The refugee crisis is Europe’s moral obligation, and America’s too
Katha Pollitt : “The refugees are showing us the best of Austria,” a Viennese friend told me over tea last month in one of the cozy...
Editorial
EP demands restoration of press freedom
THE European Parliament (EP) on Thursday adopted a ‘non-binding’ resolution asking Bangladesh government to restore the full independence of the media. Earlier, the EP witnessed...
Lack of training makes police force vulnerable to attacks
THE recent attacks on Checkposts in which two policemen lost lives and left another injured highlighted their vulnerability. Since the authorities provide no transports at...
When your neighbour has a complex
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :India, a big neighbor among the countries in South Asia, is showing its muscles to dominate the region for good or bad...
Asean Economic Community: Would it be an inclusive one?
Wan Saiful Wan Jan :ON Aug 8, 1967 the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand signed a document known as the...
Sectarian killings can`t be tolerated
THE GUNFIRE on the Shia mosque in a remote village in Bogra district on Thursday killing the Muazzen and injuring three others including the Imam...
What is wrong with Mugda hospital
A NATIONAL daily reported on Thursday that the 500-bed Mugda hospital in the city is lying almost idle with 143 physicians but the patients has...
Readers’ Forum
We must truly remember their sacrifice “Ek shagor rokter binimoyey Banglar shadhinata anley jara ,amra tomader bhulbona” this emotional patriotic song often comes to my...
Readers’ Forum
Leave the wrong path The ISIL does not surely follow the principles of war in Islam and code of conduct in dealing with the prisoners...
When people kept out of law-making
Anaïs Berthier :With its Better Regulation agenda, the Commission talks big about making EU decisions more transparent and increasing public participation. But the reality is...
Attacks difficult to prevent, you only manage fall out
Joe Penney :Over Mali’s northern border, the power vacuum that followed the Nato intervention in Libya has allowed arms to circulate freely. In a ransacked...
The business agenda in sustainable development
Badr Jafar :The 193 member states of the United Nations last month unveiled a new global agenda for sustainable development. The 15-year plan, titled Transforming...