Editorial

Be specific to one issue once It is common knowledge that Bangladesh is in a mess, politically and otherwise, despite the political windbag utterings.There is...

Thomas Carothers :(From previous issue)If we look just at the enterprise of democracy aid itself, we see an assistance domain that is growing considerably in...

Zahurul Alam :Violence is use of force to impose one’s unethical will on others. It is a direct violation of human rights irrespective of its...

AN English daily reported that elected local government representatives belonging to opposition are in fear as many have either been put in jail or have...

Of those ‘broken adults’ It saddens my family and me beyond words to think that after four years there is still a need for a...

Thomas Carothers :(From previous issue)With regard to bridging the gap between democracy aid and the larger, older domain of socioeconomic aid, the glass is similarly...

Barrister Nazir Ahmed :Former Chief Justice of Bangladesh Justice Mustafa Kamal died of a cardiac arrest at his own residence at Gulshan in the capital...

A GROUP of foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Monday urged the government to hold constructive dialogue with the opposition parties to find a peaceful...

Praising the ideals of free speech, describing it as a “fundamental human right” and a duty, Pope Francis recently asked to outlaw offensive speech. The...

 A news report of an English daily said telecommunication regulatory authority BTRC on Saturday instructed all mobile phone operators and International Gateway operators to stop...

A harmful misinterpretation One day one of my sisters wanted to know from me what will happen to the property of her husband after his...

Thomas Carothers :(From previous issue)This approach, however, soon showed its flaws. The growing heterogeneity of political paths among those countries striving to leave authoritarianism behind...