Resolving key nuclear issue depends on Iran-Russia deal
Gareth Porter :US and Iranian negotiators are working on a compromise approach to the issue of Iran’s uranium enrichment capabilities, which the Barack Obama administration...
Editorial
Setting future vision for banking sector
Dr. Atiur Rahman Governor,Bangladesh Bank :In this era of rapidly changing global financial environment, people’s demand and society’s needs are changing at a faster pace....
Inadequate fire-fighting arrangements
THE capital city is growing up vertically with construction of hundreds of skyscrapers. Obviously, the skyscrapers with provision of almost all amenities for life symbolizes...
Stop marketing of toxic drinks
IN a recent survey the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has found that the so-called energy drinks are causing serious damage to human health. The...
Readers’ Forum
The unfortunate in fights The continuous killing of the Bangladesh nationals by the civilians and the Border Security Forces of India is a clear indication...
Capacity building in global healthcare services
Martin Finnegan :Search online for the role of for-profit organizations in health care and you’ll find millions of results, including an abundance of studies, conferences...
Topping in the negative list!
Recently, I was reading a survey report carried out by a website ‘Sleeping at Airports’ which classified 10 worst airports of the world having dirty...
Be a go-getter, not a job getter
Christopher Shea :Nobel Peace Prize winner and microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus is a champion of big ideas and small loans.Muhammad Yunus, the founding father of...
Waqf properties fraudulently sold by vested interests
MOST of the waqf land property which had been endowed for supporting the poor and underprivileged sections now exists only on paper as the lion’s...
Bangladesh tops the climate risk list
A UK based research organization Maplecroft has designated Bangladesh as the Number One climate vulnerable country followed by two other African countries. Quoting Maplecroft, a...
Dhaka City now muggers’ heaven
WHO blames police for not performing their duties sincerely? The people who oppose the regime and failed to find out any good deed of the...
Converting the adolescents into human capital
NO schooling, no education, no gainful occupation — all these have distanced away the off-school aged adolescents from participating in the mainstream development paths of...