Factory farming: A health threat to global community
Fiona Harvey :The use of antibiotics in factory farms in Asia is set to more than double in just over a decade, with potentially damaging...
Editorial
Weak construction of highways and public safety
MOST of the national highways and local roads are severely battered now by torrential recent rains, floods and from lack of regular maintenance. They are...
Saudi initiative to end Yemen war highly appreciable
SAUDI heir to the throne Mohammed bin Salman reportedly want to end the two-year old war in Yemen is perhaps one of the best news...
Readers’ Forum
Relief for flood affected northern districts Due to excessive rainfall and fresh onrush of water from upstream, the inhabitants of the northern region of the...
Cutting consumption is key to cutting energy bills
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...
Population aging: Hallmark of the 21st Century
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,...
Women and rural infrastructure of Bangladesh
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...
Even people from West Bengal are coming for shelter
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...
Birth from caesarean section needs to be avoided
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...
White supremacists in the USA threatening social peace
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...
Working with young people to contain violent extremism
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...
Why new US Cold war with Russia now
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...