PRECISION medicine represents a fundamental shift in how we think about health care. Rather than relying solely on generalised treatment protocols, it incorporates individual genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors to deliver more accurate and effective interventions. At its core, precision medicine seeks to avoid the pitfalls of trial-and-error prescribing by guiding...
After almost a year of suspension of recruitment in the Malaysian labour market, Bangladesh is currently in bilateral discussions to resume the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers. Recently, Malaysia announced that it will resume the process of recruiting workers from the source countries. On May 13, 2025, a delegation led by the adviser of the...
THE problem with writing about Gaza is that words can’t explain what’s happening in Gaza. Neither can images, even the most gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. Because what needs to be explained is the inexplicable. What needs to be explicated is the silence in the face of horror...
THE instant response of most to the question in the title would be, ‘We had no choice but to fight for our survival and liberate our country from the Pakistani military occupation.’ It’s correct but incomplete because people do not plunge into a war on a whim unless it was brewing over quite some time. By sheer determination we instinctively resisted the armed assault...
BANGLADESH, an agriculture-dependent nation, sustains millions of livelihoods through farming. Yet, with finite arable land and a growing population, farmers are under relentless pressure to produce more. In this struggle, pesticides have become indispensable — deployed widely to combat crop-threatening pests and diseases. While pesticides can be vital to...
FOR a nation that dreams of becoming smart and progressive, Bangladesh’s educational budget is anything but intelligent. Year after year, we manage the impossible: allocating the lowest proportion of GDP to education in all of South Asia. That’s not a passing trend; that’s an institutional achievement in national self-sabotage, if you will...
ISRAEL’S claim that Hamas is ‘stealing aid’ is so preposterous no serious journalist or politician ought to give it any kind of airing — yet there it is continuously cropping up in the coverage of Gaza.
EVERY year, May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, a global observance not merely symbolic but a rallying cry for awareness, policy reforms and collective action. Since its introduction by the World Health Organisation in 1988, this day has highlighted...
SINCE its emergence as an independent nation, Bangladesh has relied heavily on agriculture as the bedrock of its economy. To this day, the sector continues to employ more than a third of the national workforce. Recent figures from Statista (2025)...
IN TODAY’S interconnected world, mass media wields unparalleled influence over public perception, shaping societal norms and values on a daily basis. Whether through television broadcasts, digital news outlets, podcasts or social media platforms, the media’s capacity to...
IN TODAY’S hyperconnected world, cybersecurity is no longer a technical issue confined to a particular department — it is a strategic imperative that affects every individual, business, and government. The threat landscape is growing more complex by...
THE Bangladesh interim government recently made a pretty big decision — they are dissolving the National Board of Revenue and splitting it into two separate entities: the Revenue Policy Division and the Revenue Management Division. This change...
ZIAUR Rahman is a remarkable personality in the study of Bangladeshi politics, in one respect, at least: how a former army officer whose political career spanned only about three years and a half could surpass established and professional politicians and...
AN EFFECTIVE local government in a country and society consolidates democracy from the grassroots. The common people become partners in good governance. Development and services are cost-effective and of high quality and standard. Local government...
AS THE world watches, one of history’s greatest crimes has taken form. Inaction, complicity and silence in the face of genocide have caused profound suffering to the Palestinian people. No final reckoning or redress would be equivalent to the scale and magnitude of Israel’s depraved criminality...
