Opinion

Establishing democracy is difficult, and sustaining it is even more difficult. This is because democracy is not merely the right to vote. It...

Yesterday, all flights from Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia were temporarily suspended following repeated missile and drone attacks by Houthi rebels on...

If people cannot even be assured that they will leave home and return safely, the achievements of development begin to lose their significance....

The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP31, will be held in Türkiye next November. Ahead of the conference, the global body has called...

“Water is another name for life”—we have heard this saying so many times that perhaps we do not always appreciate its deeper...

One day, those who held our hands and showed us the way—when it is their turn to walk that path today, are we standing beside them? There is...

A century is not a very long period of time; yet in this one century, the world has changed in ways that are unprecedented in the history of human...

A child is not merely the life of a family; children are also the life of a state. They are the ones who will take charge of the state in the...

A key message from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’s speech at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly is...

Do accidents really happen “all of a sudden”? Certainly not. If we look closely, we will find that behind almost every accident lies a...

Witnessing various incidents in the present society, many are asking: What kind of society are we living in? After coming such a long way in the...

The price of fuel oil is rising sharply in the global market. With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and growing uncertainty over oil supplies...

British scientist H. G. Wells once warned, “If we do not end war, one day war will end us.” The statement may be very old, but in...

“Education is the backbone of a nation”—we repeat this oft-heard saying so easily that perhaps we do not always appreciate its...

Nelson Mandela said, “The true character of a society is most clearly revealed by how it treats its children.” Today, these words are...

The vitality of a nation, and the extent to which its people are physically healthy, largely determine that nation’s social and economic...

The impact of war is never confined solely to the battlefield. The sound of artillery crosses borders, the devastation caused by missiles disrupts...

Broiler chicken has long been an important part of the daily diet of the people of Bangladesh. The contribution of the poultry industry to...

Outside an army camp in Nuwakot, Nepal, a crowd of people who have lost relatives waits anxiously. Trembling fingers move down a list of names...

Nepal’s recent devastating floods have not only revealed the wrath of nature but have also exposed the darker side of human beings. A storm...