Editorial

Sophia Kuby :On 14 April, the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the Tehreek-e-Taliban’s suicide bombings on Easter Sunday in Lahore, Pakistan. In keeping with...

Tharanga Yakupitiyage :For women journalists, violence and intimidation don’t just happen in conflict zones, they are every day experiences.“You don’t even have to be in...

Jeff Tyson :World Bank President Jim Kim has been a vocal supporter of the Paris climate agreement signed last month by representatives from 175 nations....

BANGLADESH Road Transport Authority (BRTA) as the regulatory body for road transport services has fixed passengers’ fare to be charged in public transports, but a...

CHEQUE forgery and stealing money from Sonaimuri branch of Rupali Bank in Noakhali showed once again how insecure is our banking system and particularly the...

Martin Feldstein :The Japanese economy is a paradoxical mixture of prosperity and failure. And, in a significant way, its prosperity makes its failures difficult to...

MEDIA report in national dailies on Wednesday about the arrest of 13 Bangladeshi nationals in Singapore on charge of militant activities has come as a...

STEALING small amounts of food to stave off hunger is not a crime, Italy’s highest court of appeal has ruled. Judges overturned a theft conviction...

Life at RU in 1960s I read at Rajshahi University for four years and passed those days with pleasure and harmony. There was no clash...

Roberto Savio :The publication of the Panama Papers has now been digested, like any scandal, after just a few days. We are now getting so...

Paul de Clerck :Almost exactly five years ago, one of the biggest scandals in the history of the European Parliament was uncovered. Reporters from the...

DCCs should vaccinate stray dogs As a permanent resident of Uttara Sector no. 7, I would like to request the Dhaka City Corporation (North) authority...