Editorial

A REPORT in a local daily stated that five top government officials resorted to forgery to obtain freedom fighters’ certificate. Three of them are secretaries,...

IN a recent survey the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has found that the so-called energy drinks are causing serious damage to health in the...

We need a sports channel The news telecast by the country’s television channels, including the State owned Bangladesh television, do not cover sports news on...

Valdenor Junior :On July 11, the Brazilian federal government decided against selling monopolies on interstate mass transportation to selected companies. The government was trying to...

Mustafa Al Zarooni :Radical thought and extremist actions have plunged some nations and people into the abyss and are an impediment to their progress. This...

Ibne Siraj :Turning to the Asia-Pacific, the United States has already launched a subtle diplomatic move to seek broader supports on economic sanctions against Russia....

A REPORT in our daily stated that the final phase of updating the voter list began in 120 upazilas in Dhaka and Chittagong divisions on...

THE Farmers of the flood-affected areas are on the threat of crop damage, especially low Aman yield, reported a national English daily. This is not...

Talk-show on TV channels Until a month ago, the ‘Talk show’ was one of the most popular TV programme. The lone subject was (and still)...

Rajiv Prasad Shaha :“My institutions are my place of worship” — this is what the great philanthropist Ranada Prasad Shaha used to feel and say...

Mahir Ali :There was no doubt a considerable degree of schadenfreude in social media activity from official sources in nations such as Egypt and Iran...

Dr Muhammed Idris Bhuiyan :In Bangladesh we have 3,544 km national highways, 4,278 km regional highways and 13,659 km district roads. The deterioration of our...