Editorial

THE four rivers – Buriganga, Balu, Turag and Shitalakhya – around Dhaka city are already dead as the dissolved oxygen level in the water bodies...

NORTH KOREA has threatened “indiscriminate” nuclear strikes on the US and South Korea as the two begin their largest ever military drills. The exercises, Key...

Cruelty against children Child killing has become a common occurrence in our country. Children epitomise innocence, and such violence against them is unacceptable. In many...

Simon Johnson :After nearly a decade of crisis, bailout, and reform in the United States and the European Union, the financial system – both in...

Joseph S. Nye :Donald Trump’s lead in the race for the Republican Party’s nomination as its presidential candidate in November has caused consternation. The Republican...

DNCC Mayor, Please Now that DNCC has started drainage work at Banani and Uttara, a lot of streets are being dug up, hampering regular movement...

Nouriel Roubini :The question I am asked most often nowadays is this: Are we back to 2008 and another global financial crisis and recession?My answer...

Genon Jensen and Michael Warhurst :Over twenty years ago, scientists began to be concerned about chemicals that could disrupt our body’s sensitive hormone (or endocrine)...

M.A. Jabbar :International Women’s Day on March 08, again reminds us that women’s empowerment is the reflection of gender parity, which is the prerequisite for...

REPORTS in a national daily Monday said that the government has decided to award an unsolicited contract to an Indian electricity company for setting up...

AS per a report in a national daily on Monday, women continue to face sexual violence at workplaces; but they don’t lodge complaints fearing job...

Save Sundarbans An article by Jeremy Hance was published in The Guardian on March 2, 2016. It was about Bangladesh governments plan to set up...