Opinion

March 14, 2025, 11:18 am

News Headline :

Armed Forces Must Not Be Dragged through the Dirt 7 suspected robbers held in Sirajganj Stay ready to face LDC graduation challenges: Dr Yunus Concerns over traffic jam on Dhaka-Uttaranchal highway loom ahead of Eid Delhi’s comments tantamount to interference in Bangladesh’s internal affairs: Dhaka Travel embargo imposed on ex-BGB DG Shafeenul, wife NBR chairman calls for empathy towards businesses, vows action against tax evasion Business in Bangladesh faces sluggish growth amid high costs: Experts Kidney diseases lead to 17,000 deaths annually Court freezes 21 bank accounts of ex-lawmaker Sadek Khan, family

Opinion

What the survey on media opinion tells us?

—Dr S M Rezwan-Ul-Alam— The interim government recently conducted a survey across the country to determine how people here feel about the media. The National Media Opinion Survey, a first

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 for

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,

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 prepares

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 has

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,