Setting the course of future global development trend
Manola De Vos :Global development has come a long way since the Millennium Development Goals were set in 2000. Not only have great strides been...
Editorial
UN launches ambitious humanitarian plan for Gaza
Mel Frykberg :The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has launched an ambitious recovery plan for Gaza following the 50-day devastating war between Hamas and Israel...
The role of private sector investment in climate change
Heather Grady :Last weekend, thousands of people traveled to New York for the annual week of activity surrounding the opening of the United Nations General...
The emerging data divide
Dr. Ali Al Khouri :Data divide, unlike digital divide, is a term that is yet to gain wide currency, at least as of now. It...
Industrial nations must show sincerity to reduce carbon emissions
THE Tuesday UN Climate Summit was hyped as one of the major political-environmental events as the meeting was the first of its kind since the...
Travel agents’ tax dodging argument seems impractical
A LOCAL daily reported on Wednesday that tax evasion by travel agents has taken an international turn as found by the National Board of Revenue...
Readers’ Forum
Bangladeshi athletes need mentors Abdullah Hel Baqi, 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 10 meter air rifle, finished 15th in the underway Asian Games in...
All such ‘fakes’ must be brought to book
A NATIONAL English daily on Tuesday reported that Munshiganj police on Monday detained a fake magistrate who introduced himself as a judicial magistrate before the...
Promising digital future not enough without delivering it
THE government’s promise of creating a ‘Digital Bangladesh’ seems to be destined as a mere pipe dream as effective measures have not been taken yet...
Readers’ Forum
Dirt in WASA water There is grime in WASA water, density whereof is inexplicable, in the WASA water supplied in South Goran, west of Ali...
Nuclear deal with Iran likely to enhance US regional leverage
Jim Lobe :A successful agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme could significantly enhance U.S. leverage and influence throughout the Greater Middle East, according to a new...
Perspectives on disaster philanthropy in Asia
Matt Grager :Last month, philanthropists gave with their hearts to help after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Yunnan Province, China, which claimed over 600 lives...