Editorial

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

Mulling underground LNG storage: A time befitting understanding

It is heartening to know that, because of the volatile LNG price in the global market, the government is now mulling over an underground LNG storage at abandoned Sangu gas

Need for knowledge-based economy

While addressing a function at Software Technology Park on Thursday, the State Minister for Information and Communication Technology said that Startups will be the main driving force of the country’s

Fight against corruption in ACC must be deterrent

THE move to investigate corruption allegations against officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission especially involving external authorities is welcome. The National Security Intelligence has, as requested by the commission, started collecting

Biden for stronger US-Bangladesh ties

US President Joe Biden has expressed his government’s intention to deepen the strong and abiding friendship with Bangladesh. He also wished to work together for achieving common goals of the

Dhaka WASA’s supply water failure worrying

THE Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority chief has said that the agency supplies 10–13 per cent of its consumers with contaminated water. Such an admission from the agency chief

Immediate steps a must to recover JnU land

STUDENTS of Jagannath University have held protests the illegal occupation of their residential hall by an influential political leader for more than three decades now. They have yet again taken

Perennial water-logging in Dhaka persists

Amid myriad experts’ opinions, observations and hollow promises over the years, water-logging in Dhaka persists with none to pick up the challenge. Yet it was encouraging to note that the