Editorial

MAKING all the efforts to prevent drug trading, trafficking and addiction by law enforcers, NGOs and governmental agencies futile, the fatal addiction and menace are...

INTERMITTENT heavy rainfall in the two big cities of the country has brought them closer to the breaking point. On one hand the rains worsened...

WHEN the present admission test system at public universities would make a hassle for the students who passed the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations...

Susanne Becken :Wouldn’t it be great if something as simple and pleasurable as international travel could help end something as grinding and enduring as global...

A. Mannan :The 1972 Constitution was framed, enacted and implemented, a laudable achievement, thanks to Dr. Kamal Hossain and his team, a reasonably workable Constitution...

Tharanga Yakupitiyage :Investing in the health of the poorest communities saves almost twice as many lives, according to a UN agency’s analysis.In a new report...

Inward remittance downfall and remedies :Remittance sent by Bangladeshi expatriates through legal channels has seen a sharp decline recently. The Bangladesh Bank, to revamp the...

No one is above the law The story of breaching traffic law is nothing new. The violators, more often than not, are highly educated judges,...

Safa Khasawneh :Held for the first time in the Arab world, an annual meeting of Asian and Arab Parliamentarians examined how regional conflicts hinder the...

Stefano Stefanini :This Sunday (23 July), Federica Mogherini will visit Kuwait “to support and accompany” its mediation in the Qatar dispute. She joins the diplomatic...

Walden Bello :Free trade and the freedom of capital to move across borders have been the cutting edge of globalisation. They’ve also led to the...

THE results of this year’s HSC examinations saw a significant fall in both the success rate and the number of highest achievers due to the...