Police must act responsibly and not look for political justification
A REPORT in a national daily on Tuesday said nine persons out of 15 victims of police shootouts over the past 26 days were innocent...
Editorial
We condemn beheading Coptic Christians in Libya
EGYPT launched airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Libya on February 16 as it ‘seeks retribution’ for the barbaric filmed beheading of 21 Coptic Christians....
Readers’ Forum
Double standardThe western countries and their allies in the Middle East have closed their embassies in Sana, capital of Yemen, for the time being in...
Assessing risk within digital financial services
Jason Lamb, Sacha Polverini :As the availability and popularity of digital financial services (DFS) grows in an increasing number of developing countries, policy and decision...
Understanding social innovation in current context
Dr Andrew Curtis and Tara Anderson :Social enterprise was once a radical renewal movement within the third sector. Today, however, it’s not quite so straightforward....
Surely US Ambassador knows that no election is no democracy
THE newly appointed US Ambassador to Dhaka on Sunday assured the government of helping to protect democracy in Bangladesh from derailing. Envoy Marcia Stephens Bloom...
Lower duty on tea import bothering local growers
NEWS reports in the dailies say that Bangladesh’s tea growers have demanded a duty increase on import of tea by more than 25 percentage points...
Readers’ Forum
Labour attaches in Missions The observation of migration experts that Bangladesh missions abroad need experienced and proactive officers as labour attaches who will be tasked...
The World Bank’s approach to trust funds
Jeff Tyson :Establishing trust funds is one effective way for donors to channel finances and partner with local governments and other development institutions to deliver...
A new era of development finance
Anthea Mulakala :The global development landscape has changed dramatically in the last 15 years. In 2000, bilateral Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors (UK, U.S., Japan,...
Asia needs expertise, not just traditional aid
Alys Francis :The future of aid, how aid agencies need to evolve and the impact of Australia’s foreign aid cuts were among the hot topics...
Keep abnormal share prices on watch
LOCAL English dailies reported that stock market regulator Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has found that margin loan facilities which was initially allowed to...