Editorial

Hilde Vautmans :Obstetric fistula. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s likely that you’re living in a country in the industrialised world, where the condition...

Crimes on daily basis The song ‘Bishaw Kobir sonar Bangla, Nazruler Bangladesh, Jibononander rupashi Bangla, rooper jey tar Neiko shesh’ often comes to my mind...

Sonomi Tanaka :Radhika Coomaraswamy, a human rights lawyer and former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, once said: “Traffickers fish in the stream of...

Zachary Shahan :Bárbara RubimAs many of you know (including the dozens or more of you who were in attendance), I was in Vancouver last week...

John W. McArthur :Trust is the most precious ingredient in intergovernmental affairs. In its presence, even the most hardened adversaries can find ground rules for...

NATIONAL dailies on Tuesday reported that the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has informally announced the names of the office-bearers of...

THE New Nation on Tuesday reported killing, mugging, rape of young women and such other crimes have increased manifolds in the city and all over...

Perjury hinders justice Traditional think-tanks like Manu and Chanakya have maintained that punishment is the basis of the State. Where there is no punishment, thieves...

Gabriella Józwiak :The global development community must engage with political leaders and opinion formers to urgently change attitudes to migration, the executive director of think...

Khizr Imran Tajammul :Pakistan is in dire need of channeling talent towards social enterprise development. Unfortunately, few people understand what the sector entails.This is not...

Dr. Atiur RahmanGovernor, Bangladesh Bank :We know that the absence of track record in business and lack of real assets to offer as collateral hinders...

PRIME MINISTER Sheikh Hasina has said people who have left the country illegally as well as the human traffickers are tainting the image of the...