Editorial

THE Grameen Bank (GB) is in big trouble in its birthplace though almost all developing and developed countries have replicated the model as a tool...

IMPORT of powdered milk has almost doubled over three years from 2013 to 2016 mainly due to increased commercial use and home consumption. The annual...

Ban adulterated food Food adulteration is a common practice in Bangladesh. Many food items that we regularly buy from the local markets contain some kinds...

Uniform admission test for public universities Like every other year, seats under the top public universities are very limited given the lower, yet still high...

Sharon L. Cardash :Just as artificial intelligence may help quickly identify and remedy “anomalies” (threat actor activity), it can also be harnessed to make malware...

Habiba Al Marashi :The year 2017 has been a good year for sustainability and CSR professionals in the UAE. With the government’s declaration to focus...

Veena S. Kulkarni, Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav Gaiha :The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 (or RPD Act) is laudable in its intent...

MEDIA report on Monday said Dhaka WASA, Water Development Board and two of our City Corporations have jointly spent around Tk 2,000 crore; much of...

THE government is sending a 171-member Hajj Assistance Delegation to Saudi Arabia this year mainly to provide medical help to pilgrims but it has only...

Sheikh Kamal and Abahani Club Sheikh Kamal will be remembered by the people of this country for his outstanding contribution to the development of sports....

José Antonio Ocampo and Jomo Kwame Sundaram :The United Nations recently released the 70th anniversary issue of its flagship publication, the World Economic and Social...

This very fact has been clearly stated in the Valuing Water Preamble and principles that have been on the table of the fifth round of...