Readers’ Forum
Risking a regional war There are intensifying clouds of another regional war in the Middle-East centering control of Yemen. The UNO, the USA, Egypt and...
Editorial
Paris deal – ‘last chance’ for action
Helen Briggs :Scientists are calling on world leaders to sign up to an eight-point plan of action at landmark talks in Paris.The key element is...
Why Japan won’t join the AIIB
The world has been shaken by the decisions of major Western European powers to join China’s scheme of creating the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB),...
Making remittance inflows safer
Dr. Atiur Rahman :Governor, Bangladesh BankAccording to the World Bank, in 2013 Bangladesh ranked 7th position in the list of remittance recipient country in the...
Earthquake in Nepal and our disaster preparedness
THE earthquake that ripped through Nepal and hit northwestern part of India and Bangladesh has caused massive loss of life and property, particularly in the...
Duty on rice import must protect local farmers
IT is reported that the government has at last realized the necessity to slap a duty on rice imports to arrest the downward spiral of...
Climate change initiatives face funding crisis
Tate Williams :A growing mountain of research suggests that climate change is likely to aggravate every problem now confronting humanity: hunger, gender inequality, ethnic conflict,...
How to scale up inclusive business in Asia and the Pacific
ADB Team :Since 2005, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed over $11 billion to help more than 400 profitable enterprises in 90 countries which...
Girls’ education needs grassroots support
Zoe Smith :Many working on the issue of girls’ education are concerned about talk of a job well done on millennium development goal two: achieve...
Readers’ Forum
Security of polling booths :From the news report published in the media outlets on April 22, we learned that the Election Commission has asked the...
BD-US partnership dialogue must bring benefits on trade front
A wide ranging bilateral and regional interests including trade and security cooperation will come up prominently at the ensuing Bangladesh-US partnership dialogue scheduled to be...
We remember Rana Plaza victims
ON the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy yesterday the nation remembered the victims in various programs to mourn the death of over 1100...