Industries must work with varsities for manpower development
THE government’s Vision 2021 that aims at attaining middle income status for the country would be almost impossible if the country fails to immediately develop...
Editorial
Concern over soaring rice price
RICE prices are soaring in the market all over the country as news report said following the devastating flashflood, which has washed away Boro crops...
Readers’ Forum
Poor BBC radio-signals in Bhola I live in mofussil in Upazila (Head Quarter) Lalmohan in the district of Bhola. I am used to listen to...
US aid administration lacks transparency
Lisa Cornish :While open government has been a popular mantra in recent years, the nascent administration of United States’ President Donald Trump appears to be...
Middle East – engulfed by a storm
Baher Kamal :A perfect storm has engulfed the Middle East, and continues to threaten international peace and security.Hardly anyone could sum up the Middle East...
Readers’ Forum
Workers dying from silicosis Labourers who work in stone crushing in different parts of our country are dying due to silicosis caused by inhalation of...
`The future of Afghanistan remains as uncertain as ever`
Ali M. Latifi :I spent the evening of April 13 with a cousin and two aunts in the upscale Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood in Kabul,...
Shere-Bangla : His role in addressing peasant uprising
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :Throughout his life Ak Fazlul Haque fought for upholding human rights of the poor farmers. He relentleesly struggled for the protection...
More capacity building for WASA instead of merger
WHEN it comes to addressing the water logging in Dhaka city, WASA is a “failed organisation”, said Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon on...
Corruption at BRTA office needs to be held in check
IT is not unknown that government offices are safe haven for systematic corruption and where it is for rendering service to people the severity of...
Trump`s first 100 days: A serious cause for concern
Martin Khor :This week, Donald Trump will mark his first hundred days as US President. It’s time to assess his impact on the world, especially...
Reclaiming the Bandung spirit for shared prosperity
Noeleen Heyzer and Anis Chowdhury :“The despised, the insulted, the hurt, the dispossessed-in short, the underdogs of the human race were meeting. … Who had...