Editorial

Philippe Le Houérou :Last April, I wrote about the changes we are making as we re-examine our engagements with financial institutions, or FIs. We are...

Poppy McPherson :In mid-September, several days after arriving in Bangladesh from conflict-torn Western Myanmar, 18-year-old Rashida Begum sat with her baby by the side of...

HOW poor our export basket is and at which speed the export volumes are shrinking against skyrocketing imports can be understood by the Central Bank’s...

BANGLADESH, traditionally known for a large number of underweight children, is now facing an increase in the number of obese children due to food marketing,...

Rationalise lab test fees It is a common practice for most doctors to advise the patient to conduct diagnostic tests. The number of tests that...

Prof. M Zahidul Haque :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while recently visiting the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar expressed her firm determination to help the...

Adva Saldinger :A lack of access is the biggest impediment to aid from the United States reaching the Rohingya Muslim minority in northern Rakhine state...

A. Mannan :The 1972 Constitution was handsomely drafted by a team headed by law-icon of the nation Dr. Kamal Hossain ably supported by its competent...

BUSINESS leaders have strongly opposed the government’s latest move to increase the tariff of electricity saying that the proposed hike would adversely affect the manufacturing...

A NEW IT virtual threat known as ‘Blue Whale’ game is looming. This much-talked digital game already has triggered panic among the guardians. The entire...

Alex Their :Is the world falling apart? Or are we banding together, despite our differences, to solve common problems? We might find out this week...

BUSINESS leaders and top executives of multinational companies on Sunday said that bureaucratic tangles, unpredictable tax policy, poor infrastructure and shortage of power and gas...