Readers’ Forum
A sharp contradiction When I compare January of 1972 with January of 2014, the difference is so vast that I feel deep anguish. At that time people were celebrating winning the liberation war, eyes...
Editorial
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 one store officer at a syndicate meeting held on January 4....
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 this date in 2011 that eminent Bangladesh High Court justices...
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 change, this stagnation is likely to persist. In some ways,...
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 New York police, and, mostly outside of India, anger over...
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 at the central bank which has earlier set November 27,...
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 government’s lack of preparedness in the first place to foil...
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 Dhabi on Saturday despite the fact that eventual finalists Pakistan and...
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. “I hope it will be a UPA (the Congress Party-dominated...
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 what caused visual impairment and the rights of visually impaired...