Poverty breeds violence
Sebastian Große-Puppendahl, Alisa Herrero and Anna Knoll :A cornerstone of the global agreement on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be agreed on at the...
Editorial
The need for a national quality policy
Martin Kellermann :On the occasion of celebrating International Accreditation Day, it is useful to reflect on accreditation’s place in the bigger picture. This rapidly leads...
Ban on CNG auto-rickshaw on highways needs cautious move
THE government has imposed ban on the movement of CNG run auto-rickshaws and other non-motorized vehicles on the highways from yesterday (August 1) on initiative...
Illegal foreign workers must be taken under taxnet
THE National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked the income tax commissioners to conduct raids against foreigners working illegally in the country and evading payment...
Sustainable development decreases disaster vulnerability
Asit Kumar Mukutmoni :Recording of disaster event is a very important matter to assess the real picture, gravity and pressure of hazards upon the environment,...
Broadening spending on education globally
Richard Jones :The proposed post-2015 sustainable development goal on education – to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning – has been...
Readers’ Forum
Kamal Gold Cup Football :The first edition of the Kamal Gold Cup International Football Tournament will be held in Chittagong in October with eight club...
Reassess Zila Parishad’s role before going for election
THE New LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said on Wednesday said the government was actively considering holding Zila Parishad (District Council) elections, the...
Welcome to enclave people as our new citizens
THE saga of enclave people that continued to haunt over 51 thousand stateless people in 162 adversely possessed land strips on both sides of the...
What have the MDGs achieved?
Achilleas Galatsidas :The millennium development goals have targeted eight key areas – poverty, education, gender equality, child mortality, maternal health, disease, the environment and global...
Education for girls all over the world is the civil rights struggle of our time
Gordon Brown :They are all Malala. Four defiant, courageous girls who stand toe-to-toe with the education campaigner Malala Yousafzai. Four ordinary girls who have done...
Promoting up-coming SME initiators
Dr. Atiur RahmanGovernor, Bangladesh Bank :This will remain to be yet another milestone in our joint-campaign for developing SMEs in the region. SMEs in Bangladesh...