Editorial

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka :What makes a young girl believe she is less intelligent and capable than a boy? And what happens when those children face the...

Meadhbh Bolger :The bioplastics market is growing rapidly, and EU lawmakers are taking the first steps towards regulating it. But bioplastics are already damaging the...

Dani Rodrik :Last October, British Prime Minister Theresa May shocked many when she disparaged the idea of global citizenship. “If you believe you’re a citizen...

THE Teesta water is flowing at its historic low this time wreaking havoc on the bio-diversity and agriculture of northern Bangladesh. We don’t know how...

MANY mega projects known as ‘show piece projects’ of the government, which have been incorporated in the current Annual Development Programme or previous ones are...

RECRUITING agencies charge up to Tk 4.5 lakh from each worker as passport and migration fees for a job in Malaysia, far in excess of...

OVER 92 percent Tobacco Companies are not properly complying with the Graphical Health Warning (GHW) although the government has made it mandatory on tobacco packets...

Baher Kamal : “The world is in a crisis, not least because governing élites have estranged themselves from the needs and aspirations of ordinary people. This...

Mario Osava and Baher Kamal :Josefina Stubbs, from the Dominican Republic, may become the first woman to preside over the International Fund for Agricultural Development...

A SPREE of road crashes has claimed lives of at least thirty three people in various parts of country. It isn’t only about reckless driving,...

THE BASIC Bank which was almost totally swindled of its capital by former chairman in unprecedented loan scams has again demanded ‘bail out fund’ from...

Sheikh Kamal Int’l Soccer Tourney The second edition of the Sheikh Kamal International Gold Cup Football tournament will begin in Chittagong from the 18th instant...