Opinion

Social primitivism hindering overall development

Bangladesh is rapidly moving towards development in all aspects to realize the ‘Vision-2041’ initiated by the government. Even amid this Covid-19 pandemic, we have been able to retain the progress rate overcoming all obstacles. However, on the way of our advancement there is a notab...

National

‘Indian Silverbill’ bird being extinct

The name of the bird is ‘Indian Silverbill', locally known as ‘Deshi Chadi Thot’. The scientific name of the bird is ‘Lonchura malabarica' and they are also known as 'Chhota Munia'. These birds are very much alike sparrow, so many people mistake them as s...

All Section,City

Standard tobacco packaging needed to raise revenue, cut consumption

The introduction of standard packaging for tobacco products is needed to protect public health, protect consumer rights and increase taxes. If it is done and monitored properly, it will discourage the youths from consuming tobacco products, help smokers to quit smoking, make people aware of the harm...