Aftab Chowdhury Water is another name for life, on which every physiological process depends. If we discuss the smallest unit of a living organism, the cell, we can easily understand that water plays a major role in the lives of plants, animals and birds. But when its concentration and normal Continue Reading
Md. Shahidul Islam Sumon The country’s economy has reached an extremely sensitive and complex juncture. Rather than various external economic pressures, high inflation and sluggish revenue collection, the more serious and long-term crisis has become the extreme disorder in the country’s banking sector. Years of accumulated irregularities, political influence, unplanned and Continue Reading
Maj. Gen. HRM Rokon Uddin (Retd.) The recent visit of Parag Jain, chief of India’s intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), to Bangladesh has raised questions in the country’s political and security circles. According to published reports, Jain visited Bangladesh with a four-member delegation and held meetings with senior security officials. He reportedly Continue Reading
In the name of “Tawheedi Janata”, incidents of obstruction, attacks and vandalism at various cultural and social events have been reported in different parts of Bangladesh. Events such as Jatra, folk music programmes and Urus have faced disruptions. In Beanibazar of Sylhet, a voluntary boat-racing event was reportedly obstructed. In Kishoreganj, a concert was disrupted Continue Reading
Dr. Mir Md Akhiruzzaman The fundamental basis of human rights is the right to the inherent dignity, freedom, equality, security and justice of every human being. The progress of a state cannot be assessed solely through economic growth, infrastructure or technological advancement. Rather, the true measure of progress is how safely, respectfully and without discrimination Continue Reading
Rintu Anwar Following the bloody July-August mass uprising of 2024, the selfless sacrifices of students and the people, and the fall of a suffocating 15-year authoritarian regime, Bangladesh had dreamed of a new dawn. Riding on that dream, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has taken on the enormous responsibility of running the state after nearly […]Continue Reading
Describing the country’s gas and power crisis as severe would be an understatement. From people’s daily lives to transport and industrial production, almost every sector depends on these two resources. When supplies are disrupted, nearly everything comes to a standstill. It has been nearly one and a half to two months since the crisis began, […]Continue Reading
After 35 years, BNP-nominated candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected as the 23rd President of Bangladesh by members of parliament. He received 255 of the 349 votes cast in the presidential election held at the National Parliament on Thursday. His rival, 11-party alliance candidate Colonel (Retd.) Oli Ahmed Bir Bikram, received 88 votes. […]Continue Reading
Dr A. R. M. Mainuddin Chowdhury Liton Floods are not a new phenomenon in Bangladesh, but their nature and intensity have changed alarmingly in recent years. Once a seasonal and relatively short-lived natural phenomenon, floods have now become a complex national crisis due to climate change, abnormal rainfall, upstream water flows, declining river navigability and […]Continue Reading
Prof Dr Saiful Islam I extend my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on his appointment as acting secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Many people enter politics, but not everyone becomes a true politician. For some, politics is a ladder to power; for others, it is a […]Continue Reading




















