We are currently in the midst of what is perhaps the worst dengue epidemic in our nation’s history, with the death toll close to 500 and more than 1,900 infected and hospitalized. The Directorate General of Health Services has already expressed that the numbers are set to reach a record high this year. How did […]
Read MoreBangladesh loses thousands of lives to fire on an annual basis. This needs to stop. It is unfortunate that, when it comes to fire safety, as a nation we are still playing it fast and loose. Recently, a fire broke out on the outskirts on the capital that claimed five lives, including that of two […]
Read MoreThis is about South and Southeast Asia’s Palestinians, as it were. The Rohingya. The nowhere people. Myanmar officially doesn’t want them. Bangladesh, where most of them now live as refugees, can’t indefinitely house them — more precisely, can’t indefinitely house them with current arrangements. China and India won’t say anything substantial about them in order […]
Read MoreThe fine line between where patriotism ends and apathy descends is as hard to figure out as that infuriating missing link of the jigsaw puzzle. The Versailles Gardens are one of many with manicured mazes designed to test resolve and sharpen the senses. Even given that some are more gifted than others, it behoves a […]
Read MoreAt this point, the issue of default loans in Bangladesh is well-known. It is truly a mark on our economy how we continue to be bogged down by them. The latest is that default loans of both public and private banks worth Tk207,000 crore are stuck in lawsuits, compounding the default loan problem in the […]
Read MoreSri Lanka, despite struggling with an economic crisis, on Monday repaid $50 million to Bangladesh out of the $200 million loan that it took under a currency swap mechanism two years ago. Confirming the deposition of the first installment by the Sri Lankan authorities, Bangladesh Bank (BB) spokesperson Md Mezbaul Haque said the installment was […]
Read MoreThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Bangladesh Police arrested five doctors in connection with their involvement in leaking medical college admission test questions and amassing money in Khulna on Monday. The arrestees are Dr Md Yunus Uzzaman Khan Tarim, 40, Luis Saurav Sarkar, 30, Sharmistha Mondal, 26, Mustahin Hasan Lamia, 26, Nazia Mehjabin Tisha, […]
Read MoreA team of Sikh and Christian leaders led by PSGPC President Sardar Amir Singh met (Aug 18) the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial at his Islamabad office and informed him of the societal issues confronting Pakistan’s minority communities across the country. The Sikh leaders briefed the CJP on their collective concerns regarding […]
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