Editorial

THE absence of enforcement of law to combat smoking is increasing smoking at public places at an alarming rate, news report in a national daily...

BANGLADESH Railway will hike the fare in few months as per a news report justifying the move to recover part of the annual losses now...

A NATIONAL daily reported that despite big talks by the government about success in countrywide afforestation programme, natural forest and plantations are only shrinking due...

Biswa Ijtema Biswa Ijtema ameliorates ethics and morality, teaches people to sustain pains and affliction in distress and to remember Allah as much as possible....

Eva Paunova :The Digital Single Market promises to deliver on several key measures this year to allow Europe to become the global leader in providing...

Jodi Dean :Politics in the Anthropocene is a matter of perspective: we can’t look at climate change directly. Relying on multiple disparate measurements, we look...

Don Melvin :Europe was hit in 2015 with a historic wave of humanity – people, many from the Middle East and North Africa, fleeing violence...

Transport crisis On Monday evening, I saw a female passenger with tears in eyes at Rafa Plaza, Dhanmandi waiting for a motor vehicle. But she...

Max Andersson and Rasmus Nordqvist. :The inclusion of an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism has been the focal point of the debate, and rightly so....

Joseph Chamie :Ageing raises critical questions about the viability of pension systems and healthcare.As the world population ages and economies slow, get ready to hear...

Howard LaFranchi :It is hoped smooth implementation of the deal will boost moderate candidates in Iran’s upcoming elections.The Iran nuclear deal may be signed, sealed,...

COMMERCE Minister Tofail Ahmed has reportedly called upon the Indian government to withdraw the countervailing duty (CVD) on Bangladeshi exports to help boost trade between...