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Webinar on ‘Human Rights Protection’ held at DU 427 Environmental Human Rights Protection in the Context of Bangladesh: A Policy Perspective’ held at Dhaka University campus. Dev Center for Philosophical Studies (DCPS), named after Govinda Chandra Dev, a former professor of DU Philosophy department who was assassinated at the onset of the Liberation War by Pakistan Army, organised the webinar on January 18, said a DU press release. DU Pro-VC (Academic) also president of the center Dr ASM Maksud Kamal presided over the webinar while Director of DCPS also Chairman of the Department of Phi...

Mismanagement, corruption, poor planning behind losses incurred in state-owned jute, sugar mills: study Star file photo Star Online Report Star Online Report Workers are not responsible in any way behind the losses of state-owned jute and sugar mills, with the blame laying on mismanagement, massive corruption, and absence of proper planning, a group of educationists and researchers have said. They also said there was no real basis for the argument that privatisation would lead to expansion of the industry. Prof Dr Mohammad Tanjimuddin Khan and Prof ...

Losses by State Jute, Sugar Mills: Mismanagement, graft to blame Researchers also point to lack of proper planning Brown sugar being sold for Tk 65 per kilogramme in front of the Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation in the capital’s Motijheel. Photo: Amran Hossain Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Mismanagement, corruption and absence of proper planning are responsible for the losses incurred by the state-owned jute and sugar mills, and workers in no way can be blamed, a group of educationists and researchers said. They revealed the findings of a research on the recent clo...

Stop financing dirty fossil fuel; invest in renewable energy instead: Speakers at virtual energy dialogue Photo: Collected Star Online Report Star Online Report Speakers at a virtual dialogue today urged foreign investors to stop financing in dirty coal- and LNG- fired power plants and invest in renewable energy instead. The virtual dialogue, titled "Energy Investment in Bangladesh" was co-organised by 16 campaign groups, non-profit organisations and climate movement platforms from Bangladesh and across the globe. The dialogue was inaugurated by ren...

Orient Black Swan Non-fiction Bangladesh is one of the Asian countries making great strides in terms of economic development. But how did it reach this stage from its blood-tinged independence in 1971? Bangladesh at 50 offers a multitude of perspectives on how Bangladesh earned its name as a growing economy and the possible challenges that might beset the country's social, economic, and political structures. It also provides a glimpse into the dizzying intersection among NGOs, corporations, militancy, environment, and gender. ONCE MORE INTO THE PAST: Essays personal, public, and literary Dai...