AI system to watch, steady essentials market
The prices of essential commodities have long displayed a tendency to rise at the slightest hint of a supply disruption, while their fall, even after supplies improve, is hardly as prompt. Behind this familiar phenomenon lie inaccurate production estimates, delayed import decisions, fragmented information, hoarding and manipulation by market syndicates....
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Should Bangladesh walk back the trade agreement?
A couple weeks ago, the United States ambassador to Bangladesh paid a visit to the central office of National Citizen's Party (NCP), ostensibly to drum up support for the Reciprocal Trade Agreement signed in the final days of the interim government. The ambassador and his team spoke highly of the...
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When conspiracy theory is resorted to
Zahir Dehlvi's Taraz-e-Zahiri was first published in Lahore in 1914 as Dastan-e-Ghadar. Written in Urdu, the book is an eyewitness account of the May 1857 uprising in British India. It is also known as Ghadar, the mutiny, or the great revolt. Some called it the 'first war of independence' of...
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Ensure children's safety
Children's safety has become one of the most urgent concerns in Bangladesh. Yet, despite growing public awareness and repeated promises of action, reports of child abuse, sexual violence and murder continue to dominate newspaper headlines. No child should have to grow up in fear, but for many families, fear has...
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Starting financial education early-
In today's fast-changing world, academic knowledge alone is no longer sufficient for success. Many students graduate without essential skills to manage money, which often leads to poor financial decisions and creates significant problems in their daily lives. That is why financial literacy is a vital part of student life. Early...
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