Editorial

THE Korean peninsula is closer to war again as a North Korean official reaffirmed on Monday Pyongyang’s commitment to developing a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile...

THOUGH we have gradually achieved improvement in our socio-economic conditions poverty level continues to be a significant problem in the country with about 47 million...

FOOD inflation is running all time high in the country as average quality rice sells now at Tk 60 per kg compared to around Tk...

Violence against women and children It’s a matter of extreme sorrow that violence against women and children in our country is on the rise. We...

Healthy wood markets encourage responsible forest management, which leads to better quality trees and more carbon stored in the forest and in solid wood products....

Bandar Hajjar :Investing in youth by developing their potential through education, job creation and instilling the values that advance the cause of humanity is the...

POVERTY reduction rate in the country is slowing down as calculated from data that to be revealed by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in few...

Cheating people in the name of “sit-in service” In the name of “sit-in service”, bus owners in Dhaka are robbing people of their hard-earned money....

Idriss Jazairy :The World Food Programme estimates that more than 100 million people worldwide face severe food insecurity. The situation is most severe in countries...

Sir Frank Peters :There are at least two questions without answers in the world today: how long is a piece of string and when will...

Shahiduzzaman :History was made for 400 landless families in the remote char lands of Noakhali district. On October 11, they all received land titles from...

BANGLADESH economy is facing real challenge as the Rohingya crisis is deepening with the exodus of the homeless in thousands daily to demand more allocation...