Would China be able to hold on its new economic strength?
Ibne Siraj :With the collapse of the Soviet Union, an era has ended and its confrontation with the United States has defined the Cold War...
Editorial
Petrobangla’s inefficiency costing the energy sector heavily
BANGLADESH is paying the cost of inefficiency of two foreign oil companies in conducting offshore oil and gas exploration. Two consecutive press reports detailed out...
A civilised society values sound mental health
AN English daily on Saturday reported that the conscientious citizens and the concerned professionals in a view-sharing meeting on ‘Draft Mental Health Act 2014’ agreed...
Readers’ Forum
Congratulations to Iranian female footballers Iran became Group B Champions in the AFC Women U-16 Qualifier held in Dhaka on Thursday. They came from behind...
Young ones are cheated and exploited for jobs they need
A REPORT published in The New Nation on Saturday indicated that training centres, mostly located in Savar and Gazipur that are meant to build skilled...
A development bank for the Asians of the Asians
BANGLADESH has joined with 20 other regional nations aiming at initiating the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for funding rail, road, power and other projects...
Readers’ Forum
Increase efficiency, not zones The Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) revenue income was Tk 352.47 crore in the fiscal 2013-14 against revenue expenditure of Tk 781.88 crore...
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...
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...
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...