Editorial

A NATIONAL daily reported on Wednesday that in the last decade, the number of cancer patients has doubled in Bangladesh, quoting sources in the National...

It sounds unrealistic It is shocking that eight months into the incident of sexual assault on women during this year’s Pahela Baishakh celebrations, police could...

Linas Linkevicius :Time and again the prophecies of Aleksandr Dugin, a geopolitical scientist, who has a strong effect on Kremlin’s policies, are at the forefront...

Professor Michael Grubb :A core task of the UN process has been to globalise the effort on climate change. The past six months have witnessed...

Masum Billah :The recently retired education secretary Nazrul Islam Khan happened to meet the Prime Minister who wanted to know the number of schools, colleges...

Poor Football show The Bangladesh have returned from Kerala, India with two wins and one loss in the 11th edition of the SAFF Football championship...

Frans Lammersen :The Tenth WTO Ministerial Conference, taking place this week in Kenya, offers an excellent opportunity to take stock of the achievements of the...

Bill Hinchberger :If climate-friendly development is possible, cities must play a big role. They account for over half of the world’s population and more than...

World Bak Story :The World Bank Group and others are seeking new ways to confront a frequent problem for fragile states – corruption. A panel...

FORMER Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been ordered to serve 18 months in jail for bribery, as per reports of local dailies. Olmert had...

EXPRESSING concern over the reliability and security of the proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday, as reported in...

Pains of rains Recently I came across a news report which states that thousands of cattle are dying in South Africa due to severe drought....