Editorial

Lean Alfred :In a rare consensus, 194 countries successfully prepared and completed the final negotiating text – and the possible blueprint – for a new...

YET another launch capsize occurred on Sunday in River Padma and reports said over 48 bodies were recovered till last evening while more than 100...

PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin said that Russia will never yield to any external pressure as US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday said that new “serious...

Jersey- sets a tradition The Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club (DMSC) changed their traditional black and white jersey about a decade ago though the Calcutta Mohammedan...

Laia Grino :Ten years ago, ownership was established as a key principle of aid effectiveness. Although understanding of ownership has evolved since then – most...

AMOR Ekushey is being celebrated today in due solemnity and festivities to remember the Martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement. In fact, it is a...

The visiting Paschim Banga (West Bengal) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Bangladesh should not worry over the Teesta water sharing deal while talking at a...

Too many politics centric talk shows on TV It appears to me that the television channels do not cover all branches of human life, while telecasting...

Glenn Meyers :Bioenergy, while environmentally cleaner and more sustainable than fossil fuels, has historically been too energy intensive to produce – a big negative from...

Mario Marcel :Nearly every week, I read news stories about citizens clamoring for change in governance- citizens who want their voices heard and acted upon....

Mal Warwick, Paul DiLeo, Paul Polak :What has microfinance achieved for the world’s poor? Estimates vary widely, but 300 million people are estimated to be...

Fanatic leadershipThe indiscriminate killing of innocent people in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen and some other areas of the world by some fanatic organizations whose...