Editorial

Kazakhstan: NATO’s new frontier?

KAZAKHSTAN reminds of Armenia (September 2015), also energy price increases, Georgia (April 2009), opposition attempting to force pro-Russian president Mikheil Saakashvili from power; and even to some extent of Ukraine

Strict Covid screening at border crossing a must

IT IS commendable that the government has taken immediate steps to verify Covid certificates at different land borders following the detection of three individuals with false negative certificates. In the

Govt must build capacity to fight erosion

AN INCREASED level of erosion in coastal towns, forests and islands is an issue of grave concern. When such erosion is a direct impact of climate change, Bangladesh, ranked among

Declining water quality threat to public health

A RECENT study reports that the declining water quality caused by an unregulated use of pesticide and other forms of pollution is becoming a major public health concern. The study

Policy support needed for bicycle industry for more benefits

THERE has been a minimum policy support for the bicycle industry despite proven export potential. The local demand for bicycles, as the Bicycle Merchant Assembling and Importers’ Association says, is

Dhaka must boldly take up border killing issue with Delhi

INDIA’S Border Security Force killed four Bangladeshis in the past 10 days, showing high-handedness on part of India authorities and a poor handling of the issue by Bangladesh. The Indian

Farm mechanisation craving for investment

It is heartening to know that government has taken up a project regarding agricultural machinery distribution to farmers. This project is expected to create a large market for agricultural machinery

Refusal to sign CoP26 forest declaration unbecoming

THIS is worrying that Bangladesh, one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, has not signed the global pledge to end and reverse deforestation by 2030 at the ongoing