Editorial

THE human resource development in Bangladesh slipped five points down to 104 in 2016 from 99 in the previous year as per Global Human Capital...

‘MPs will have to do their duty to vote according to conscience and vote for what’s best for Britain’Geoffrey Robertson QC says the UK parliament...

Jakat is one of the major religious duties in Islam. Literally, zakat means to ‘purify’. It refers to the purification of a believer’s wealth and...

NEWS reports said quoting a TIB report published on Wednesday that Passport sector is the most corrupt service sector followed by the law enforcement agencies...

IN recent years depositors in Bangladesh are very much hesitant to keep money in banks due to low interest rates in real terms or negative...

Traffic congestion on daily basis IT IS very disappointing to see that traffic congestion in Dhaka has once again worsened to such an extreme level....

Toby Porter :Although instances of elder abuse are widespread around the world, many government responses have been inadequate.. Although there is evidence that elder abuse...

Road safety During the Eid, majority of the people travel by bus as they cannot avail railway tickets. Unfortunately, a lot of bus drivers resort...

Joseph Hanlon and Teresa Smart :Bill Gates announced on 7 June that he is giving 100,000 chickens to the poor because chickens are “easy to...

Kelli Rogers :In Kenya, the “Future Fab” teen lifestyle brand is taking off. Around the world, young people are rallying around the term “future planning.”...

Malom party, meaning Dope-gang and muggers are desperately active in Dhaka. So movement in general and Eid shopping in particular has become risky for the...

THE launch passengers of Barisal-Dhaka route are not getting advance tickets ahead of Eid. Ticket sellers were giving slip as advance booking from June 10...