Improving cyclone management efficiency
Farid Hasan Ahmed : Tropical cyclones from the Bay of Bengal accompanied by storm surges are one of the majorhazards in Bangladesh. They occur mainly...
Editorial
Indian court has allowed police remand of a Bangladeshi wanted in Bangladesh
ACCORDING to Indian media reports, a district magistrate court at Barasat in West Bengal of India on Saturday remanded Nur Hossain – prime accused of...
Bring back investors trust in blue chip trading
THE Finance Minister blamed the manipulators for destabilising the country’s stock markets. He described them as “fatkabaz” (speculators). The FM called the country’s share market...
Readers’ Forum
Adulterated fruits Seasonal fruits grow aplenty in Bangladesh. These fruits are rich in vitamins and other nutrients, which help us in fighting diseases. In the...
Life can’t be micromanaged
Omaira Gill :Sometimes life teaches you that you have to just go with the flow. I learnt this the hard way when I was making...
Would ‘undermining Hillary campaign’ work?
Sabria Chowdhury Balland :According to a Gallup poll in 2014, a majority of Americans, that is to say, 59%, still view Hillary Clinton favorably although...
Of the big power politics
Jonathan Power :In recent months the scaremongers have been at it again – Russia’s foray into Ukraine and China’s behaviour in the South China Sea...
They were murdered, govt needs to worry about the danger to itself
SIX cases were filed with Pallabi Police Station on Sunday in connection with Saturday’s violence at Kurmitola Bihari camp in the city’s Mirpur area that...
Civil society bodies have to build leadership in the political void
DISCUSSANTS at a CPD dialogue on Analysis of the National Budget FY2014-15 opined that political consensus is a must for good governance. The seminar recommended...
Opening fire on job seekers
REPORTS carried in different national dailies on last Thursday said five Bangladeshis were killed and at least 151 injured when a gang of miscreants opened...
Readers’ Forum
No end of self-destructions in Iraq Iraqi Sunnih Muslims’ military front in Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq and Levante (ISIL), after taking two strategically important...
Interests, ideology and climate
Paul Krugman :There are three things we know about man-made global warming. First, the consequences will be terrible if we don’t take quick action to...