Dhaka is often making headlines for ranking as the most polluted city in the world in the Air Quality Index (AQI). The air quality of the city of around 20 million people remains in the "very unhealthy" and "hazardous" categories around the year, but its pollution level reached catastrophic levels
It is indeed a good development that the country's labour-intensive apparel industry is advancing along the path of automation to accelerate the production process and reduce the cost of production. Automation has gained greater importance for Bangladesh when its competitors such as China and Vietn
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Baharul Alam's frank admission that they (the police) committed no end of wrongful acts during the previous regime at the dictates of the party in power is a statement of fact. He said these words at the Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) headquarters on Satu
Tapan Kumar Biswas, additional secretary and chairman of the polythene monitoring committee formed under the ministry of environment, forest and climate change came up with the performances accomplished so far since November 3. Following a drive against polythene in the kitchen market of Karwan Baz
As Bangladesh prepares to graduate from a Least Developed Country (LDC), aligning business enterprises with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting standard is becoming a mandatory practice to boost their global competitiveness. ESG reporting is a globally recognised tool for assessin
A significant number of foreign residents have been living in the country for an extended period, many of them illegally. The interim government has already urged these individuals to legalise their stay, and an official order has been issued to this effect. However, a lack of comprehensive data on
The government's recent decision to grant a dearness allowance (DA) to approximately 1.4 million government and semi-government employees may appear a well-timed move against the backdrop of spiraling inflation. However, the underlying question remains: does this decision address the root cause of
Short supply of fertilisers and other agricultural inputs or abnormal rise in their prices leaves a serious impact on farm production. Higher production cost discourages farmers from bringing more land under cultivation, especially when fair price of their produce is uncertain. It is more so in cas
With the insurgent ethnic armed group of Myanmar, the Arakan Army (AA), gaining full control of Maungdaw township on the bank of Naf river that separates Bangladesh from the Rakhine state of Myanmar, it appears that the Myanmar junta has finally lost its westernmost state to the armed rebels. The d
To say it is incredulous is an understatement. But the news carried in a contemporary based on its reporter's visit to the spot and queries from all concerned cannot lie. The contention of the report is that peon (office bearer), computer operator and even sweeper---all act as teachers! And this is
It is alarming that what initially appeared to be a gesture of goodwill towards farmers has in the end turned out to be a threat to their livelihoods in particular and national onion production as a whole. Recent media reports gave a shocking picture of how farmers in 59 districts incurred heavy lo
Some dates on the calendar are both painful and inspiring. It is painful due to the unwanted and undesirable incident that took place on a particular date. Again, it also reminds the great sacrifice of some lives that inspires the nation. The Martyred Intellectuals Day, also known as Buddhijibi Dib
The sight of long queues trailing behind trucks that sell essential commodities at subsidised prices has become common on streets of Dhaka and other major cities. These trucks, operated by the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), serve as a lifeline for low-income families struggling
