Let’s be serious and revise the growth target

THE World Bank has said that this year’s proposed national budget was bigger than the government’s implementation capacity. Although the budget had some positive aspects...

Editorial

Budget 2014-15 : Some observations

Saleh Akram :The Finance Minister presented a wide-bodied budget of Taka 2.5 lakh crore for 2014-15 financial year – so far the biggest budget in...

Editorial

A challenger in Turkey

Kemal Kirisci :Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, finally has a challenger in August’s presidential elections. The main opposition parties, the Republican People’s Party (CHP)...

Editorial

Opinion / Its like friction

Valdenor Junior :With the World Cup underway, the problem at hand is: How to fight state abuse during the World Cup?We may harken back to...

Editorial

Readers’ Forum

Can Brazil win the hexa?Though Brazil have outplayed Cameroon 4-1 in their last Group ‘A’ match, many critics still doubt their abilities to win the...

Football

A USA fan looks on in the rain prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil group G match between the USA and Germany at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil on Thursday .

Switzerland players acknowledge the fans after a 3-0 victory over Honduras in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group E match between Honduras and Switzerland at Arena Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil on Wednesday.

Football

Shaqiri’s hat trick puts Swiss into 2nd round

AP, Manaus :Xherdan Shaqiri’s hat trick put Switzerland into the second round of the World Cup, and kept coach Ottmar Hitzfeld gainfully employed for at...

Football

A France fan enjoys the atmosphere prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group E match between Ecuador and France at Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday.

Football

Manaus mayor says World Cup city proved critics wrong

British tabloids warned it was a jungle outpost where dangers ranged from rampant crime to snakes, but Manaus’s mayor said Wednesday the World Cup host...

Football

Uruguay captain Lugano dismisses ‘bite’ claims

Uruguay captain Diego Lugano has denied Luis Suarez is guilty of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.Fifa, world football’s governing body, opened disciplinary proceedings against Suarez...

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