Editorial

A NATIONAL daily on Thursday reported that more than a quarter of the 3.86 crore population in 18 northern and southern districts suffer from chronic...

MEDIA reports said that the central bank has appointed four observers to four state-owned banks (SOBs) to monitor their loan portfolio operations and bring improvement...

Introduce faster train like Green Arrow The 3up/ 4 down Green Arrow Express Train running between Dhaka and Chittagong was a model to the train...

PR Shukla and Dr Bert Metz :In less than two weeks, 193 countries will meet in Paris to agree a new global pact for climate...

Good rats! Rats have always been a threat to agriculture. They cause huge crop losses. They also damage infrastructure, contaminate foods and cause diseases. Millions...

Euny Hong :I lived in Paris longer than I lived in any other city. When I left for the United States, my farewell dinner was...

Amy Yee :Sufia Khatun wears a green sari around her thin 76-year-old frame. Round gold-rimmed glasses perch on her wizened face. When she smiles, she...

A NATIONAL daily reported on Wednesday that in a rare move Bangladesh Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (BIDRA) has revoked the license of Standard Insurance...

NEWS report published on Tuesday said that pregnant women in the country’s southern coastal region are largely affected with anemia and high blood pressure during...

State of our Cricket  After Bangladesh swept visiting Zimbabwe 3-0 in the One Day International series, the cricket fans expected the hosts to repeat the...

Patrik Jonsson :For Republicans, the link between the Paris attacks and Daesh fit concerns about the scope of the threat from the would-be caliphate in...

Jeremy Wates :The European Commission on 27 October published its work programme for 2016. This document appears to show that the Juncker Commission’s thinking has...