” Asia needs nuclear energy to meet its economic, energy and environmental goals” according to Agneta Rising, Director General of World Nuclear Association, who was speaking at the Sustainable Energy Technology Asia 2018 conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Nuclear energy is…
Dear Editor, Recently while I was passing through the old airport road I witnessed a terrible incident at the turning point near Jahangir Gate; a CNG run auto rickshaw suddenly made a hard brake as its front tire was seen…
Heartiest congratulations to Honorable President Abdul Hamid on his re-election as the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for a second consecutive term. During his last term, President Abdul Hamid has earned great reputation and respect for his simplicity,…
New York – According to the White House, by 2018, 51 percent of STEM jobs will be in computer science-related fields. However, the number of tech employees has not increased along with the number of jobs available. Why? The answer…
As per program outline, a review will be made in 2018 on the progress of the Paris Climate Agreement on how much accomplishments the signing countries have made towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions to holding the average global temperature to…
After the blast in New York’s Manhattan Bus Terminal, there has been concern among the Bangladeshi people living there. The anxiety spread out when the police said that the detainee was a Bangladeshi. The person named the attacker Akade Ullah…
In little over two months, we will be recalling the sacrifices of 21st February with compassion and respect from our heart. Those who sacrificed their lives for establishing Bangla as the state language in 1952, will be remembered and respected…
There is no Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election for 27 years though it is a nursing ground of for preparing national leaders of the country. Not only DUCSU election, other university students’ union elections do the same but none…
Enforced disappearance along with killing and kidnapping has increased said Reazul Hoque the chairman of National Human Rights Commission. Custodial torture and death and extrajudicial killing are also a great concern.
Sajeeb Wajed Joy, an advisor to PM, told in the digital world seminar at Dhaka recently that eighty percent government services will be done through a smartphone.
Shiekh Hasina reiterates that Bangladesh is a role model of development. From the newspaper, we knew that one came in 30 minutes from Sylhet to Dhaka by air but it took four hours from the airport to the city.
We started a journey from Rajshahi station at 7:40 am by Silk City Express Train on Saturday 2, 2017 but when we reached Dhaka, it was about 3 and a half in the afternoon. It was a government holiday so…
Students who passed HSC this year faced serious trouble for applying and taking the admission test for an undergraduate course at various Universities which are situated in various parts of the country.
Those who have been working for the development of material for children’s education programme or other education programmes for years have not got minimum help from the internet yet.
Prof. M Zahidul Haque Recently, an article of mine on the recent visit of Jordan Queen Rania Al-Abdullah to Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh plus Rohingya crisis was published in your esteemed daily wherein I had focused on…
Roads and communication minister Obaidul Kader said: this government will come again by defeating BNP”. For development of a country, continuing a government may be helpful for a third world country like Bangladesh. Two things among others of BNP government…
There are no plants at many places on the sides of the Rajshahi-Dhaka highway and railway line but plants can be planted under a plan.
The Grand Finale of Battle of Minds (BoM) 2017 is set to be held on December 06, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Water Garden hotel in Dhaka with the sponsorship of British American Tobacco Bangladesh. Despite terming it as recruitment…
Dear Mostafa, Greetings from St. Louis, Missouri! As many of us travel this week to spend American Thanksgiving with our families and friends, let’s really be mindful of the amount of food we are wasting. Between Thanksgiving and the New…
Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India Latha, well known environmental activist and researcher from Kerala, is no more with us physically. Though many of us knew that she was battling with cancer for the last 3-4 years,…
Disaggregation statement Civil Society submission for the 6th IAEG-SDG meeting in Bahrain Nov 13 Thank you for giving us the opportunity to present. Disaggregation of data is a pertinent issue to stakeholders. Disaggregation is more than just a technical discussion.…
A few days ago, I went to a cardiac ward at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH). I visited my patient who was about 83 years old. There was no commode in the toilet and all the toilets are so dirty.…
Makhan Lal, a private car driver, lives at Arambag and works at Mohakhali. He has to travel between Arambag and Mohakhali to do his job. Not very long ago he could travel either by Balaka Paribahan or Gazipur Praibahan buses…
– ইঞ্জিনিয়ার এ কে এম রেজাউল করিম আজ থেকে ১ বছর আগে আমার আব্বা আলহাজ্জ্ব কে.এম আবদুল করিম (রাহিমাহুল্লাহ) দুনিয়া থেকে চির বিদায় নিলেন। তিনি ১১ নভেম্বর ২০১৬, শুক্রবার রাত সাড়ে ৮টায় ইন্তেকাল করেছেন (ইন্নালিল্লাহি ওয়া ইন্না ইলাইহি রাজিউন)। তিনি…
There are 327 government colleges across the country and the government is planning to nationalize another 285 colleges.
Revenue collection from submission of tax returns is very important for developing a country. About fifteen and a half lakh tax-payers submitted their return in the last tax year 2016-2017 and five lakh of them were new taxpayers.
A few students, along with their parents, mostly mothers set off for appearing at the admission test of KUET. They started by a bus hired and managed by a coaching centre at 9:00 from Rajshahi on 19th October and reached…
Ottawa: A seminar entitled “International Community Support: Inclusive Democracy and Human Rights in Bangladesh” was held on October 19 at the Ottawa Parliament Hill conference room. The seminar was jointly organized by the Canadian Human Rights International Organization and Peace and…
Many of us are not able to calculate their tax for submitting tax returns each year but the calculation is not tough and even a school graduate can do the calculation easily if he is learned.
“Public trust in media at all time low, research shows” – Rabbi Ben Abrahamson https://www.ft.com/content/fa332f58-d9bf-11e6-944b-e7eb37a6aa8e Western governments have passed laws which essentially make it impossible for a traditional Muslim, Christian or Jew to fully support them: Enforced acceptance of alternative…