Editorial

LACK of enough budgetary allocation in transforming the demographic dividend into human capital stymies the country setback to attaining higher growth. While Bangladesh needs to...

Widen roads to Rayerbazar Mausoleum The Rayerbazar Buddijibi Smritisoudha remains somewhat inaccessible to the public for a lack of well-built roads. It is important to...

Pier Luigi Parcu :Our centre has been monitoring the status of freedom of expression and media pluralism across Europe since 2013. The results of our...

Adarsh Desai :Many in the development community believe that innovation is increasingly becoming important to achieve development outcomes. A consortium of development agencies, including the...

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :Sher-e-Bangla was a force to be reckoned with so far as ordinary in Bengal concerned. In fact ‘his soul was with...

A NEWS report on Tuesday said private banks are yet to install anti-skimming devices in their ATMs to defeat any move to steal cash by...

Earthquake fear Since the devastating earthquake in Nepal last year, we have been experiencing a series of strong tremors occurring quite frequently. The year 2016...

Hans ten Berge :If Europe does not get its energy policy right, ultimately the economy as a whole suffers. Policymakers must take particular care to...

Brahma Chellaney :Asia’s water woes are worsening. Already the world’s driest continent in per capita terms, Asia now faces a severe drought that has parched...

Anthony Luzzato Gardner :As people around the globe observe Earth Day today, world leaders are making history at the United Nations in New York. Over...

THE gun down of a prison guard of Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur in the broad daylight on Monday just two days after the killing of...

THE government has finally cut petrol and octane prices by Tk 10 while per litre and that of diesel and kerosene by Tk 3 per...