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Editorial

Readers’ Forum

Guarding franchiseWe think from now on January 5, could be observed as the D Day (Death of Democracy) because on that day people of...

American economy needs further boost

Carrie Sheffield :An interesting trending online compares the economies of American states with global economies. There isn't uniform thinking about this, with various maps...

On inequality

Lawrence Summers :INEQUALITY has emerged as a major economic issue in the United States and beyond. Sharp increases in the share of income going...

Nutrition needs of first 1000days

Fahmida Hashem :1000 days- number of the days to save the child's future & too rich the deadline in MDG's. In the first 1ooo...

LNG import and politics in gas fields leasing

A NEWS report in a national daily on Wednesday said that the government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of...

Govt must buy potato to save marginal farmers

SURPLUS potato production this year has created a new market crisis forcing farmers to sell the produce at throw away prices to incur heavy...

Readers’ Forum

Medical negligenceEvery day we hear of deaths in road accidents. It does not surprise us. The other day, seven children were killed in the...

Hegemony or survival ?

Alan Furth :Speaking at the United Nations in 2006, Hugo Chávez excoriated ex- US President George W. Bush as "the devil." Chávez waved a...

Indian economy to face troubles in coming years

Mamta Badkar :With economic growth at a ten-year low, the rupee down over 12% year-to-date against the dollar, capital outflows, and collapsing corporate profits,...

Making election credible

Barrister Nazir Ahmed :The tenth parliamentary election in Bangladesh was held on 5th January 2014 - but, what kind of election was it? Over...

Upazila polls: Another acid test for EC

THE first phase of upazila parishad elections is going to be held today at 97 upazilas across the country in a highly charged political...

Keep social safetynet program above politics

GROWING allocations for Social Safetynet Program (SSNP) has provoked a new debate at a time when the poverty rate has come down in the...

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