Editorial

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...

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...

Claire Martin :A lemon tree springs from the soil in Jason Aramburu’s backyard in Berkeley, Calif., alongside rose bushes, birds of paradise, strawberry plants and...

Dr. Atiur RahmanGovernor, Bangladesh Bank :This is indeed a truly interesting theme to draw attention amongst the public sector policy makers and young business leaders...

IT is astonishing that after the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the militant group Islamic State has, with stunning efficiency, in recent days overtaken Mosul,...

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...

Omaira Gill :I caught up with a good friend this week. Over lunch, we reminisced about our time together at university. She’s taken the brave...

Dani Dayanj :JOHN KERRY’S failed Middle East peace effort has made it clear that a negotiated political agreement is impossible at the moment. The two-state...

Dr. Md. Shairul Masreque :The proposed budget reads more like a figure jugglery than a strategic action plan. It is a hefty budget with lofty...

LAILAT-UL-BARAAT means Barat Night-also known as Shab-e-Baraat in Persian, is a Muslim event, celebrated on the 15th of the month of Sha’ban, the eighth month...

A REPORT in a local daily mentioned that almost 93 percent of the 7.3 million children worked in unrecognised industries like moulding workshops and those...

Leaving rubbish on roads Recently the city corporation has done a very good job by repairing the streets and constructing new drains and footpaths in...