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Editorial

John Kerry’s bicycle diplomacy in the Middle East

Doyle McManusPeace negotiations, a wise U.S. diplomat once said, are like riding a bicycle: No matter how slow you're moving, it's best to keep...

Readers’ Forum

A sharp contradictionWhen I compare January of 1972 with January of 2014, the difference is so vast that I feel deep anguish. At that...

Only party men get jobs at Jn University

A NEWS report in a national Bengali daily on Friday said that Jagannath University has finalized the appointment of 10 section officers and...

Nothing to gain by using the cane

Sir Frank Peters :December 13 is Pupil's Liberation Day- a memorable and auspicious occasion for many Bangladeshi school pupils, regrettably not all.It was on...

Growth prospect of euro-area is under question

Nicholas Crafts :Recent growth in the euro area has tracked the experience of much of Europe in the 1930s all too closely. Unless policies...

US Visa Law fuels domestic-employee abuse

Tony Edson :The recent arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has unleashed two kinds of outrage: protests by Indians upset over her treatment by...

Unpaid inland bills at banks

COMMERCIAL banks sitting with unpaid bills against inland L/Cs are causing troubles to other banks suffering from capital shortage. Their indifference has raised concerns...

Any sensible govt could anticipate communal situation

THE country's Hindu community has come under attacks due to post election violence at different places as news reports said raising questions about the...

Readers’ Forum

Take Afghanistan team into account The Bangladesh under-19 Cricket team failed to enter the semifinals in the Asian U-19 Championship concluded in Abu...

Leader knows when to say bye

Rahul Singh : "After the general election I will hand the baton over to a new prime minister," he declared at the press conference....

Ensuring rights of the backward people

Syeda Lutfa Shahana : Superstition surrounding the disability is prevailing in our country. Most of the parents of visually impaired children are not aware...

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