Avoid hurting religious sentiments
Mohd. Siddiqur Rahman :Consequent upon the unbecoming remarks by ousted minister Abdul Latif Siddique series of punitive actions have been taken against him. He made...
Editorial
Afghanistan’s next challenge
Dr Maleeha Lodhi :The advent of a new government in Kabul marks a hopeful moment for Afghanistan after months of political turmoil and uncertainty. A...
Provisioning better housing for the villagers
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :As for housing patterns in rural areas most villagers live in extremely poor conditions with no amenities. With exception to a...
Readers’ Forum
Defective FIFA ranking calculations According to the latest ranking of national teams released by FIFA on Thursday, World Champions Germany are still atop despite two...
Leave the space alone
Dr N. Janardhan :WHEN NEIL Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon in 1969, it was a “giant leap for mankind”. There...
Remembering Ben
Pranay Gupte :There are many ways to describe Benjamin Bradlee, who died on Tuesday night in Washington at the age of 93: Brave; great editor;...
Corruption: The silent killer
Viva Dadwal :In a sector that is scarce and expensive to begin with, corruption can mean the difference between life and death.I recently attended the...
EU reached great deal to keep the environment clean
EUROPEAN Union leaders agreed on Friday, what they hailed as the world’s most ambitious climate change targets for 2030, paving the way for a new...
Over subscription in savings tools pulling down the economy
THE two-year long political uncertainty almost squeezed the country’s economy by narrowing FDIs, shuttering investments, alongwith the removal of GSP facilities by the US and...
Readers’ Forum
Withdraw hartal, please Some Islam oriented political parties have called for dawn to dusk shutdown on October 26 in protest against the government’s lack of...
Love for income inequality
Joel Schlosberg and Thomas L. Knapp :Paul Krugman’s titling of his case against Amazon.com (“Amazon’s Monopsony Is Not OK,” New York Times, October 19) immediately...
Of Maritime Boundary
Abdul Mannan :The UN-Permanent Court of Arbitration (UN-PCA) has recently given its judgment on the maritime boundary delimitation of the Bay of Bengal between India...