Govt should try to ease people’s burden, not increase it

It is heart-rending to learn that the survivors of a fire incident at the Sonaichhari fishing village in Sitakunda, Chattogram have been living

For my Masters dissertation a few years ago, I decided to focus on the linkages between climate change and human rights, especially as they pertain to renewable energy transitions.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Japan. As the ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, I am honoured to celebrate this memorable day with the people of Bangladesh.

Eleven zebras, one lioness and a tiger died within a span of weeks recently at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.

Transparency is vital to protect the interests of our migrant workers

It’s disquieting to learn that a transnational syndicate is involved in stealing money from the ATMs of local banks. The Dhaka Metropolitan

One of the positive outcomes of the COP26 held in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021 was a universal acknowledgement of the failure of developed countries to deliver climate finance to developing countries, and even of developing countries themselves to actually deliver to the most vulnerable communities within their own territories.

The new normal is now normal! Four years back, seeing us sitting at the coffee table with our masks, disposable gloves and sanitiser bottles, people would have chuckled and called us abnormal.

When Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” he meant that the essence of something is not determined by its label. Calling a plum a pear does not make it taste any different.

Schools re-opened on September 12 last year on a limited basis after 542 days of closure.

Govt should rethink how projects are being planned and executed

The fact that toxic air containing harmful particles contributes to different types of health hazards has long been taken into cognizance by the

The word “safety” has multiple connotations when applied to hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

If I am asked to pick one song from a Hindi film that best encapsulates how the posterity would look back at the singing legends Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi, it would be “Pagla Kahin Ka” (1970), where they sing: “tum mujhe yun bhula na paoge / jab kabhi bhi geet sunoge mere / sang sang tum bhi gungunaoge”.

On January 27, after much debate, drama and blame game, the Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2022 was passed in parliament.

They are worse off than the permanent workers

How was the Language Movement initiated?

We are deeply concerned about the escalating tensions between NATO and Russia over Ukraine.

In Bangladesh’s RMG industry, we view ourselves as fighting for a position as the world’s second-most important garment sourcing hub.