Editorial

Cary Yan :The UN’s 2030 Agenda highlights the strong commitment to ending poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including by eradicating extreme poverty by...

Sir Frank Peters :One bright spark once said: “truth is stranger than fiction”. I think it was Mark Twain who uttered the immortal words, but...

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :Both are well connected to other cities through public transport and experiencing difficult management of traffic movement. Traffic management in Kolkata...

THE sorry state of the banking sector with over 27 percent default loans in eight state-run banks with a national average of 10 percent for...

WHILE releasing its annual report 2016, BRAC — the country’s one of the most prestigious Non-government organisation has made the disclosure that some 27 million...

Australia new champions in Asia Cup Basketball The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBAA Asia Championship) was the 29th continental basketball championship...

Filip Gregor :Climate change and other systemic risks, such as growing inequality, are spurring the debate on the role of the financial sector in the...

M. A. Jabbar :Trade-based money laundering has been recognized by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in its 2006 study as one of the main...

ACUTE shortage of hospital staff is causing difficulties in running public hospitals all over the country. We have ample trained manpower, but the so-called difficulty...

THE government’s desperate moves to import food grains from abroad; particularly rice from some East Asian countries shows the big supply shortfall in the government...

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :“Poverty is widely understood to be a key factor that increases the propensity for individuals and households to be harmed by...

Duncan Green :Spent a day earlier this surprisingly Enjoyableweek in a posh, but anonymous (Chatham House Rule) Central London location, discussing the state of the...