Editorial

ENRAGED by death of a patient for wrong treatment, relatives of the deceased went on rampage at the coronary care unit (CCU) of Dhaka Medical...

Explore new labour markets The Middle East, home to the majority of Bangladeshi expatriate workers, has been hit hard by a sharp fall in oil...

Nahar Khan :Very few people showed up to vote last week at a controversial reelection boycotted by the main opposition, causing a deep divide and...

Prof. M Zahidul Haque :Agricultural Extension plays a crucial role towards raising productivity and sustainability in the agriculture sector through providing scientific information to the...

Shaheen Chughtai :Whether targeted by perpetrators of sexual violence, oppressed by ideological extremists, or uniquely threatened by the bombing of hospital maternity units, women often...

BANGLADESH Bank (BB) received the resignation letters of outgoing Social Islami Bank Ltd. chairman Md Rezaul Haque, executive committee chairman Md Anisul Hoque and managing...

Stoppage of Intercity Trains at Paksey demanded No inter-city train running between Dhaka and Khulna touches Paksey Station although the Paksey station is strategically and...

Steffen Stiehle :During the crisis year of 2016, the 27 EU member states remaining after Brexit placed great emphasis on showing themselves united and for...

Tara Shirvani :While Europe is hopelessly grappling with the ongoing waves of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa the solutions outlined by our...

Baher Kamal :The prevailing “Take-Make-Dispose” linear economic model consisting of voracious depletion of natural resources in both production and consumption patterns has proved to be...

DEFAULTED loans in the banking sector are spreading growing concerns about the stability of the country’s banks and financial institutions. It recorded a rise of...

THE World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere surged at a record-breaking speed in 2016 to the highest level...