Editorial

NEWS report said an alleged rapist was let to go by a ruling party leader under the cover of village arbitration on payment of Tk...

Evolving tools of self-assessment Self-assessment is an important skill to learn so that students can themselves assess their academic work and performance. A lot of...

Manola De Vos :With the expiry of the European Union’s Gender Action Plan six months away, the drafting of a new framework to replace it...

The Seven virtues After receiving the first eight verses of the holy Quran in the Cave of the Mt. Hera in 610 AD, the Prophet...

Louise Redvers :It’s an age-old story of money and power that breeds mistrust and resentment. But can relations between major donors in the west and...

Katherine Purvis :The CHS Alliance, a new over-arching body for humanitarian standards launched this week, aiming to bring about more accountability for NGOs, and harmonising...

The genesis of the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Russia on the sidelines of the Shanghai...

Our newspaper has shed light on how places in and around the flyovers and foot over-bridges in the capital have become a safe haven for...

Rachel Kyte :Last weekend, the leaders of the G7 committed to a series of actions that mark their first serious recognition of the economic transformation...

Cholo Brooks :Developing countries face a series of tough challenges in 2015, including the looming prospect of higher borrowing costs as they adapt to a...

An unforgivable tragedy Twenty-seven men and women were killed and about 50 injured in deadly stampede in Mymensingh town on Friday. In response to a...

FINANCE Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday admitted that corruption in the government has gobbled as much as Tk 24,735 crore in the outgoing fiscal 2014-15...