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Saving St Martin's Island

The recent appeal by the Department of Environment (DoE) as published in various daily newspapers for the rescue of the St Martin's Island could not be more welcome. In fact, it should have come years and years earlier. Better late than never as the appeal sounds; and time has come...

Women in agriculture

As evident from official statistics, the participation of women in the greater agricultural economy of Bangladesh is constantly on the rise. Women engaged in this sector have now crossed 10 million from a few thousands about fifty years ago. Available official statistics supports this, although there is paucity of chronological...

Reducing Covid-19's uneven impact on workers

Lower-skilled and young workers were among the hardest hit from the pandemic, suffering job losses in record numbers last year. Some of those jobs may never reappear as economies readjust to a post-pandemic world. Longer-term changes appear likely in terms of the mix of jobs in the economy-some sectors and...

Addressing plight of DU-affiliated college students

Educational institutions have been closed for more than a year now. The students of schools and colleges are being promoted to next grade without taking any examinations. Public and private universities are conducting classes and exams virtually, and resolving their students' session jam issues. The Dhaka University authorities have reportedly...

Need for earthquake preparedness

A total of five mild earthquakes jolted Sylhet recently, creating panic among the people. It is true that no major casualty was reported from these incidents but experts have warned that the series of light tremors could be the sign of a major quake. Dhaka is one of the most...

Containing pandemic's contagion in border districts

If we want to avoid a situation like the one that India has faced recently, we must impose a strict lockdown in the border districts. Considering the risinginfection rate, we can say that the border districts including Chapainawabganj, Natore, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Khulna, Satkhira, Jashore, and Bagerhat are now highly susceptible...