EDOTCO Bangladesh has signed an agreement with Tiger New Energy Limited to deploy sustainable power systems that drive greener connectivity and extend clean energy access to communities across Bangladesh, said a press release...
THE road transport system continues to be plagued with an entrenched culture of lawlessness, weak regulation and consequent accidents. The latest Road Safety Foundation report says that 696 died and 1,867 became injured in 689 traffic accidents in June alone. This comes down to an average of 23 death a day. This also marks a 22.55 per cent increase in fatalities from...
Sixty eminent citizens recently called for a national consensus on introducing a proportional representation-based upper house in Bangladesh鈥檚 parliamentary system, saying such a chamber would enhance accountability, ensure better representation, and curb the 鈥榳inner-takes-all鈥� nature of current governance...
Citizens Bank has recently organised a daylong training on Integrated Supervision System reporting at its training academy, said a press release...
AT DAWN over Hakaluki Haor, the cry of Pallas鈥檚 fish eagles blends with the soft slap of paddles from early fishermen. Yet, beneath this tranquil surface lies the story of an ecosystem under siege and a nation grappling with the consequences of losing its natural flood buffers...
The chaos that marks the road regime appears to have only worsened, with the public transport system, especially in Dhaka, further descending into disarray. The interim government, despite its efforts to address several pressing issues, seems to have paid inadequate attention to the growing anarchy on the road. Dhaka roads have, meanwhile, become increasingly...
The Islami Andolan Bangladesh on Saturday demanded that the next general election be held under the proportionate representation system after required reforms and trials of those involved in the fascist regime of Sheikh Hasina and their collaborators...
Citizen Systems Japan Company Limited has recently launched its advanced range of printing solutions in Bangladesh at a press conference at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon in Dhaka...
The Directorate of Outreach Programme at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University held a training programme on the use of climate-smart agricultural systems for sustainable production at Sirajdikhan in Munshiganj on Wednesday...
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed another 21 people waiting for aid in the Palestinian territory on Tuesday, as rights groups and UN agencies slammed the US-backed system for distributing food there...
Speakers, including rights activists, at a seminar on Sunday emphasised the need for inter-ministerial cooperation while discussing policies aimed at protecting the environment and ecosystem...
Bangladesh must devise strategies to keep its best brains in the country and engage their merit in advancing the society, experts and other stakeholders have observed and to achieve that they have stressed key reforms in the education system...
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi having cancelled the history second-paper question set for the forthcoming Higher Secondary Certificate examinations amid allegations of a leak from a police station in Naogaon suggests that the authorities have yet to ensure foolproof security to prevent question paper leaks. The set of questions was kept in a...
BANGLADESH is now at a crucial crossroads as debates heat up over reforming women鈥檚 reserved seats in parliament. Should we stick to the current system where party leaders nominate women in proportion to their party鈥檚 general seat wins? Should we allow women to directly compete with other women in designated reserved constituencies? Or should we remove...
United Commercial Bank PLC has ushered in a transformative chapter in the country鈥檚 banking sector, says a press release.
THE judicial system remains rampantly infested with irregularities, bribery and harassment despite a call of the chief justice for ensuring judicial accountability and rooting out corruption. Accounts of lawyers, as 抖阴精品 reported on June 15, suggest that every stage of case procedures, from filing petitions to obtaining signed orders, is mired in such problems. The chief...
THE people鈥檚 mandate at the general election seven months ago was for 鈥榮ystem change.鈥� The main hope of those who voted overwhelmingly for the National People鈥檚 Power was to improve the economic situation. Those who live in the north and east of the country, where the long civil war took place, voted along with their fellow citizens in other parts of the...
PERSISTENT food inflation, largely caused by a fragmented, inefficient market system, has placed millions of fixed- and low-income people in a precarious situation. Market experts, the consumers鈥� association and independent studies have for long pointed out the issue. Now, the Bangladesh Bank says that an inefficient market system, characterised by supply chain...
THE lingering crisis in Bangladesh鈥檚 tertiary education system, nearly a year after the student-led uprising of July and August 2024, paints a bleak picture of institutional dysfunction, political inertia and squandered opportunities. What began as a popular movement to address perceived injustices in the quota system and an unpopular pension reform quickly spiralled...
A prescheduled programme of the teachers of the secondary-level schools under the monthly pay order system to lay siege to the Bangladesh Secretariat was cancelled on Wednesday following detention of a leader...
Bangladeshi adventurer Ikramul Hasan Shakil has set a new world record by walking 1,300 kilometres on foot from sea-level to the summit of Mount Everest with Systema Toothbrush by his side...
WALKING is a good exercise. But this is not so when it becomes involuntary, especially amidst a poor environment for walking. An increased share of walking in daily trips in the greater Dhaka area 鈥� which is composed of, wholly and partly, five districts of the Dhaka division which are Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Narsingdi and Munshiganj 鈥� appears to be no sign...
THE local government elections that took place last week saw a consolidation of the democratic system in the country. The government followed the rules of elections to a greater extent than its recent predecessors some of whom continue to be active on the political stage. Particularly noteworthy was the absence of the abuse of state resources, both media and financial...
Pragati Life Insurance PLC has been awarded ISO 27001:2022 certification in recognition of its excellence in information security management systems, said a press release...
HOSPITALS are the preferred choices in the health system, both by policymakers and the populace, due to their grand visibility. But are hospitals that deal with sick people able to deliver the whole spectrum of health services effectively and efficiently? Often 鈥榤edical鈥� perception prevails over 鈥榟ealth鈥� care when 鈥榤edical鈥� is only a part of overall 鈥榟ealth鈥� care. Hospitals...
A DECLINING use of buses in the capital, largely because of no improvement in services, on part of users, and the absence of fresh investment, on part of operators, is worrying. Without an efficient and functional public transport system, the capital city stands the chance of getting out of the reach of the poor, low- and fixed-income people, forcing them to use expensive...
Navana Pharmaceuticals PLC. has been officially awarded the prestigious ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System certification...
AS THE global trading system faces rising uncertainty, from tariff hikes to shifting geopolitical alliances, Bangladesh stands at a critical crossroads. As the country is quickly approaching graduation from a least developed country, rethinking our current trade strategy is necessary. We need to move beyond short-term, quick fixes and embrace a more holistic trade...
The Association of ICX Operators of Bangladesh on Wednesday urged the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to modernise the Interconnection Exchange system instead of eliminating it...
Adviser for the labour and employment ministry, retired brigadier general M Sakhawat Hossain, said on Sunday that he would take an initiative to introduce a complaint system for the domestic helps under the ministry...