Editorial

Dr Atiur Rahman :We are living in an uncertain global political economy scenario wherein benefits of trade and liberalisation are being increasingly questioned by some...

A DEVASTATED fire that broke out at a slum adjacent to Ananda Nagar Market in the city’s Mohakhali area on Sunday night gutted more than...

THE government has backtracked on its decision to cut prices of fuel oils now while it has given consent to raise prices of natural gas...

Rising crimes against children A recent survey states that 82 percent of children aged one to fourteen in urban areas of Bangladesh are abused physically...

Pioneer of education Once I asked a female student of a public university to say: Who was Begum Rokeya? She thought a while and said:...

Martin Khor :What kind of trade policy will the United States have under President Donald Trump? This is a hot issue, as Trump has made...

Rose Delaney :As Human Rights Day approaches Dec. 10, it offers a moment to pause and look back at the roots of the global development...

NEWS media reported that a total of 462 people in 58 prisons are serving long-term jail from five to 18 years without trial. After a...

THE dropout of around 1.43 lakh students in the first day of Primary and Ebtedayee public examinations, out of about 32 lakh students registered for...

Painful indeed! The month of December is very significant to us. This is the month some 45 years ago, we freed ourselves from the yoke...

Chris PattenNearly 40 years ago, when I visited Moscow for the first time, my initial reaction was surprise. The hotels and restaurants were so poorly...

Ida Karlsson :A global food watchdog works around the clock to preserve crop biodiversity, with a seed bank deep in the Colombian countryside holding the...