Editorial

From civil war and urban gang violence to drought, some humanitarian crises around the world receive less media attention and donor funding than others and...

Commotion in FIFA :The year 2015 is no more, but it left commotion in FIFA, the world’s most powerful sports body. The suspension of the...

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...

AND so yet another calendar year ends, bringing with it yet a multitude of memories, good and bad. 2015 was the year in which a...

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...

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...