February 24, 2025, 4:39 am
News Headline :
Are we prepared to grab the new global opportunities?
—Muhammad Omar Faruque— As Bangladesh prepares to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category in November 2026, a pressing question looms: should the new government reconsider its strategy forRead More
Bangladesh hospital waste management lags sustainable standards
—Shafikul Islam— Experts have warned that Bangladesh’s current healthcare waste management system falls significantly short of sustainable waste management principles, with 55% of solid waste in urban areas remaining uncollected,Read More
Economic diplomacy in the time of geopolitical turbulence
—Dr Zaidi Sattar— With an increasingly transforming global landscape of trade and investment, Bangladesh will need strategic outward-oriented policies to cope with the challenges and opportunities emerging as it preparesRead More
Losing control of corruption: Is it reversible?
—Iftekharuzzaman— Transparency International has released the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2024 on 11 February 2025. Bangladesh has scored 23 out of 100, one point less than 2023, and hasRead More
JOURNALISTS’ BODIES NEED BETTER RECORDS
–Tanim Asjad– Like many other professionals, journalists also used to set up associations to unite and protect their professional interests. As freedom of association is a constitutional right in Bangladesh,Read More
A Development Conundrum in Coastal Bangladesh
—Dr Md Roushon Jamal— Blue grabbing of green crop fields for brackish water shrimp farming in southwest coastal Bangladesh has long been criticised for salinisation, reduced crop production, occupational shift,Read More
Editor & Publisher: Golam Mostafa Jibon
News & Commercial Office:
Railgate, Sirajganj & 2 R. K Mission Road, Dhaka.
Hotline: 01715-319996, 01558-314179
E-mail : [email protected]