The problem of salinity in the southern part of the country is a long-standing problem. This problem is even exacerbated by climate change effects. That millions of people in coastal areas are under health threats and also that the land productivity there is declining at a faster pace is already
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Virus is smarter than you Health Ministry
The Health Minister has often defended his staff from corruption accusations. However he hasn’t done so regarding their efficiency and performance. This is good. He is a realist and knows that it isn’t exactly a shining example of quality performance. However, why he can’t make them perform better is not
Strange lifestyle of Dhaka’s youngsters
This is in fact worth worrying that many adolescents of current times, particularly those from the so-called upper class of Dhaka’s society, are infatuated with a completely peculiar and distorted lifestyle. They, though not all, are found indecent in manners lacking the least sense of respect for the elders. Rather
Bangladesh and the new cold war
Rise in road crashes reflects weakness in road safety systems
Amid the Covid pandemic, the number of road accidents has decreased in neighbouring India, Pakistan and Myanmar. Accidents in these three countries have decreased by 20, 13 and 19 per cent respectively. But Bangladesh has seen a completely different picture. According to the data, the number of accidents in the
Islamists on the back foot, GOB steps up
The clampdown on Islamists of various kinds is a new trend. The present government was once dubbed as “Islamist”: friendly by its critics particularly after it held Hefazat’s hands post 2013. Although the Islamists were actually trying to bring the AL government down and the move was supported by the
Why we need to learn literature
To fight and eliminate dark elements, society needs to be built based on knowledge. Only educationally enlightened members of the society can better work to drive away all supervisions, religious extremism, radicalism and so on. The whole world is now reeling from the reign of terror and anarchies. We have
How safe are we from cyber threats?
The development of new trends of online crimes every now and then has raised our concern. Through using different social media platforms, these criminals who also have links with international gangs and masterminds are entrapping common users lacking sufficient knowledge about using cyberspace safely, to squeeze out money. To their
For doing business hassle-free
Businessmen often come up with lots of complaints regarding problems they have to face during doing business and commerce, which need a serious consideration, for all these are very detrimental to ensuring an encouraging business atmosphere. They point fingers at a group of unscrupulous members of law enforcement agencies and
Managing e-waste professionally
The quick expansion of the Internet and modern technology in Bangladesh has enabled the country to go for a massive digitalization in all of its sectors. Literally, Bangladesh has observed – indeed experienced – so substantial a progress in the Internet and Communication Technology sector over the past one decade