Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University will be playing an important role in the development of the country by utilizing the maritime resources of Bangladesh, Chairman of the University Grants Commission Professor Abdul Mannan said on the occasion of universtity campus extension, new library, archive inauguration and short course certificates ceremony as the chief guest….
Md. Saddam Hossain, Thakurgaon Correspondent: The workers and employees of Thakurgaon Sugar Mill have begun cultivating sugarcane in order to protect the existence of the mill. Lacking their own land, they are harvesting crops by leasing land. According to the workers and the employees, they didn’t receive their salaries for the last four months and…
Desk Report: Bangladesh can now manage multi-billion dollar development projects at ease, thanks to high GDP growth and local engineers, many of whom are from BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology), the country’s top citadel of learning. These remarks were made by Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury in Toronto, Canada, while addressing a group…
Rumi Akter, Research Assistant (International Affairs), Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) Recently, the Shahjalal International Airport of Bangladesh is deemed to be the home of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), a new kind of drugs which is popular as “Khat” in Bangla. On 31 August this year, an amount of 466kg of the…
Nicole Fritz, CEO of Freedom Under Law, a South African NGO working to promote rule of law and constitutionalism/Aljazeera African states should think long and hard before backing Bolton’s attacks on the ICC. Nothing in US National Security Adviser John Bolton’s furious attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week can be of…
Farhan Bokhari, Pakistan-based commentator /Gulf News From the economy to tackling internal security issues, there are formidable challenges before the new government, but the early signs of governance have been quite positive As Pakistan’s recently elected government prepares to present a new budget on Tuesday, to stave off a looming debt crisis, Prime Minister Imran…
Mayuresh Ganapatye/Daily O, India Men need to be taught that is it okay to express weakness. September 10 is observed as World Suicide Prevention Day. Millions of people kill themselves every year — yet, unfortunately, the seriousness of this issue continues to be underestimated. The causes behind this evil stand uncured, because we have not…
Becky McQuire, California /Seven Billion Today For god’s sake. I am sick to death of seeing and hearing these RIDICULOUS suggestions when it comes to personal health. Let me give some examples of things I have heard (in all seriousness): – If you drink cold water while eating fatty foods, the fat will solidify in…
BSS Anamika Mishri works at a private firm in city’s Farmgate area. She lives at Mirpur-1 with her family. Every day, she faces serious problems to get a transport to go to her office. “I don’t feel safe in public transports. Besides, it is very tough to travel in the office time in the morning….
Saima Wazed Hossain, Autism activist/BDnews24 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex condition with lifelong impacts, and globally it has been on the rise. Its causes are not sufficiently understood yet, as it is a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The genetic factors are mainly irregularities in the genes, while environmental factors include exposure…