Editorial

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....

Anthony B. Atkinson :(From previous issue)Although the idea may sound radical, it has found support in the past under the name “negative income tax”-a proposal...

Rachel Darko :It has helped millions to overcome distressing conditions during famines and flooding, but what about the long-term efficiency of foreign aid? Are we...

Dr. Atiur Rahman Governor, Bangladesh Bank :I feel quite happy to talk about a visionary man whose commitment for the poor is unparalleled. Starting from...

MOST of the national dailies reported on Tuesday that the government has imposed a ban on all outdoor programmes and gatherings from New Year Eve...

A STUDY report released by a local research organization and covered by the press on Sunday stated that even after 44 years of independence, Bangladesh...

Anthony B. Atkinson :As growth slows in mature economies across the developed world, economic inequality has reached new heights. Defined in terms of the shares...

THE terrorists operating from inside the country stormed a mosque of the Ahmadiyya sect in Rajshahi’s Bagmara upazila despite the government’s investment in resources and...

 A NATIONAL daily report said on Sunday that 10 lakh rickshaws are unregistered across the country including 80 thousands in the capital city Dhaka and...

Work on football intensely Bangladesh National football team disgracefully lost to Afghanistan 0-4 and Maldives 1-3 in the first two matches of the 11th edition...