Editorial

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...

DESPITE the tremendous contributions to the country’s agriculture by small farmers, the small and medium farmers have little access to the agricultural credit offered by...

Make kidney dialysis affordable Very often patients with kidney diseases need dialysis. Kidney Foundation and a few other public hospitals have dialysis equipment. They are...

Ellery Roberts Biddle :As Facebook expands its global reach, it’s looking to the developing world to increase its 2-billion-strong user base. One pillar of its...

Esther Lynch :On October 7 every year, trade unions on every continent mark World Day for Decent Work. Workers organise through trade unions to achieve...

Drive against stockists needed Last month we saw a laudable initiative taken by the police in Dhaka. Although it was a small-scale drive, it revealed...