Opinion pieces and columns
Chhabed SatheeThe question of a 'yes' or 'no' vote on the July Charter has taken the nation’s politics to a new turning point. Some see it as an exercise in democratic decision-making, while others co...
-- Chhabed Sathee The year 2025 is set to be a defining one for U.S. politics, with five key factors poised to have lasting impacts on both domestic policies and international relations. The aftermath of last November’s critical electi...
-- Kousholy Ema Dowry marriage is still prevalent in several countries of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh. Especially in Bangladesh, marriage is done in public. After the negotiation of a marriage, the girl's father and the boy's f...
Farah Faiaz Currently the novel corona virus is a tangible terror to us. This panic suddenly appeared without telling anyone, without giving anyone a chance to get ready. At the moment, about one-third of the world’s people, or about 2.3 billion peo...
Samson H Chowdhury, the founder of Square Group, reached the pinnacle of success through his devotion to work while his love for society and exemplary contributions show he never forgot his roots, speakers told a memorial meeting. With his death, Pa...
Calling up on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take the election of Malaysia into account, the BNP today said Awami League will meet the same consequence if public sentiment goes against the government. "I request the illegal government and the illeg...
Three quarters of women garment workers in Bangladesh stated to have experienced verbal abuse while 20 percent physical abuse, reads a report on the prevalence of gender-based violence in the garment supply chain. The sexual harassment and abuse, bo...
Sustainable construction aims to meet present day needs for housing, working environments and infrastructure without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs in times to come. It incorporates elements of economic effici...
A lack of ethics coupled with political patronage has led to a default loan culture in Bangladesh, said Rehman Sobhan, a noted economist, yesterday. Sobhan and a couple of young researchers had identified the ethical crisis in the banking system in...
Lafargeholcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction has recently awarded a project on the new 'floating' campus of Brac University in Bangladesh with the Regional LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Asia Pacific. The project was highly appreciated by ar...
Analysts say that the satellite will help modern telecommunications and also national security by way of gleaning useful data Prof. Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled Bangladesh should harness opportunities in knowledge economy Bangladesh's maiden satell...
