Editorial

SHARE prices continued to fall at Dhaka Stock Exchange for the third day with the key index of the bourse shedding 2.16 per cent or...

Food waste! According to a finding of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the annual estimated value of global food waste is $1 trillion. To...

Mark Briggs : (From previous issue)But the Juncker reforms have not yet convinced British politicians, who tend to judge the EU’s performance solely by its ability...

Sandy Dechert :The International Renewable Energy Agency has just released an exciting tool for renewable energy entrepreneurs, urban planners, and researchers: Project Navigator. It should...

REPORTS in national dailies on Saturday said state-owned mobile company Teletalk Bangladesh Limited is bringing pressure on Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the government regulatory...

WHILE cases are piling up in lower judicial courts for scarcity of judges, a good number of judges are serving on deputation in various executive...

Hats off to Tamim, Imrul Tamim Iqbal (206) and Imrul Kayes’ (150) new opening partnership record in the 3rd innings of a Test match reminded...

Christian Friis Bach :Hazardous chemicals are a vital part of many industries, but lax and inconsistent safety standards put workers’ health and lives at risk...

Mark Briggs :The May 7 UK general election will go a long way towards deciding whether Britain will stay in the European Union, or choose...

Joyful moments and months The Indian cricket team is coming to Bangladesh to play three one-day internationals and one Test match next month. There is...

P. G. Bhaskar :My family has very strong views on punctuality. Not in the accepted sense of all of us get ready on time or...

Aijaz Zaka Syed :With the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide approaching (April 24), this seems to be open season on Turkey. This week, an...