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Sexual aberration at its worst

Sexual aberration at its worst

Sex crimes have all the making of an epidemic in the country. Not a single day passes without a report on sexual predatoriness from some corner of this land that emerged independent at the cost of the ultimate dishonour of about 300,000 women and girls alongside the sacrifice of 3.0 million lives.


Securing our oceangoing vessels

Securing our oceangoing vessels

The maritime vessel named MV Abdullah that was hijacked by Somali pirates on Tuesday last week from the high seas in the Indian Ocean is learnt to have been changing its position keeping close to the Somali coast. The crew members of the ship reportedly are safe and that the pirates have been allow

Kidney patients in dire need of more treatment facilities

Kidney patients in dire need of more treatment facilities

Kidney disease is a growing concern worldwide, and Bangladesh is no exception. Last Thursday, Bangladesh featured among the countries that participated in the World Kidney Day awareness programme. Its theme 'Kidney Health for All - Advancing Equitable Access to Care and Optimal Medication Practice'

How Ramadan's spirit is undermined

How Ramadan's spirit is undermined

Like devotees in the rest of the world, the Muslims in Bangladesh have also started observing the holy month of Ramadan amidst high inflation. Sudden price spurt here is, however, not unusual in this month. Previous years' newspaper headlines such as 'Commodity prices surge ahead of Ramadan,' 'Rama

Merger of banks doesn't solve the problem

Merger of banks doesn't solve the problem

Some developments are surely brewing in the country's banking sector, as the rot has gone too deep to ignore anymore. Loan scams and plundering of bank money are among major issues that feature in public discussions. A few policymakers, who until recently have consciously avoided any mention of un

Somali pirates need to be stopped

Somali pirates need to be stopped

The hijacking of a Bangladeshi ship with 23 crews on board by Somali pirates on Tuesday has come as a shock to the nation. According to reports the pirates took control of the ship at gunpoint and held all crew members of the vessel hostage on board.  This is the second such incident of attac

Unrelenting price hike of essentials

Unrelenting price hike of essentials

Prime time TV news now shows mobile courts under some magistrates are carrying on raids in wholesale markets like Khatunganj where traders are found guilty of gross violation of the rules of business set by the national board of revenue (NBR). While that takes care of the publicity side of things,

Female Biman aviators carry the day

Female Biman aviators carry the day

On March 8, the International Women's Day (IWD), the national flag carrier, Biman, often the butt of criticism for its many failures, did something special that deserves praise. Though what happened had nothing to do with Biman's business performance, still it had a symbolic value. Actually, Biman

TIB shows what the country's transport sector is 'famous' for

TIB shows what the country's transport sector is 'famous' for

The widespread irregularities, bribery and extortion prevailing in the transport sector, as found in a study carried out on it and released recently by the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) chapter, only confirms the popular perception. It is quite natural that this has drawn the ire by

Gains in ending child marriage being undone

Gains in ending child marriage being undone

In response to a recent question in the national parliament, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Simeen Hussain (Rimi) made a startling disclosure. She said that over half of the girls in Bangladesh are married off before the age of 18. Citing the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019, t

Aligning public buses with metro rails

Aligning public buses with metro rails

Within three months of full operation, the metro rail in Dhaka becomes highly popular among the regular commuters as the mass rapid transit brings a big comfort for them. On an average, some 250,000 commuters are using the metro rail daily and around 20 million people have already used the service

Finding a way for doctors to stay at rural duty stations

Finding a way for doctors to stay at rural duty stations

That the doctors skip postings at government hospitals in rural areas is an old piece of news. Doctors are not solely to blame, medicines and medical equipment are also in short supply in those state-owned facilities. What the residents of an Upazila usually see is a concrete structure called Upazi

No mercy to errant health clinics

No mercy to errant health clinics

Healthcare is a basic facility which needs to be ensured for all the citizens by the government. Constitution of the country makes its incumbent upon the government to ensure healthcare for every citizen.   Every year, an allocation is made in the national budget for the health sector. H