Editorial
Enhance the working environment for nurses
Nurses provide the utmost sincerity in serving patients alongside doctors to ensure their recovery, starting from administering medication to providing comprehensive care at hospitals. However, it is saddening that healthcare in the country is running with a shortage of 76 percent nurses compared to the requirement. Moreover, even those who are present, there are concerns about the quality of their service. Therefore, recruitment and proper incentivization of nurses are absolutely necessary according to the demand.
Cease the dominance of formula milk
There is no alternative to mother's milk to promote the physical and mental development and enhance the immune system of a newborn. Until six months of age, only breastfeeding ensures the necessary nutrition for the child and reduces the risk of mortality.
Urgent call for stronger server security
In the digital world, data leaks have become a major concern. The situation in Bangladesh is even more alarming, as there is limited attention to data protection, and cyber security is extremely weak. Recently, sensitive data from various government agencies has been leaked on the internet. This includes personal information of more than 100,000 police officers. Additionally, access credentials and secret passwords for a police data repository have also been exposed. We believe such incidents undermine national security, which is a warning sign for the country’s information technology sector.
Workers under free visas should not be subjected to uncertainty
The lives of Bangladeshi migrant workers are becoming increasingly precarious. Most of the workers are going abroad with loans, borrowing from relatives. Even before reaching their destinations, they are falling into dire situations. In many cases, they are compelled to sell off their lands and meager assets just to go abroad. However, for various reasons, they are forced to return to the country empty-handed. Such news is not pleasent for our country.
Stand by the hardworking people during intense heat
The working people of Bangladesh live an inhumane life throughout the year. They have to fight against the adversities of nature - whether it's the cold, heat, or rain. People with low incomes, especially farmers, laborers, day laborers, and rickshaw pullers, never see an end to their suffering. No matter how much adversity blocks their path, there seems to be no way out for them. Over the past three days, a severe heatwave has been sweeping across the entire country. The scorching heat is overwhelming. It is with this intense heat weighing heavily on their heads that the laborers have to work.
Let women's parental rights be ensured
In Article 28(2) of our constitution, it is stated, "Women and men shall have equal rights in all spheres of state and public life." However, the reality is that women's rights in terms of prevailing laws, institutional practices, and societal behavior have not been established in the same manner. Though there is no way to deny it, the importance of women, especially in nurturing and raising children, is limitless from childbirth to upbringing. Yet, society often prioritizes the perceived rights of men or fathers, overshadowing the significance of women or mothers.
Even if rice production increases, why wouldn't the price decrease?
Rice is the primary staple food for Bengalis. The Bengali proverb mache-bhate Bangali is still true in the Bengali context. Especially for poor people, there is no alternative to eating rice three times a day. That's why the main concern for poor people is rice. If the price of rice increases, cries of distress start echoing from all directions—what will they eat to survive? Research has shown that poor people spend 29-32 percent of their income to buy rice. This means that nearly one-third of their income goes into buying rice alone. As a result, in order to sustain themselves, they have to cut down on other expenses mercilessly.
Cutting down mountains essentially means ensuring our own destruction
Day by day, the hunger of mountain destroyers is escalating. They are targeting the numerous small and large mountains of the hilly Chattogram region. Consequently, natural biodiversity is being destroyed. From a news conference organized by the Chattogram Center for Historical and Cultural Research and the Bangladesh Environment Forum, it has been revealed that even 40 years ago, there were 200 mountains in the city of Chattogram alone, of which 60 percent have already disappeared.
Build a resilient future
In Bangladesh, people have been struggling through epochs of warfare against the wild, cyclones, and floods. Recently, a new combatant has joined this battle - heatwaves. Heatwaves are escalating not only in Bangladesh but also globally. Consequently, the increase in temperature is impacting human life, nature, and the world of flora and fauna.
Bangladesh needs to advance in the indices of freedom and prosperity
Bangladesh achieved independence through the sacrifice of the blood of 3 million martyrs. The objective of this independence was to break free from the oppression and atrocities of Pakistan. Not only the Pakistani regime, but for two years, the British rule also inflicted torture upon the people of Bengal. Even the Mughals and Pathans never recognized the rights of the people of this land. It means that for thousands of years, the people of Bengal have been subjected only to oppression. The Liberation War of 1971 was a fight against centuries of subjugation. It symbolized the aspirations of the people for eternal freedom. However, that freedom and prosperity are now being questioned.
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