Opinion
As Bangladesh prepares to unveil the national budget for the fiscal year 2025–26, the Ministry of Finance has formally identified eight pressing economic challenges. With the country still revolving from administrative disorder, inflationary shock and structural inefficiency, this bu...
Bangladesh stands on the front lines of a global crisis, facing the challenges of a worsening climate emergency and the current humanitarian tension of sheltering around a million Rohingya people. These crises touch in areas such as Cox’s Bazar, Satkhira, Khulna, Barishal and Patuakhali, where...
In an era of rapid global workforce expansion, Bangladesh is experiencing a significant surge in manpower exports, driven by unprecedented demand from international markets. With around seven lakh workers from Bangladesh securing jobs abroad in the past ten months, this trend highlights the mounting...
The state-owned sugar industry of Bangladesh is facing a deepening financial crisis, with over Tk 9,000 crore in accumulated debt and a swiftly declining production capacity. The country’s 15 sugar mills are failing to meet even 1 percent national sugar demand managed by the Bangladesh Sugar a...
Tobacco consumption in Bangladesh is evolving into a grave public health crisis, with 35 percent of the adult population— around 3.78 crore people— regularly using tobacco products. This common use is causing a silent epidemic of chronic illness, disabilities and untimely death in the co...
A concerning trend is sweeping around the globe: a record rise in myopia or shortsightedness among children. A research-based study reveals that one in three children worldwide now suffers from this condition, a remarkable raise that has got the attention of health experts.Myopia’s growi...
Despite substantial budgetary allocations to education and technology, amounting to Tk 2, 75,597 crore over the last three fiscal years, the quality of education in Bangladesh remains a critical concern. According to the Planning Commission’s recent report, the country’s education sector...
National
Steps have been taken in Rajshahi to prevent coronavirus after detection of three coronavirus infected patients in Bangladesh. On Monday in a conference, the Divisional Health Director’s Office, Civil Surgeon’s Office and also Rajshahi Medical College Hospital came up with the remarks. T...
All Section,City
The anti-corruption commission (ACC) has found evidence of illegal promotion of six employees in Rajshahi secondary and higher secondary education board by creating fictitious posts. On Thursday morning, ACC assistant director in Rajshahi Alam Hossain confirmed the information to the newsman followi...
A section of businessmen and customers of Rajshahi are continuing selling and buying of daily essential commodities inside dilapidated buildings amid heightened risk of an accident occurring at Samabay Market in Rajshahi city. But the authorities concerned are not paying any heed in this regard.Auth...
City
A state-of-the-art forensic laboratory is going to be launched by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Rajshahi for identifying criminals, detecting crimes and examining evidences. At Rajshahi police lines, the laboratory has been set up in a four-storey building. Mohammad Javed Patwary, a...
National,Back Page
Rajshahi, January 22: The English Department of Rajshahi University is continuing evening courses ignoring the University Grants Commission (UGC) order to stop. A notification regarding masters of arts degree and certificate courses admission test has been published on the university website recentl...
The teachers of a school have been teaching students under open sky on the school premises for couple of weeks as the school collapsed by a storm at Bagha upazila in Rajshahi.On March 29, a storm had blown away through the Choumadiya village under the Chakrajapur union of the upazila destroying hous...
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