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Urgency of economic and institutional reform

The warning is dire for Bangladesh. Renowned economists of the country have sounded the alarm bell ringing not for nothing. At a book launching ceremony in the city, they have emphasised the urgency of undertaking economic and institutional reforms because failure to meet the numerous fresh challenges---internal and external---can prove...

Indo-Pak war: Journalism vs jingoism

Greek dramatist Aeschylus, who died in 456 BC, said, "In war, truth is the first casualty".Later, in 1917, U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson, made the same observation by saying "The first casualty when war comes is truth."In a parallel universe, where sanity isn't lost to jingoism and anchors aren't screeching war...

Wasteful inauguration culture

Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the much-anticipated Kalurghat Rail-cum-Road Bridge on the River Karnaphuli on May 14 next. The 700-metre double-track and double-lane bridge will replace the existing 93-year-old single-lane rail-cum-road bridge. This Tk. 115.6 billion bridge project is expected to...

Libraries as catalysts for development

One of the key drivers of human progress is the acquisition of knowledge, and a primary tool for nurturing that knowledge is the habit of reading. Libraries serve as institutions where this knowledge is preserved and made accessible to readers. In developed nations, libraries are considered integral to education. Despite...

Humanitarian disaster in Gaza

The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has reached an unimaginable level of cruelty, with Israeli forces imposing a total blockade on the supply of food, water, and medicine to innocent civilians. According to the United Nations humanitarian agency, the situation is deteriorating rapidly in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. There is no...