A covered-van rams the train!
THE once safe mode of journey by train has turned into a mode of horrendous journey to the commuters due to the reluctant Railway Ministry....
Editorial
Unjust freezing of bank accounts
ACCORDING to latest reports, Bangladesh Bank has apparently asked Scheduled Banks and Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) not to close incomplete KYC (Know Your Client) accounts...
Promoting foreign direct investment
Dr. Atiur Rahman :Governor, Bangladesh BankThe relationship between Japan and Bangladesh is very old and time tested. Both the countries have been maintaining close association...
Would the pay-rise ensure service delivery?
Zahurul Alam :The government will supposedly take a positive, from civil servant point of view, decision of increasing public servants’ salaries and benefits to a...
Preserving the intangible cultural heritage
Neeta Lal :AS BELGIUM’S push to help potato fries – their national dish – acquire the tag of ‘global cultural heritage’ gains traction, it makes...
Readers’ Forum
Respect the talents :What the trained personnel of the Fire Service and the Civil Defence could not do in 23 hours a small group of...
The wonky warfare
Tom Plate :In its latest angry shout-out, the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea looks to be emerging as something of a computer wonk, the teen...
Corporal punishment is not only ineffective, it’s also harmful
Sir Frank Peters :Subjecting a child to corporal punishment in the home or schoolis no different to peeing against the wind -it all comes back...
Another shocking air tragedy
LATEST international reports say that the missing AirAsia (Indonesia) flight QZ8501 is likely to be at the bottom of the sea. Indonesia’s search-and-rescue agency based...
Death traps on Dhaka city roads: Govt is only ready to fight opposition
THE New Nation on Sunday ran a report on how open manholes on various city roads have become virtual death traps for the pedestrians who...
Readers’ Forum
Inhuman killings harm the religion most We are deeply shocked for the death of 141 persons out of which 132 are child students in an...
Dealing with Iran
Jonathan Power :The negotiations over Iran’s supposed nuclear bomb-building abilities seem to be stuck in a rut. Given the detailed undertakings by Iran incorporated in...