Readers` Forum
Self-restrain needed Allah teaches the Muslims vide Al-Quran, Surah Al-AnAm, Verse No. 108 not to abuse the gods and goddess of the polytheists lest they...
Editorial
Need for reassessing effectiveness of CSR in corporate sector
Mohammad Mosaddek Hussain :(From previous issue)The leadership´s inherent responsibility is to set out a Business Strategy in which Business Performance is defined: Business Performance must...
Saving our wildlife requires radical policy change
Geneviève Pons :We humans are decimating our wildlife. Populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles have declined by 58% globally between 1970 and 2012,...
What is the future of foreign aid?
Stephen Chan :Should foreign aid continue? It’s a complex question. There are so many types of aid, and different countries have different models. The Chinese,...
Govt buildings with bamboo sticks: PWD must be punished
IT is alarming that contractors are using bamboo sticks instead of iron rods in the construction of multi-storied government buildings and other public works violating...
Bank officials collude in granting loans against fake documents
AS media report Bangladesh Bank instructed all commercial banks, particularly the state-owned banks recently not to provide ample loans to any party only on the...
Readers’ Forum
A laudable initiative We envision a country where children will be safe and comfortable, and no girls will be abused or harassed. A land where...
Need for reassessing effectiveness of CSR in corporate sector
Mohammad Mosaddek Hussain :In the current age of rigorous competition, it is the pertinent time to assess the impact of CSR on the performance of...
Funding inclusive education for children with disabilities in developing countries
Lindah Mogeni :About half of the world’s 65 million school-age children with disabilities in developing countries are reportedly out of school, according to a new...
The world economy without China
Stephen S. Roach :Is the Chinese economy about to implode? With its debt overhangs and property bubbles, its zombie state-owned enterprises and struggling banks, China...
We condemn attack on Hindu villages in B`Baria
WE are deeply frustrated and also ashamed of the unfortunate attacks on homes and business establishments of Hindu neighbours at Nasirnagar Upazila headquarters in Brahmanbaria...
Brexit will not affect our business is too early to say
BRITAIN has reassured Bangladesh of continued duty-free market access for all our exports except firearms until Brexit becomes effective for which the British government is...