Editorial

Dagmar Zwebe : What is it with climate change mitigation projects? Why have so many projects developed in Asia, but so few featuring women as...

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :Democracy has been cherished by all as the best way of governing the country with the components of popular participation through...

NEWSPAPER reports said that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has slapped 4 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on computer and computer accessories to be...

REDUCING tobacco farming and its use remained the biggest challenge for a healthy nation with at least 156 people dying and another 1,095 becoming disabled...

EXPERTS at a seminar at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh identified lack of effective vaccination and trained manpower is killing thousands of livestock and poultry...

Russia in Syria The presence of the Russian troops and military equipment in Syria take us back in the cold war era involving former Soviet...

Alex Evans :Among the many useful elements of this year’s OECD Development Cooperation Report on partnerships, which is out today, is a handy 10 point...

Dr. Dhiman Chowdhury :The government recently announced Value Added Tax (VAT) @7.5% of tuition fee of the students of private universities. This caused agitation from...

Mark Anderson :Illiteracy is “a worldwide crisis” that will cost the global economy $1.2tn (£760bn) this year, the World Literacy Foundation (WLF) has warned. More...

THE government decision to withdraw VAT on tuition fees of the private universities has been welcomed by people at all level with a sigh of...

Hardinge Bridge I read the Ameer Hamzah’s letter under caption ‘Hardinge Bridge: A wonderful engineering work’ published in your paper on last Thursday. In this...

Mahfuz R. Chowdhury :(From previous issue)Capitalism had originated in Europe to essentially supersede the social system known as feudalism. The ultimate transformation from feudalism to...