Editorial

Jim Yong Kim :(From previous issue)The answer was yes to power production, but not yet to power distribution. We invested $250 million of IFC money,...

Rifat Zafreen :‘Oh no, what am I thinking! It cannot be, how is it possible – he is my uncle, my mother’s colleague – he...

THE capital is yet again experiencing an early outbreak of dengue and untimely rains may be to blame. Like last year, Aedes mosquitoes, transmitter of...

THE prices of all varieties of rice and other essential kitchen items are soaring amidst the flash floods in the greater Sylhet region. The prices...

Nicholas Rosellini :“Pursuing protectionism is like locking oneself in a dark room,” Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the assembled leaders at the World Economic Forum...

Jim Yong Kim :(From previous issue)Looking at the data on satisfaction with standard of living, we found that if your reference income goes up 10...

Danger of nuclear madness :The peace loving people of the world are tired of the US President Donald Trump, who wants North Korea to act...

ENERGY sector deals signed with Indian companies so far clearly indicate how India has been singularly un-tapping our energy market making us disproportionately dependent on...

THE New Nation reported on Friday that Vice-Chancellors in many private universities in the country are only titular head of the institutions while the Board...

Jim Yong Kim :Last fall, before the IMF-World Bank Group annual meetings, I told the world about our two goals – to end extreme poverty...

SUPREME Court Legal Aid Committee (SCLAC) Chairman Justice M Enayetur Rahim said on April 18 a specific law is required to rehabilitate people released after...

AN increasing number of trade organizations have been demanding a reduction in corporate tax rates in the upcoming 2017-18 National Budget. Foreign Investors’ Chamber of...