Shrinking farmlands — a threat to food security
IN latest news covered by a leading English daily, it has been unearthed that around 2,096 bighas of farmland and water bodies were lost to...
Editorial
Govt borrowing from foreign pvt sources only to deepen public burden
IT is nothing but just an effort of the government to give an artificial push to the economy by borrowing from the external private sector...
Readers’ Forum
A changed feeling The difference between the mental state of the people what was in January 1972 and now when waiting for ushering of January...
Current inter-governmental system unable to serve common interest
Roberto Savio :It is now official: the current inter-governmental system is not able to act in the interest of humankind.The U.N. Climate Change Conference in...
Aboriginal knowledge could unlock climate solutions
Neena Bhandari :As a child growing up in Far North Queensland, William Clark Enoch would know the crabs were on the bite when certain trees...
Ambassador Mozena — a good man but simple diplomat
THE immediate past US Ambassador Dan W Mozena passed a crucial period for Bangladesh’s democracy in his 37-month tenure that started from November 24, 2011....
High health care costs pushing people into desperation
THE experts at a discussion titled ‘Universal Health Coverage: Bangladesh Perspective’ in the capital jointly organised by Brac, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh...
Readers’ Forum
128 journalists killed According to a newspaper report, as many as 128 journalists had been killed in 2014 through out the world.. Highest 16 journalists...
Charity world in search of a new catchword
Margaret Wente :Goats (they’re so cute!) are currently the hottest marketing tool in the international aid agencies’ arsenals. Plan Canada’s goat ($75) is voiced by...
The religious aspect of Christmas
Apart from the fun and enjoyment, knowing the religious aspect of Christmas is equally important. As per the Bible, there is no set of rules...
Obama policy on Cuba — a diplomatic break-through
FOLLOWING months of secret negotiations, very much in fashion in current diplomatic deals, with the Cuban government, the US President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced...
Govt denied people benefits of oil price fall
FAILING oil prices though influencing the world’s economy positively, but with ‘oil so much cheaper’, the national economy could have marked a boost if the...