Editorial

THE nation celebrates ‘Pahela Baishakh’ — the Bengali New Year-1423 today with colorful festivities and eye catching socio-cultural events. The day breaks with welcoming soirées...

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :We wholeheartedly welcome Bengali New Year. Pahela Baishakh has been earmarked as the advent of happy new year. It is an...

Ranjit Baxi :As the dust settles and the euphoria fades, trumpeted international accords often tend to look flawed or inadequate. This should not be the...

THE National Board of Revenue (NBR) has formed two regional joint taskforces to prevent tax evasion by foreign nationals working in the country, reports a...

AMIDST frequent power cuts and summer heat, water supply to Dhaka city dwellers has dropped drastically in recent weeks adding to the suffering to people....

Checking crimes We condemn every murder and feel that most of the murders could be checked if the government is vigilant and pluck out causes...

Simon O’Connell :With wealthy nations still struggling to balance their books after the financial crisis, the money they spend on foreign aid is coming under...

 Sadar Nurul Amin :Domestic products and services of a country may not be sufficient to fulfill the demand of its citizen. The surplus product and...

Bring back them The Bangladeshi female workers in some of the Middle East countries are in distress, subjected to various kinds of inhuman tortures, and...

Ernest Maragall, Jordi Angusto :If the EU were to pursue an employment agenda, then austerity measures in deficit/debtor countries would have to be compensated by...

Jim Kolbe :In a Congress best known for gridlock, inaction and partisanship, something unusual happened at the end of last year that you might have...

Rayhan Ahmed Topader :When you’re facing the world’s biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War, it helps to have a sober debate about how...