MP`s action highly unbecoming
THE headmaster of a Narayangonj High School who was publicly humiliated for his alleged disparaging remarks on religion in presence of the local MP AKM...
Editorial
DMCH must make Burn Unit well protected
THE breaking out of a fire at the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday afternoon has come...
Readers’ Forum
Zinka technique in Brazilian football The centenary Copa America Cup Football will begin in the USA the next month with 16 nations divided into four...
Putting an end to childhood malnutrition
Tim Evans :‘Stunted children today means stunted economies tomorrow.’ This sentiment, recently expressed by African Development Bank President Akin Adesina, encapsulates the sea change in...
No farmers, no food
Evelyn Nguleka :Agriculture is the primary sector of all economies. It is the sector responsible for granting food and nutrition security to all human beings....
Quality investment needed for implementation of the SDGs
Shamshad Akhtar :Investment in science, technology and innovation (STI) needs to be the backbone of productivity-led economic recovery and sustainable development. Despite significant increases in...
ADP implementation in a mess
THE budgetary spending on Annual Development Programme (ADP) during the last 10 months stood at only 50 percent of the revised allocation of Tk 91,000...
Sadeque Khan: Death of an optimist of change
THE sudden demise of veteran journalist Sadeque Khan has grievously shocked the nation and particularly those of his friends and admirers in the media and...
Civil-society groups forcing odds all over
Barbara Unmüssig :Governments around the world are taking draconian steps to suppress civil-society organizations, with measures ranging from restrictive laws and bureaucratic burdens to smear...
Addressing youth unemployment agenda
Nils Muiznieks :If recent data indicate some progress, a closer look suggests that action is still an urgent necessity.Although the unemployment rate among active youth...
Mayors must intervene to end mess in city transport system
THE capital’s traffic situation is total mess. Nothing is working to end the traffic congestion as the summer heat is making the situation worse. Traffic...
French women deserve fair treatment without prejudice
SEVENTEEN women who have served as Ministers in France say they will no longer be silent about sexual harassment in politics. All 17 signatories to...