Janmashtami – Birthday of Lord Krishna
Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Shri Krishna is celebrated with great devotion on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksha or the 8th day of the dark...
Editorial
Myanmar troops on border adding tension
MEDIA reports said the Myanmar government has deployed more troops in the Rakhine state across Bangladesh border and as the human rights situation of Rohingya...
Better manpower training to derive demographic dividend
BANGLADESH has more working age people known as demographic dividend since 2007 than bon-working and on experts view this opportunity to accelerate development using the...
Power to rape now a power symbol
INCIDENTS of rape and sexual assaults across the country allegedly by leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League and its associate organisations have continued...
Fire at HSIA: A security image concern
A FIRE break out at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday caused suspension of airport operations for three hours. The incident is an ominous sign...
Readers’ Forum
Brazil return to top spot Olympic Champions Brazil returned to the top spot in the world of soccer within a month with 1604 points. According...
Museums do not tell us all
Rafia Zakaria :If you took a walk around the major museums of world capitals, the Louvre in Paris, the British Museum in London or the...
Anti-corruption needs mobilising global sentiment
John Feffer :In democracies, corruption works in a similar way. The opposition slams the ruling party for all the ways it uses the levers of...
Readers’ Forum
Politics over education! We have a glorious history of student politics, but the present condition of student politics is diminishing the prestige of our glorious...
Mogherini’s attendance at Rouhani’s inauguration encourages Iranian impunity
Alejo Vidal-Quadras :On Wednesday 2 August, Amnesty International issued a new report on the systematic human rights abuses being carried out by the Islamic Republic...
Col Jamil died for his leader, for his country
Syed Badrul Ahsan :When no one was willing to take the plunge, he knew what he needed to do. Col Jamiluddin Ahmed, newly promoted to...
‘No Vote’ : To be or not to be
A. Mannan :A sizeable quantum of heated exchange, though seems to be rational from each one’s view point, has, of late, been generated, inter-alia, by...