‘Liberty Equality and Fraternity’ in crisis
Abu Hena :As the families of soldiers killed in the Iraq war have vowed to sue Tony Blair for ‘every penny’, the former British prime...
Editorial
Challenges women face in managing public-private partnerships
Andrea Arzaba Diaz and Dennis Blumenfeld :All around the world, women are taking leadership roles in both government services and private business ventures more and...
Flood preparation must be high on the card
REPORTS published in the media on Friday indicated that the flood situation in the country’s north-eastern districts deteriorated, submerging low lands and affecting many people...
A city within the city not answer to security concerns
NEWS reports said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is going to restrict plying of public transports in Gulshan, Baridhara diplomatic zones from next month to ensure...
Readers’ Forum
Turkey still in crisis It is true that the government of President Erdogan survived a coup attempt and purged more than forty thousand Armed Forces...
The failure of free migration
Robert Skidelsky :The horrendous attack by a French-Tunisian man on a crowd in Nice celebrating Bastille Day, which killed 84 and injured hundreds more, will...
Ban on religious clothing is discrimination
Michaël Privot :Recently, an advocate-general at the European Court of Justice issued an opinion backing a private sector workplace ban on headscarves, in relation to...
Jihad and the French exception
Farhad Khosrokhavar :Whether Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who killed more than 80 people during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, was an agent of the Islamic State...
Fresh rise in gas tariff will be disastrous
NEWS reports said that the government is working on a new proposal to increase gas tariff by 80 percent to up to 150 in some...
City canals are dying: Let somebody in government worry
The canals in the capital city Dhaka, which were once so lively with fresh water flow and aquatic biodiversity, are now in death throes due...
Defending human rights in development
Development banks should respect human rights in their investments around the world and ensure their activities are not putting human rights defenders at risk, the...
The case for constructive populism
Kemal Dervis :The Brexit vote has unleashed a huge amount of commentary on anti-establishment politics, the failure of experts, the abdication of the left, and...