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The Financial Express

The haughty Biman staff 

Since its birth in January 1972, Bangladesh's flag carrier, the...

Periodicity of early flash floods in haor areas

Flash floods are a yearly phenomenon in the haor regions....

Bygone days of city's pure water

Against the backdrop of acute crisis of pure drinking water...

Welcoming Ramadan with price spirals, terrible traffic

The holy month of Ramadan has started with a lot...

Holistic approach to development needed

The inevitable has happened. With Dhaka coming to life from...

Sri Lanka's worsening economic crisis

The political situation in Sri Lanka is fast heating up...

Sri Lanka's problems mount

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency following a...

Terrible turn of 'punishing' a student

The 2-month-long Covid-19 pandemic's intensity appears to be on the...

Absence of efficient public transports is costly

A commuter in Dhaka usually takes at least double the...

Ensuring better use of health infrastructure

The burden of out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, as a share...

In search of 'good news'

It's not the fear of war or the risk of...

Our scientists' contribution to diabetes research

The medical condition called diabetes is a global public health...

Policymakers must get their priority right

The big story is that the queues behind the TCB...

Success is there, disappointment too 

After five decades of independence, Bangladesh is now a strong...

What Amartya Sen was not  

Amartya Sen's autobiography 'Home in the world' is mostly an...

UN Security Council needs to be reformed 

The United Nations (UN) is apparently unbalanced in terms of...

Hoarding -- is it always bad? Golam Rasul  

The price of edible oil has recently increased in Bangladesh...

Who should deserve national awards?

Everyone wants to get recognition for his/her contribution in every...

Shifting global mood and foreign policy 

Why Dhaka refrained from siding with either of the two...

Uplifting the market for sustainable finance in Bangladesh -- a primer

The realm of sustainability-driven investing has induced a growing magnitude...

Untangling Dhaka's traffic knot

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has recently...

Safe water for people living in coastal areas

For a pretty long time the issues of distribution, allocation,...

Concern over fuel oil, gas and electricity price hike

Anxiety prevails in Bangladesh over smooth supply of fuel oil...