Living with depression
Omaira Gill :Today I’m going to talk about a taboo subject. If you’re expecting a scintillating exposé about what I do with a bagful of...
Editorial
Charity in Islam
K M Zubair :THE BLESSED month of Ramadan is the best month to share your wealth with the poor and the needy because the reward...
The American way of war
Joseph J. Ellis :When you study how the U.S. goes to war, there is a prevalent though not perfect pattern. The triggering event is often...
Show one success: Restore the city roads and drainage system
DHAKA has been turned into a city of extreme discomfort due to its agonizing traffic chaos, but none seem to be concerned about the pitiable...
Closing trade gap with India
BANGLADESH’S export earnings from India are set to hit four-year low in the outgoing FY 2013-14, reported an English daily on Monday. The total export...
Readers’ Forum
Divided Iraq! The Christian world’s plan to divide Iraq and Syria has become successful at last. The establishment of Caliphate in those areas of Iraq...
The essence of fasting
Khwaja Mohammad Zubair :Fasting in the Holy month of Ramadan is a devotional exercise, which purifies the soul and equips one for a sustained relationship...
Refocusing on Iraq crisis
Tanbir Uddin Arman :The ‘cradle of civilization’ is a common term used for the area comprising the present-day Iraq as it was home to the...
Possible 4 crore climate refugees – no casual issue
TO mitigate the vulnerability of climatic chaos, the most likely victim countries of the world have been preparing themselves with the necessary initiatives. But Bangladesh,...
Readers’ Forum
Stop referees from playing partisan role The referees and the assistant referees have disallowed many legitimate goals on ground of offside in the 20th World...
Of neighborhood environmentalism
Grant Mincy :We live in a time of precipitous biodiversity loss, on course to yield the sixth great extinction. In such a time there should...
Parliamentary supremacy is matter of practice
Dr Maleeha Lodhi :Despite frequent declarations by Pakistan’s political leaders about their commitment to parliamentary supremacy, their actual conduct in the legislature hasn’t lived up...