High inflation triggers alarming decline in bank deposits
It is disturbing to follow that deposits and savings in the country’s public and private banks have considerably reduced due to all-pervasive high inflation. At the same time, the country’s ReadMore
Humanity ceases to exist in Gaza
All hell broke loose in the Palestinian city of Gaza on Tuesday. Israeli forces have turned the area into a hellish landscape when they unleashed air strikes on a hospital ReadMore
Dhaka writhes in declining traffic situation, poor air quality
DHAKA’S declining traffic situation and poor air quality have made it one of the worst cities to live in. A recent Centre for Policy Dialogue survey finds an even grimmer ReadMore
Convicting rights defenders in controversial trial unacceptable
THE imprisonment of rights defenders Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan of Odhikar has put Bangladesh once again in global focus. The Dhaka cyber tribunal on September 14 jailed the ReadMore
Worrying delay in govt secondary school upgrade project
THE education ministry’s having missed the second deadline to complete the government secondary schools modernisation project is worrying. The ministry took up the Tk 3,284 crore project in 2017 to ReadMore
Authorities still not adequately keen on dengue containment
AN APPARENT indifference of the authorities to dengue, which peaked this year in early August and has remained so since then, is unacceptable. Dengue cases started rising in May and ReadMore
Policy for better menstrual hygiene must be prioritised
INADEQUATE, and often non-existent, menstrual hygiene in educational institutions is a major reason the girls’ absence in class and a cause of reproductive health issues. The experience of girl students ReadMore
Modi’s countermeasures and 2024
Shawdesh Desk: IT goes without saying that India’s prime minister Narendra Modi would take every possible countermeasure against an invigorated opposition alliance, which believes the 2024 battle against his two-term, ReadMore
