Editorial

Tom Burke :No-one could doubt the ambition of the British government’s just-announced independent review of energy costs. It will consider the whole electricity supply chain...

Joseph Chamie :While rapid population growth may be the defining feature of the 20th century, with world population nearly quadrupling from 1.6 to 6.1 billion,...

Shahiduzzaman :Breaking all the social barriers and taboos, poor women in Bangladesh are now engaged in rural development works across the country as labourers.The Local...

THE flood situation is aggravating as the water levels in major rivers and their tributaries in the north and northeast are still rising or not...

UNNECESSARY delivery of children from caesarean section has phenomenally increased in the country mostly on greedy physicians’ advice linked to their clinical business. As per...

THE government decision to allow industries and legalize existing ones in the Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) around Sundarbans clearly shows that it is compromising the...

THE death of a person and injury to over nineteen others when a member of white supremacist group rammed a crowd of people opposing a...

Fien De Baere :Violent extremist groups not only acknowledge (and exploit) the grievances of young people, they provide them with the tools and means to...

Vladimir Popov :Even before the imposition of new sanctions on Russia by Donald Trump and the ongoing fuss over Russian hackers undermining US democracy, Russian-American...

Sujata Assomull :I have been over indulging lately. It had become pretty obvious as shopping bags full of clothes and accessories lay aimlessly at the...

Biman be exempted from paying fine A news item recently published in a section of the press mentioning Biman Bangladesh was fined INR 2 Lakhs...