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Shipbuilding policy — a welcome move  

-- 2021-02-11 22:02:52

The Shipbuilding Industry Development Policy-2020 recently approved by the government, though belated, is no doubt a well directed move not only to acknowledge the potential of this unexplored area...

Unused fund of development projects

-- 2021-02-10 21:32:03

Execution of development projects has ever remained an exasperating process with rescheduling of period -- often several times -- and escalation of costs. If timely execution of projects is a grey are...

Fakhrul criticises move to repeal Zia’s gallantry title

-- 2021-02-10 17:58:36

Protesting the decision to remove their party founder Ziaur Rahman’s Bir Uttam gallantry title, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday described the move as a “stig...

ILO's minimum age convention  

-- 2021-02-09 22:18:49

Bangladesh has finally made the move to ratify the ILC 138, the International Labour Organisation (ILO)'s minimum age convention. Ratification of this particular ILO convention has been long overdue s...

Saving Sunderbans  

-- 2021-02-08 22:15:03

Poachers are always on the lookout to kill one of the world's fiercest animals -- the Royal Bengal Tiger and its prime target, the spotted deer (chital harin) --the finest among the antelope in the Su...

BNP leaders apologise to Khaleda for failure to wage movement

-- 2021-02-08 18:13:41

BNP senior leaders on Monday apologised to their party chairperson Khaleda Zia for their failure to wage a strong movement or take any step for her release from jail over the last three years. They,...

Keeping railway on track  

-- 2021-02-07 22:05:01

A security cordon, which looks like high metal fencing, on both sides of the Banani-Mohakhali railway line makes many people quite upbeat. They have repeatedly expressed their worries about the anarch...

Reza Kibria quits Gonoforum

-- 2021-02-07 19:53:43

Nearly 26 months after joining the party, Dr Reza Kibria resigned from Gonoforum and its post of general secretary. "I've resigned from both the general secretary post and membership of Gonoforum. I'...

Motivating people to get the Covid jabs

-- 2021-02-06 22:14:15

The Covid-19 vaccination, one of the most-discussed issue in the world, starts the programme in Bangladesh today (Sunday). It is a notable achievement since many countries are yet to purchase vaccines...

Govt to deal with BNP's evil acts in an iron hand, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2021-02-06 18:36:38

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP is again carrying out its evil attempts to launch violence in the name of a political program...

BNP announces protest programme to mark Khaleda’s jailing anniversary

-- 2021-02-06 18:30:59

BNP on Saturday announced a countrywide protest programme for Monday to mark the third anniversary of the imprisonment of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case. Party senior joint secretary gen...

Whitening money  

-- 2021-02-05 22:16:41

The Finance Bill 2020 gives holders of the so-called undisclosed income the privilege of legalising their money by paying a nominal tax of 10 per cent. Although it has a ring of recovering some unearn...

Obaidul Quader describes Al Jazeera report as intentional

-- 2021-02-05 19:24:45

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the reports of Al Jazeera against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government are intentional ones and a dirty manifestation of propaganda....

BNP announces mass rallies in six cities demanding fair election

-- 2021-02-05 19:16:14

The BNP on Friday accused the government of vote fraud in the elections to city corporations and announced to hold public rallies in six cities, demanding fair and credible polls. BNP’s defeate...

Ensuring quality seeds  

-- 2021-02-04 22:16:44

The recent move by the government to produce 4,500 tonnes of jute seeds within the next five years may seem rather exceptional. This is because there is apparently a lack of attention to seed manageme...

Al Jazeera report: BNP seeks explanation from govt

UNB 2021-02-04 15:54:06

Expressing deep concern over the report aired by Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera on Bangladesh, BNP has sought an ‘acceptable and credible’ explanation from the government over it. BN...

Death from liquor

-- 2021-02-03 22:27:15

Although the death from drinking liquor is nothing new in this part of the world, the number of such casualties reported from as diverse backgrounds as Gulshan's bar/restaurants, Gazipur's holiday res...

Making the most of the overseas handicraft market  

-- 2021-02-02 22:12:09

Going by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB)'s data, the export of handicraft has demonstrated a steady growth over the years. Actually, foreign currency earnings from the sector have about doubled over...

BNP now in leadership crisis, Hasina says

-- 2021-02-02 20:47:04

Mentioning that BNP is now in a leadership crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said people do not trust the party for having convicted and fugitive people in its helm. "Today, BNP has a l...

BNP voices concern over military coup in Myanmar

-- 2021-02-02 20:45:44

BNP has voiced concern over the military coup in Myanmar by revoking the parliament elected under the leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi. In a statement issued on Tuesday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fak...

HSC results: Don't deride but encourage   

-- 2021-02-01 22:08:18

That all the candidates of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination of 2020 would pass was known but how the grade would be decided was the crucial issue. Since the batch of students had com...

Rizvi describes PM’s remarks on democracy as mockery

-- 2021-02-01 20:56:09

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ‘made a mockery’ with her comments that a strong opposition in the country is a mus...

Reopening of schools, colleges  

-- 2021-01-31 22:32:20

To the relief of assiduous students and their parents, the country's secondary schools and colleges are poised to open sooner rather than later. The eagerly awaited announcement came from Education...

BNP continues politics of killing since inception, Quader alleges

-- 2021-01-31 17:06:23

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that said BNP has been continuing the politics of killing and terrorism since its inception. “BNP did evil politics not only in 1994 bu...

Graft: A fresh reminder  

-- 2021-01-30 21:46:34

Bangladesh has to bear with a few unsavoury developments. Corruption is one of those. This particular vice being pervasive has been dwarfing the nation's many remarkable achievements on both economic...

Boosting RMG exporters' bargaining power  

-- 2021-01-29 22:37:46

The Readymade Garment (RMG) Industry's vulnerability to market uncertainties became manifest during the pandemic more than ever before. Even some big names in the international retail market, which bu...

Govt’s graft gets 'global recognition' by Papul’s conviction, Rizvi says

-- 2021-01-29 18:01:02

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday alleged the current government’ corruption has got international recognition through the sentencing of Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shah...

Timely focus on women entrepreneurship

-- 2021-01-28 21:22:40

It is heartening to learn that the government is going to undertake a Tk4.28 billion project to create opportunities for women entrepreneurship, which in turn is likely to open up avenues for increase...

Loss of working hours and income

-- 2021-01-27 21:34:36

Loss of both working hours and income has been the greatest fallout of the pandemic in the economic sector globally but it has been far acuter in the low-income countries including Bangladesh. The lat...

BNP terms CCC polls farce

-- 2021-01-27 17:44:24

BNP on Wednesday alleged that the elections to Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) were marred by “unprecedented vote robbery’ and violence”. The party also branded Chief Election Com...