Editorial

Simon Upton :Air pollution takes years off people’s lives. It causes substantial pain and suffering, among adults and children alike. And it damages food production,...

Barry Eichengreen :Following the International Monetary Fund’s controversial actions in the Asian financial crisis of 1998, when it conditioned liquidity assistance to distressed countries on...

DHAKA North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq on Friday said, as reported in the press, that the City Corporation would take legal action against...

PRINTING of 11.50 crore text books for primary students has already been delayed for a month this year and this delay may go further. Thus...

More expert electricians needed Electricity is the indispensible driving force of development and the ingredient to enhance the standard of living nowadays. Expansion of electricity...

George Friedman :The Olympics have begun in Brazil. The games were greeted by massive demonstrations by Brazilians. With Brazil facing hard economic times, many thought...

Kenneth Rogoff :Should the US government lock in today’s ultra-low borrowing costs by issuing longer-term debt? It’s a tough call, but with overall debt levels...

Pernilla Winnhed, Carina Håkansson and Gustav Melin :The European Union cannot overlook the potential of bioenergy if it wants to reach ambitious climate target as...

Can Brazil win gold medal? :World Champions Germany and hosts Brazil will meet on Saturday for gold in soccer-perhaps this is the first time that...

HSC RESULTS announced Thursday revealed the big disparity in the performance level of students who appeared from rural areas as against urban colleges. The results...

THE study carried out by icddr,b revealed that 28 percent respondents out of 465 diabetic patients with an average age of 49 years have been...

Finding the right hospital abroad Many patients of our country travel to India, Bangkok, Singapore and other countries for seeking better medical treatment. But they...