Kamrun Nahar, Staff Reporter, The Financial Express : Globally the growth of the aviation industry is same as that of the economic growth of any country. But in Bangladesh’s case, the trend is reverse as the growth of the aviation industry is more than double the country’s economic growth. Bangladesh’s economy grew an average of…
Lt. Gen. (Retd.) M Harun-Ar-Rashid, security analyst : There are many cities in the world that are aged one and a half to two years. Cities like London, Rome, Paris and Athens are not about just 150-200 years of age, but they also contain tradition of a thousand years. Do these cities have less traffic than…
Prof. Dr. A. B. M Abdullah, Professor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University : To fast is merciful as well as a golden opportunity to control diabetes. Fasting in the proper ways that result to various benefits for the diabetes patients. Since moderate meal is the key to control diabetes, fasting can become very handful. For those…
Md, Shamsul Islam, Executive Editor, Our Time : While many outdated and irrelevant disciplines and fields of study are dominating our universities and think tanks, future studies or futurology has never been popular in our country – either as an academic discourse or as a separate area of study. As a nation, our priority is to…
Sabrina Afroz, TV Journalist: There are a few common types of arthritis such as osteoarthritis, gout and rheumatoid. Arthritis occurs because of an imbalance between the anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the body. Unfortunately, there are numerous factors behind developing arthritis. People, who have arthritis, persistently suffer from nonstop painfulness in particular body parts such…
Enamul Haq Mone: Bangladesh Bidi Workers Federation leaders warned that 20 lakh bidi workers and 10 lakh tobacco farmers won’t be allowed to unemployed. The demands arise at the conference of Bangladesh Bidi-workers delegation organized at Dhaka Metropolitan, Nattomancho, auditorium on Saturday (May 19th) at 10am. About 30 thousand workers from various Bidi factories took…
Abrar Hussain: Abrar Hussain: With several recommendations like ensuring fair polls and a safe, enabling environment for human rights defenders, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) recently adopted a draft report on Bangladesh’s human rights review. At its 17th meeting in Geneva on Thursday, the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review adopted the report on…
Md. Shamsul Islam, Executive Editor, Our Time : With yet another death from road accident in Dhaka on Thursday, our streets are gradually turning into the most lethal ones in the world. People are now sacrificing their organs or their lives almost regularly due to the reckless and whimsical driving on our roads. By now, road…
Mahbubul Islam : No one should mix fruits with harmful chemicals and if anyone does so, they should be tried to the full extent of the law. These comments regarding poisonous chemicals in food were made by Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) President Golam Rahman as he was talking to the daily Amader Shomoy. He said…