Effective implementation of revised MPO rules is more important
NATIONAL dailies shed light on the likelihood of the government setting new standards for enrolment of students and performance in public exams for schools to...
Editorial
Bank-borrowing for deficit financing is not a wise act
THE Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Saturday observed that the government’s over dependence on bank borrowing might put a negative impact...
Modi’s message of change and our hope for a new meaning in our relations
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the capital on a two-day visit yesterday amidst huge expectations of the debut of a new chapter in...
Readers’ Forum
The costly peaceThe Prime Minister said on May 31,2015 that there was no hesitation on Bangladesh part to send its troops to conflict ridden and...
AIIB initiative is a bold step
Anne-Marie Slaughter :China’s success in establishing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been widely regarded as a diplomatic fiasco for the US.After discouraging all...
EU development agenda must include women and children
Linda McAvan :The summer ahead is bursting with key moments for international development as the path towards an end to extreme poverty by 2030 is...
Horrors of human trafficking in South Asia
Thousands of migrants fleeing ethnic persecution in Myanmar and poverty in Bangladesh have taken to the Andaman Sea, west of Thailand and Malaysia, in a...
Stop creation of black money and their whitening
IN post-budget reaction Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Friday demanded the government to make clear its stance on whitening the black money. In the statement,...
Keep market prices stable before Ramadan
LATEST reports published in national dailies show that the prices of meat and fish have phenomenally increased in the market before the start of the...
Community philanthropy as engine of development
Diana Ohlbaum :It’s not big. It’s not shiny. But there is a promising train of sustainable funding for local priorities, and it has been largely...
The population bomb equation
Justin Fox :Any aphorism that gets attributed to both Niels Bohr and Yogi Berra (as well as Samuel Goldwyn, Mark Twain and others), has got...
Boosting international investment for global growth
Angel Gurría and Lilianne Ploumen :This week Heads of State and Ministers from over 40 developed and major emerging economies will convene in Paris at...