High schools, colleges to resume class tomorrow
The education ministry on Saturday said that classes of all secondary level educational institutions would be resumed on Sunday, May 5, 2024...
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Export of plastic products witnesses nearly 18pc growth
The export of plastic products witnessed a healthy growth of nearly 18 per cent during the July-April period of the current fiscal year (FY24) fetching $201.09 million due to competitive price advantage and creation of newer markets.....
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Sports
Tanzid’s debut fifty propels Tigers to crushing win over Zimbabwe
Opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim scored a brisk half-century on debut as Bangladesh registered a crushing eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the rain-interrupted first of the five-match T20I series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.
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India not xenophobic, FM Jaishankar says after Biden remark
India is not xenophobic, the country’s foreign minister has insisted, after comments by United States president Joe Biden suggesting the South Asian nation and fellow ally Japan were struggling economically because they rejected immigrants....
Science & Technology
China launches first probe to collect samples from far side of Moon
China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send...
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Classical musicians pay tribute to Allauddin Khan
Young classical musicians from Bangladesh and West Bengal, India paid tribute to Indian sarod player Allauddin Khan performing at a programme held at...
New Age Specials
The other worldliness of secular politics
SECULAR politics represents a decisive ideological stance. Such politics may not be expected to show an infatuation with any religion, religious views, or phenomena. In its firm...
Former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed for swift reforms amid economic challenges
Ensuring the accountability of state institutions is of paramount importance for the provision of services to the people, fostering sustainable development, and combatting corruption in any democratic nation. Regrettably, in Bangladesh, numerous state institutions struggle to fulfil their responsibilities, which impedes socio-economic progress. This concern was highlighted by former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed in a recent interview with New Age Business magazine, where he discussed these issues with Special Correspondent Shakhawat Hossain.In light of the complex economic challenges facing our country, including an economic downturn, a dollar crisis, geopolitical issues, high inflation, an influx of bad loans, and capital flight, Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, currently a professor of Economics at the Business School of BRAC University, emphasised the pivotal role of functioning state institutions.He stated, ‘No strategies can succeed if state institutions do not operate effectively.’
