Editorial

THE fourth time extension of the current Managing Director Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), not only raises the question — whether Bangladesh has become...

Allocate ‘Hall seats’ on merit basis Most government universities and many colleges have residential facilities. Students who come from less privileged backgrounds have to live...

Sir Frank Peters :Friday, January 13 is a milestone in the history of Bangladesh that’s up there on the top shelf with the best of...

Barack H Obama :It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’ve received over...

THE government decision to double the pay and allowances of public representatives of elected bodies will no doubt enhance its popularity but to the common...

Are we ready to face an earthquake? Earthquakes are becoming more frequent by the day – the most recent one took us all by surprise...

John Abraham :(From previous issue)Terrible flooding the UK, Myanmar, Argentina, Indonesia, Spain, and Egypt, and others. There have been simultaneous flooding and heat waves in...

Harold James :The past year will be remembered as a period of revolt against what US President-elect Donald Trump likes to call “globalism.” Populist movements...

Syed Badrul Ahsan :I have often asked myself why Justice SM Murshed went into a state of silence in the Seventies. And have not yet...

THOUGH unbelievable a proxy is serving the life sentence of a convict of a murder case in Sythet jail when the real convict was able...

THE brutal killing of Class ix student Adnan Kabir in the city’s Uttara Township by a gang of unruly youths brings to the fore how...

Of political doctrine The Indian Supreme Court in a ruling few days ago banned mixture of religion with politics during the election campaign. With respect...