Popular mobilization, not terrorism — path to democracy
ZahurulAlam :Disagreements are natural phenomena of human society. Existence of different interest groups in the society causes differences of opinion, approach, behavior and functioning of...
Editorial
Syed Mahbub Murshed: A unique voice
Halima Akhtar :The poet Alfred Tennyson composed his famous “In Memoriam” after the demise of his intimate friend Arthur Hallam. Syed Mahbub Murshed’s achievements warrant...
Care for Ijtema devotees
THE THREE-DAY Bishwa Ijtema began at Tongi yesterday with the participation of hundreds of thousands of devotees from home and abroad amid a disturbing political...
Avoid environmental odds of open pit mining
THE NEW NATION on Friday reported that Petrobangla is going to carrying out a feasibility study on “Open pit mining” for coal extraction at Barapukuria....
Asia infrastructure needs reform not more development banks
Amid talk of the “Asian century,” one of the most important questions is how best to finance the continent’s tremendous infrastructure needs. Whether crumbling roads...
Of donor-driven democracy
Till Bruckner :A man waves a white flag with the word, “peace” written in Arabic and English during the Bahraini revolution in 2011. There are...
Readers’ Forum
No Bangladeshi movies on TV :It is a pity that the our television channels are shy to screen Bangladeshi movies, while the cable operators have,...
Three steps to dealing with the ‘new’ China
Zheng Wang :Since November’s APEC meeting, the entire global society has been discussing China’s new world role and changing diplomacy. For a long time in...
Losing the fight against Tuberculosis
Patrick Adams :On a recent morning at Persahabatan Hospital in East Jakarta, patients, some from remote villages accessible only by boat, gathered in a waiting...
Development issues in the Asia-Pacific region
Lean Alfred :Whether the rest of Asia and the Pacific like it or not, China may prove to be a much more influential driver of...
Reopening Shela river route deserves reconsideration
DEFYING the repeated pleas of environmentalists, the government reopened the Shela river route after 26 days of the oil spill of 3.58 lakh litres furnace...
Fund crisis dampens Special Economic Zones project
A REPORT published in a local English daily highlighted how the establishing of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are facing obstacles after government agencies denied funds...