Verdict on sensational 7-murder case has established justice
THE abduction and murder of seven individuals, including the Narayanganj City Corporation panel mayor and a senior lawyer of the District Judge’s Court in April...
Editorial
EU and US get tough on China trade
Fraser Cameron :Last week, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer launched an investigation of Chinese ‘unfair trade practices’ with a focus on alleged Chinese stealing...
Arab women exchanging ideas, finding voice for reforms
Taylor Luck :The changes were as radical as they were swift. On July 26, Tunisia voted to criminalise sexual harassment and discrimination against women. On...
Readers’ Forum
Adulterated fertilizers in local markets Media reports said, fake and adulterated fertilisers have flooded the local markets causing harms to our agricultural production. The fertility...
Corporate philanthropy
David Callahan :Once upon a time, corporate philanthropy was a pretty simple enterprise. Companies would sprinkle around grants for various good works, mainly in the...
Curb nuclear weapons, ban them to prevent war
Carl Bildt (Core Issues) :No one with any connection to reality could seriously believe that the governments of China, Israel, Pakistan, and Russia will simply...
Change in South Asian monsoon pattern led to floods
Farid Ahmed :Aid agencies warn of a serious unfolding humanitarian crisis as floodwaters continue to inundate new areas of three South Asian countries, forcing millions...
None to oversee and run the Insurance Sector
ACCORDING to the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) sources, the organisation’s top posts are still vacant, meaning – it can neither hold Board Meetings...
Razzak: Demise of a superstar
LEGENDARY actor Abdur Razzak, who in Bangladesh popularly known as ‘Nayak Raj Razzak’, breathed his last at United Hospital on last Monday. Entire film industry...
Readers’ Forum
A good coach indeed There is no doubt that French super star Zinedine Yazid Zidane is also a good football coach. Zinedine Yazid Zidane, an...
Value nature
MA. Isabel Ongpin :WE take our natural environment too much for granted. Look how we treat trees in urban area; we marginalize them by crowding...
Get Trump off Twitter to save the world
Jeffrey D Sachs :America’s political institutions and formal processes are diminished. The federal government is hemorrhaging scientific expertise, as researchers leave or are purged, and...