report of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) said the global health crisis doubled the wealth of the 10 richest men in the world while sending nearly 120 million people into extreme poverty.The report titled '2022 Flagship Report: Crises of Inequ
Of the many indigenously developed contraptions, a school van is only a type. The rickshaw vans have no roof and enclosure but the school vans have both with bench-like seating arrangement on three sides within. While flat-bed tricycles like 'nasimon', 'karimon', 'votvoti', easy bike, motor-ricksha
Since Ortega in early 90s to Messi in 2022, almost 15 Argentine players have been dubbed the "next Maradona," a title which merits a badge of exceptional footballing charisma. However, none has come so far, but Messi, who could actually conclude this search for the next Football God; and maybe begi
Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) refers to the multi-step process to measure the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduced by a specific mitigation activity. MRV allows tracking progress towards climate change-related targets. Stringent MRV contribute to ensure transparency, pr
Hemanta has at last returned at its mystical ---and perhaps magical --- best. Yes, for many years, maybe decades, the six seasons in this part of the world have gone berserk either losing their distinctive sights, sounds and colours or overlapping one another. But this time the duskiness, dews and
