Opinion

PM leads from the front in fight against waste, graft

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is leading from the front in the fight against waste and corruption. Within just three months, he has demonstrated a clear commitment to steering the country

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House votes to limit Trump’s Iran war powers in remarkable rebuke

The House passed a resolution on Wednesday to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran, a significant rebuke to Trump and his handling of the conflict. Democrats have repeatedly

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Power cuts, road chaos mar rural Eid

EID-UL-AZHA was supposed to be a time of festive reunion. For a large majority in Bangladesh, it was a time of real suffering, discomfort, and frustration — long hours of

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Hidden climate bank beneath soil

CLIMATE change is usually discussed through cyclones, river erosion, salinity intrusion, floods and heat stress. Far less attention is given to the quiet climate story beneath the soil. Yet, the

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Why is Bangladesh a death trap for children today?

Have we completely forgotten these lines from poet Sukanta Bhattacharya’s poem Chharpatra (The Clearance)? In this country now, children are the most unprotected and unsafe. On one hand, the procession

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A Dissection of an Interview

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently living in self-imposed exile in India, has said in an email interview with Hindustan Times that she will return to Bangladesh “very soon”. Bangladesh,

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Begum Zia family’s arrest masterminded by Moti-Mahfuz: Masud reveals during remand

The arrest of Begum Khaleda Zia, her son and current Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, and another son Arafat Rahman Koko during the One-Eleven (1/11) regime was carried

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Economy, trade and investment hit by ineffective monetary policy

The public mood is extremely fragile at present. In reality, it is the worsening state of people’s finances that is intensifying their frustration. In particular, people have become deeply distressed

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