Editorial

Lilianne Ploumen :Next week, the UN financing conference in Addis Ababa will take decisions that will have a profound impact on the global community over...

World Bank Story :A growing number of developing countries are investing in social safety nets to improve the lives and livelihoods of billions of poor...

Yes, Bangalis can also play cricket This is in response to the media report “Absolutely awesome” (July 16). Pakistan, India, South Africa — overhyped teams...

Satheesan Kumarasamy :(From previous issue)He argues that “criminal offences are not really wrongs against a victim but simply the cost of doing business in society....

Dario Sarmadi :The Federal Republic should apply new thinking to its development aid and asylum policy, says a new study from the University of Osnabrück,...

Jomo Kwame Sundaram :By the end of this year, the 15-year time frame for the Millennium Development Goals will end, with good progress on several...

THE new Minister for Public Administration Syed Ashraful Islam has promised the nation for neutral administration. He is admitting that there is need for making...

NEWS report in a national daily on Thursday said fifty-five percent of urban households surveyed across the country use water that contains risky levels of...

New twist in Football diplomacy FIFA President Sapp Blatter has finally stepped down from his post, but will continue his office till the next president...

Satheesan Kumarasamy :(From previous issue)The African National Congress (ANC) fought for freedom but their struggles were met with violence of the government led by the...

Saeed Qureshi :I am not an Islamic scholar but I can quote three Suras from Quran that explicitly emphasize Muslims all over the world as...

David Cameron, MP :We know that EU rules can all too often thwart firms’ best efforts to grow their business and to create new jobs....