Western influences behind Hong Kong scenario
Ibne Siraj :The recent turmoil in Hong Kong is another testament to the western powers’ prowess in exploiting a given opportunity to instigate the masses...
Editorial
Protecting rights of creative industries
Md. Azizur Rahman FCS :Bangladesh is home to numerous creative people but the creative industries cannot flourish due to infringement of IPRs. In order to...
The mid-term shock for the Democratic Party
Saeed Qureshi :The midterm elections in the United States conducted on June 4, have placed the Republicans as the majority party in the Senate. The...
A war of words
Omaira Gill :Last week I took part in a travel blogging convention based in Athens. Travel bloggers from all over the world descended on the...
Readers’ Forum
Amazing cricket, amazing Shakib :Amazing Shakib Al Hasan joined world’s ever greatest all rounder Ian Botham and Pakistan’s former captain Imran Khan in creating a...
A war of words
Omaira Gill :Last week I took part in a travel blogging convention based in Athens. Travel bloggers from all over the world descended on the...
Health sector is sick for corruption
CORRUPTION, anomalies, bribes, nepotism and many other irregularities have been going on unabated in the country’s health sector. Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday revealed...
Over dependency on solar system not a wise option
DEVELOPMENT of renewable energy for the fulfilment of the demand for electricity is certainly laudable from the environmental perspectives. While Bangladesh is first among 32...
Ministry indifferent to reclaim grabbed school lands
THE parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over the slow progress of the ministry in reclaiming...
Poor policy regime affects IT sector growth
BY now Information Technology (IT) is a subject of widespread interest among the young Bangladeshi entrepreneurs, but due to lack of prudent policy support on...
Readers’ Forum
Where has gone winter? The month of November has begun, the weather should have been cool and pleasant but instead it is hot, humid and...
Of political pricing
David S. D’Amato :Discussing Prime Minister Narendra Modi in The Economic Times, businessman Gurcharan Das worries that “[t]oo many Indians still believe that the market...