DENGUE fever is transmitted through mosquito bites and while mosquito control remains essential, vaccination offers an additional layer of protection. The World Health Organisation classifies dengue as one of the top 10 global health threats, with...
A RECENT study on the status of caring for the elderly people that the Asian Development Bank and Ayat Education Ltd, a non-governmental organisation, carried out shows that by 2050, one in five Bangladeshis will be aged 60 or above, underpinning...
JUTE fibre, long celebrated as the 鈥榞olden fibre鈥� of Bangladesh, is composed primarily of cellulose, approximately sixty-four per cent, alongside lignin, hemicellulose and other natural substances. The cellulosic microfibrils that make up most of the fibre...
SHOWING that cloddishness that we have come to expect from them, Israel鈥檚 detention of the activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla was a coarse and violent affair. Having been intercepted in international waters on route to Gaza to break the Israeli-imposed blockade, the 470 or so activists, hailing from some fifty countries travelling on 40 boats, were duly taken...
BANGLADESH is set to graduate from the Least Developed Country category to middle-income status in November 2026. While this milestone should mark a moment of national celebration, unease dominates the conversation among economists, entrepreneurs and the wider public. The question is not whether Bangladesh merits this recognition, but whether its...
ANTHRAX has been detected in Gaibandha after Rangpur, which has rung an alarm among public health and livestock officials. What began as an isolated infection at Pirgachha in Rangpur has spread to neighbouring districts, showing systemic gaps in rural health care and a persistent neglect of zoonotic disease surveillance in Bangladesh鈥檚 north...
EVERY year, on October 10, people across the world observe World Mental Health Day. The theme for 2024, 鈥業t Is Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace,鈥� serves as a reminder that psychological well-being is not merely a personal matter but a collective responsibility. Professionals from various disciplines mark the day in their own ways, drawing attention to the many facets of mental health and the crucial...
EVERY year on October 10, the world observes World Mental Health Day, raising awareness of mental health issues and expanding national and international support for mental health. 鈥楤irth is a protected future; be enlightened鈥� is the theme for Mental Health Day 2025. This year, the day is being celebrated at both public and private levels in Bangladesh. It holds great...
THE government is investing its time and money in northern development in a way that no previous government has in a long while. The topmost leaders of the government no less, president Anura Kumara Dissanayake and leader of the house Bimal Rathnayake, have been spending a great deal of their time and effort in the north. During their visits they meet face...
THEY say it is a Bangladeshi airline, but most of the staff are not deshi. They are from a neighbouring country. In London, commands in Hindi surprised me, as if it were the only parlance for a bunch of Bangladeshi expatriates waiting to start a journey to their homeland. I was flabbergasted why a Bangladeshi airline is hiring foreign people, while some of her expatriates...
THE protection of insurance customers depends on the collective responsibility of all individuals and institutions involved in the application, sale and administration of insurance policies. This includes insurance agents, brokers, surveyors and any person or organisation providing services to insurance customers or companies, as well as service providers appointed by the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority...
PUBLIC spending plays a crucial role in shaping a country鈥檚 socio-economic development. Over the past decades, Bangladesh has experienced significant progress in economic growth, poverty reduction and human development indicators. However, the effectiveness of these achievements is often hindered by the complexities and inefficiencies in public spending...
THE handshake between the US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on September 30 was more than a routine diplomatic photo op. It was a grim ratification of a final solution for the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu鈥檚 meeting with Trump, his fourth since Trump re-assumed office, was billed as a discussion on 鈥榣asting security...
The war on Gaza has crossed every imaginable threshold of human suffering. Since October 7, 2023, Israel鈥檚 relentless military campaign has resulted in moe than 67,000 Palestinian deaths, of which most are women and children, and more than 167,000 injuries, alongside hundreds of Israeli casualties and over 240 hostages taken from Israel. Ninety percent of Gaza鈥檚...
IN A nation long wearied by political noise and hostility, Tarique Rahman鈥檚 recent BBC Bangla interview arrived as something few expected 鈥� a voice of calm, maturity and reflection. After 17 years in exile, the acting chairman of the BNP has re-emerged not as a fiery partisan, but as a contemplative statesman, conscious of time, circumstance and transformation. The...
