Voters ‘in the middle’ to decide UK’s EU referendum
Sir Graham Watson :Britain’s premier has never really understood Europe. An Atlanticist by predisposition, like his predecessor Gordon Brown, he recognises the importance for Britain...
Editorial
Evolving a partnership between donors and social entrepreneurs
Naki B. Mendoza :As innovators and social entrepreneurs tinker with ideas and explore potential solutions to global challenges, they inevitably face the do-or-die question of...
Help flood affected people
FLOODS have destroyed crops on nearly 2.75 lakh hectares of land in 29 districts as news reports said highlighting the plight of the farmers who...
Ensure protection to cattle traders in Eid market
NEWS report from Rajshahi said 30 cattle traders had fallen ill on Monday after taking food from a local restaurant closer to a cattle market...
Asia is keeping an eye on developments around
Arjun Goswami :Countries in Asia and the Pacific grow at different rates and have differing social and economic priorities. In Asia there is no serious...
Incorporation of child rights agenda in school textbooks
Masum Billah :The World Vision, a NGO working in Bangladesh since 1971 focusing on child care, concern and protection along with its other areas of...
New pay hike: People`s money is spent to hurt people
THE new pay scale for government servants as approved by the cabinet on Monday will almost double their basic pay in an unprecedented move; which...
Protection to workers in Libya must be ensured
THE relocation of Bangladesh embassy from Libya to Tunis, the capital of neighbouring Tunisia, has left the Bangladeshi nationals almost unprotected in Libya at the...
Readers’ Forum
Scale down energy price Ignoring people’s protest the government went ahead and raised the price of gas and electricity from September 1, 2015. This move...
In conflict situations, even a small win seems important
Angelic Young :From late 2001 to 2007, I was a frontline civilian – one of thousands of people serving in areas of instability, crisis and...
Literacy for sustainable development
M. A. Jabbar :UNESCO in 1965 declared September 8 as International Literacy Day. Since 1966 the day is observed worldwide among the member countries. On...
Why did US agree to sign n-deal with Iran?
Bahauddin Foizee :The Middle East, especially the West Asian region, is the most volatile region in the world. The major reason of such regional instability...