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Dragon fruit helps fight chronic diseases

Dragon fruit, which is known as pitahaya fruit, is a tropical fruit that has become increasingly popular in recent years in Bangladesh. The fruits are gradually becoming popular among chronic disease patients in Bangladesh. In the local markets, demand for dragon fruit is high, according to fruit se...

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Intolerable hydraulic horn causes ‘deafness’

The hydraulic horn of vehicles has become a disturbingly harmful element in everyday life of the city dwellers, making hundreds suffer from various diseases caused by the sound pollution. A large number of Dhaka dwellers are suffering from a variety of health complications including deafness and hea...

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Juvenile gang culture an issue of grave concern

Increasing number of juvenile gangs as well as their engagement in various horrifying criminal activities in different cities and towns across the country have become an issue of serious concern for parents and society as well. Recently Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has also expressed concern...

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Human trafficking scenario dismays all

To utter dismay to conscious section of people, the absence of tribunal in dealing with the cases of human trafficking and worrying picture of rising trafficking have worsened the situation. Seven years have elapsed after the passage of the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act in 2012...

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Passive smokers increase alarmingly

Despite ban on smoking in public places, numerous people are still continuing the malpractice everywhere, putting lives of others at risk through passive smoking. With the growing number of smokers in the country, the number of passive smokers by default is also increasing rapidly.According to World...

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Serious malpractice by university teachers

Serious negligence found in county’s education sector. Around 7000 teachers from public universities are not taking regular classes, tutorial, and many of them are over-staying abroad without the permission of the universities concerned. As many as 3000 teachers from public university are not ...

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Divorce rate increases in capital Dhaka

An increasing rate of extra marital affairs is leading to more divorces and separations, compelling many couples to suffer a period of psychological breakdown and deep emotional distress. Latest trend shows that the prevalence of divorce has been increasing in the capital in last few years, experts ...

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Safe food still major concern

Ensuring safe food for all citizens is one of the key challenges for the country as vegetables and staple foods such as poultry and milk are still found to be unsafe. From the unsafe food we get often an extensive indication of food adulteration with harmful chemicals. Widespread use of meat and bon...

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Darkness-covered flyovers turn risky at night

Most of the flyovers and foot over bridges in the city get cloaked in darkness when night falls as there is no adequate light to illuminate them thus facilitating criminals to roam freely. As a result, city people who use the flyovers either in their private vehicles or rented transport like autoric...

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Climate change causes riverbank erosion

Riverbank erosion across the country has taken serious turn rendering lakhs of people homeless. Besides, the erosion is also destroying crops land, government establishments, non-governmental offices and educational establishments. Experts pin the blame for this worst situation on climate change. Ab...

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Host Bangladesh bears all burdens

After a lapse of two years of the Rohingya influx, host country Bangladesh is now beset with horrible burdens economically, politically and environmentally, as the world community is yet to make any headway to get over this crisis. Since the influx, there have been a large number of reports of attac...

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Urban farming sees rise in Dhaka

The concept of urban farming is not new, with many South Asian countries including India, China, Vietnam, and Singapore already following the trend, and Dhaka urbanites not far behind in catching up with the practice gradually.Around 12% urban area residents currently practice urban farming. Despite...

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Maize cultivation getting popularity in northern region

Farmers of the country’s northern region are gradually increasing maze cultivation in their fields as they obtained bumper production and fairly profitable price from the crop in recent years. A survey of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) revealed that Chuadanga, Dinajpur, Bogu...

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Motorbikes top highway fatalities

Around 224 people were killed during road journeys this Eid-ul-Adha, according to the Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association. Of them, 77 were motorcyclists, accounting for 34.37 percent of total casualties. In 2018, Eid journey motorcycle rider causality ratio was 15.28 percent. However, this tim...

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Desperate driving takes life everyday

Desperate driving continues to take away lives on roads and highways everyday throwing the fate of most of the victims’ family into miserable condition. Members of different law enforcement agencies assigned on country’s important roads and highways to ensure safe journey are failin...

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Groundwater can be recharged: experts

People in the capital city, Dhaka, are dependent on groundwater, but due to excessive extraction, the groundwater level is going down day by day.  However, like that in developed countries, Dhaka’s groundwater can be replenished, experts say.  Because of the water level reduction, mo...

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Rooftop gardens changing Dhaka’s skyline

DS SouravThe melancholic grey skyline of Dhaka city is slowly being changed into the colour of life and peace, green, as rooftop gardening is gaining popularity among the city dwellers. Beautification is not the only reason for rooftop gardening nowadays, rather the gardeners are more interested in ...