Bangladesh has embarked upon a new year 2024 and with that it has, with a new government headed by the Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina as the prime minister, set out on a journey to reach the goal of being a developed country, a 'smart country' by 2041. The country has made remarkable progress in

According to the latest World Population Review, 22.4 million people live in the metropolitan area of the Dhaka city. The city's population has increased from 4.4 million in 1980 to 22.4 million in 2022. With 23,234 people living in per square kilometer area of the city, it is currently the sixth m

Prolonged covid-19 pandemic followed by the prevailing war in Ukraine has led to severe economic crisis all over the world. Spiraling price hike of fuel, food, medicine and other essential items of daily necessities leading to increase in inflation rate, thereby cost of living, is poised to put peo

When Bangladesh became independent in 1971 after a nine month long bloody liberation war against Pakistan, Henry Kissinger was the US Secretary of State. The US government was against the liberation war of Bangladesh, so was Henry Kissinger. Thanks to the unstinted support of world community at lar

The biggest challenge of the day for humanity at large is evidently the Coronavirus pandemic. When people across the world, after an 18-month-long ruthless lashing by the Covid-19, were just about to recover from the shocks of the pandemic and resume normal life, a new variant of the virus with the

Compared to many other countries including those in the developed world, Bangladesh government, under the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has so far performed commendably well in handling not only the Covid-19 pandemic but also the economy of the country. Nearly 28,000 people have s

Las week Bangladesh government increased the price of diesel and kerosene by 23 per cent. Consequently, they had to increase the fares of bus, truck and motor launches by as much as 27 per cent to 35 per cent in the wake of massive movement including strike called by transport workers and owners. T

Much to the joy of our children, almost all the educational institutions of the country except the private universities have finally opened after 18-month long shut down due to coronavirus pandemic. We hope the private universities will also open soon. The closure of the educational institutions, p