Samuel P Huntington said in his book 'Clash of Civilisations' that people's cultural and religious identities would be the primary source of conflicts in the post-Cold War era. That does not mean he wanted conflicts. He just alerted the world to the necessity of doing the needful to avert such conf
Seven local refiners have sought a raise in the retail price of sugar in view of higher import cost of their raw materials because of soaring exchange rate and the global market volatility. The government earlier fixed the maximum retail price of sugar at Tk 130-135 per kg. But the retailers are se
Prices of two commodities, onion and potatoes, have gone through the roof. Onion was selling at Tk 130 per kg and potatoes at Tk 60 per kg at the retail level in Dhaka on Wednesday. These explosive prices of the two commodities are largely attributed to the profiteering motive of traders. The tende
The city dwellers were once again gripped by severe waterlogging during the last weekend. The problem went to such an extent that many commuters were found wading through stagnant water on main roads. Others suffered immensely because of thin presence of vehicles on the roads. Apart from that, it a
No sign is yet in sight of extension of a grain deal beyond July 17 that will allow safe passage of ships carrying food grains through the Black Sea. Last year Turkiye brokered the grain deal between Russia and Ukraine after outbreak of the war the two sides are still fighting. Russia is angry abou
Dhaka has retained the status of the seventh worst liveable city in the world, just two steps down the ranking of even war-torn Ukraine's capital of Kyiv. In the Global Liveability Index 2023 that has ranked 173 cities of the world based on 30 qualitative and quantitative factors under five categor
An Indian farmer has installed solar panels for the purpose of irrigation. Once he had to pay hefty bills for watering his crops on a monthly basis. But now he is no more required to pay any monthly bill. The only cost was the one-time instalment expense. That's all. After installation, now he is i
An Indian farmer has installed solar panels for the purpose of irrigation. Once he had to pay hefty bills for watering his crops on a monthly basis. But now he is no more required to pay any monthly bill. The only cost was the one-time instalment expense. That's all. After installation, now he is i
