Opinion

April 25, 2025, 12:49 am

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Char students demand local HSC exam centre to avoid long, risky travel Court rejects Meghna Alam’s bail plea in fraud, extortion case Govt forms 6-member taskforce to investigate corruption in ICT sector Bangladesh ‘failing to provide evidence’ against Tulip Siddiq: UK lawyer 2 killed in Dinajpur road crash Woman killed as truck rammed into house in Tangail 3 abducted Sri Lankan nationals rescued in Bagerhat, 3 detained Tarique Rahman shows another gesture of humanity standing by sick baby Ghost Roads and Empty Hospitals: How corruption failing Bangladesh India suspends visa of Pakistani nationals, asked to leave within 72 hrs

Opinion

RICE SHORTAGE: AN UNBROKEN CRISIS

—Sheikh Khalilur Rahman— Bengal, (Bangladesh and West Bengal in India) has historically been known as a land of rice growers and rice eaters. This deep-rooted agricultural identity shaped its economy,

Are we trading away our privacy for comfort?

—H.M. Nazmul Alam— The revolution we once dreamt of is here. Once the stuff of science fiction, technology today pervades almost every corner of our lives. Smartphones that fit in

To combat poverty, we need to revamp social protection

—Farah Kabir, Nazmul Ahsan— A Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) report published this year states that around 19.2 percent of the population is living below the poverty line. Two-third of

Youth Unemployment – A Ticking Time Bomb for Our Nation

—Ferdous Ahmed Labib— The issue of youth unemployment in Bangladesh is gradually becoming a ticking time bomb that demands urgent national attention. Thousands of young men and women complete their

We must adopt climate-smart urea management

—Dr Mohammad Kamruzzaman Milon— Bangladesh is one of the world’s largest rice-producing countries, where rice is not just a staple food but also the backbone of the agricultural economy. Farmers

Decentralising Bangladesh is the way to efficient governance, equitable development

—AKM Sayedad Hossain— Bangladesh, a nation of remarkable resilience and ambition, faces immense governance challenges due to its extraordinary population density. With over 1,300 people per sq-km as of now