Editorial

MEDIA report said tax lawyers have taken allegations before the notice of the Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR) that tax officials are harassing...

Dr. Marta Dominguez Diaz :On Monday (19 December), a man opened fire at a mosque in central Zurich, injuring three people. The same day, a...

Bjørn Lomborg :According to popular wisdom, 2016 was a terrible year. Horrific terror attacks struck many countries. The Syrian crisis claimed tens of thousands of...

US President-elect Donald Trump’s comment that the United Nations (UN) has become a talking club for world leaders and diplomats to get-together and ‘have a...

PRIVATE sector credit has marked a sharp decline this year compared to last year as per a recent news report. It said credit growth fell...

Promoting the youngsters The young generation are crazy about becoming popular on the internet. To do so, they engage themselves in various acts which are...

Michael Spence, Qian Wan : At a time when the United States is poised to turn inward, China’s economic performance is more important globally than ever....

Lowering municipal holding taxes Dhaka South City Corporation (DSSC) has been reassessing household, commercial and industrial units under the corporation areas to increase holding tax....

Jeffrey Frankel :Around the world, several countries are currently undergoing “demonetization,” or currency reforms in which the government removes banknotes of a certain denomination from...

Tan Hui Yee :Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak broke with the spirit of Asean camaraderie by joining a recent march protesting against Myanmar’s treatment of...

Mark Carney and Michael Bloomberg :From rising sea levels to more severe storms and more intense droughts, climate change will present serious risks to, and...

MEGA projects are costing the nation too much in terms of cost and time over-run. Ill-conceived projects, faulty cost estimates initially on low side to...