Unacceptable, unjustifiable and unfortunate indeed
THE ‘inability’ of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy to chalk up any programmes to mark the 37th death anniversary of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on Tuesday, and the 72nd death anniversary Detail >>
People are living their life in consternation amidst steep deterioration of law and order in the country. The report published in the front page of daily sun yesterday, according to which, incidences Detail >>
Laid back on vital highway project
Indecision causes unnecessary delay DESPITE claims to the contrary, the expansion of Dhaka-Chittagong highway from existing two lanes to four has progressed at a snail’s pace. Four and half years Detail >>
Errant public university teachers need to be called to account
THE very fact that more than 3,000 full-time teachers of public university work part time at different private universities, mostly without the approval of their primary institution, speaks volume of Detail >>
Latest border killings point to a scary dimension
THE killing of two Bangladeshis at Chichingapara of Meghalaya in India on Tuesday has a scary dimension to it. According to a report published in New Age on Thursday, the ill-fated two were in a group Detail >>
Milk powder at Chittagong port
The delivery of 600 tonnes of imported milk powder hinges upon test reports from the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR). It is learnt from a front page report of this Detail >>
Country's jute prospect brightens
WITH the decoding of the genome of tossa and deshi (white) jute genera and that of the plant's enemy - the deadly fungus - by the Bangladeshi geneticists, the country's image has been greatly enhanced Detail >>
Unbearable traffic jams on highways
Very long queues of buses, trucks and other vehicles standing motionless or moving forward only at snail’s pace in different sections of the national highways were noticed in the last couple of days Detail >>
Ground reality of law and order
When a person who is none other than a police officer is not safe in his bedroom and in the proximity of Rajarbagh police line at that, one need not be a criminologist to conclude that life of the Detail >>
Dhaka city is destined to be recognized as one of the 10 mega-cities of the world in terms of population size by 2025 when its population is likely to swell to 20 million. Its wayward growth during Detail >>
Cutting off financial supply to militants
Those who were complacent with the thought that they have successfully combated militancy and with the death of Bangla Bhai and Shaikh Abdur Rahman militant outfits were abolished from this delta, Detail >>
The US and Chinese ambassadors have, on two separate occasions on Wednesday, made statements underlining the great imperative of holding meaningful dialogue between the two main political parties in Detail >>
A NEWS report published in this daily on Saturday said foreign investors are hesitant to come to Bangladesh and many existing investors are trying to pull out. Moreover, local investors have become Detail >>
Keep municipal polls schedules .
REPORTS said the LGRD Ministry has asked the Election Commission (EC) not to hold the overdue elections of eight municipalities on the alleged ground of redrawing the boundaries of the municipalities Detail >>
Dhaka is one of the most populous cities of the world. The city, covering about 350 square kilometres, is now home to over 15 million people. In addition to that, a large number of people flow in and Detail >>