Our government must take up Felani’s case with government of India
News reports said the special BSF court in India has acquitted the killer soldier of ill-fated girl Felani Khatun once again on appeal from her...
Editorial
War zone children deserves global attention
IN the conflict zones of Asia and Africa, particularly in Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan and some African countries children have been endangered from decades...
We deserve to do better than Myanmar or Tajikistan
The World Bank (WB) has upgraded Bangladesh’s rating of development status to lower middle income group in an announcement on July 1 from Washington. Pointing...
The notion of greatest good
Derek Thompson :Last winter, William MacAskill and his wife Amanda moved into a Union Square apartment that I was sharing with several friends in New...
Better apportion of humanitarian aid
David Miliband and Ravi Gurumurthy :(From previous issue)In the past decade or so, aid agencies and donors have partnered with economists and political scientists to...
Please, say ‘no’ loudly to Rampal
Nur Jahan :On June 29 when speaking in the Parliament the Prime Minister criticized those who opposed the construction of a coalbased power plant, commonly...
Readers’ Forum
Welcome South Africa :The powerful South Africa cricket team are now in our country to play two T-20 matches, three one-day internationals and two Tests...
Keep city streets clear from child beggars
BEGGING by children in city streets is a social nuisance and its intensity before the Eid festival appears more harassing to city dwellers going to...
Stop banks from giving cover to money laundering
NEWS reports on Thursday highlighted how eleven commercial banks are involved in external trade-based money laundering under the cover exports and imports. The report used...
Stand off from Greek debt defaults
GREECE’S default stand off is pushing the country to the brink to show that long term mismanagement of the national economy may lead its total...
Readers’ Forum
Its goal that matters in football The score line is simply incredible. None believed from beforehand that Argentina would net as many as six goals...
Climate changes may contribute significantly to world health progress
Sandy Dechert :(From previous issue) However-and this is odd in the context of last week’s encyclical from Pope Francis-they neglect the power of the pulpit...