Of biometric relisting
Erick Vasconcelos :People who did not turn up for the “biometric relisting,” which ocurred in several Brazilian cities, summoning about 14 million voters, will lose...
Editorial
The endangering noise pollution
Atiq Rahman and Manjushree Maharjan :Sound is the foundation of the life because life starts with the first crying sound of a baby when the...
High levels of chemical in food items
USE of chemicals in food preservation, especially in perishable items like fruits, is going on unabated causing great risks to human health. Such chemical contamination...
Investment shortfall in SMEs may slow down growth
BANGLADESH Bank (BB) officials made the disclosure that scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions have failed to fulfill their SME loan disbursement targets in the...
Readers’ Forum
Charmless Dhaka Football League In the fifties and the first quarter of the sixties, Dhaka First Division Football League thrilled the Dhaka Stadium almost every...
Beyond the Afghan ballot
Dr Maleeha Lodhi :The relatively peaceful presidential election and unexpectedly high voter turnout marks a hopeful beginning to the many transitions Afghanistan has to negotiate...
Building food security
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque and Dr. Amir M. Nasrullah :By now food crisis has cropped up as a global phenomenon. Even in developed countries like...
Readers’ Forum
Bonded labour Laily, a ten-year-old girl, was sharing something with her sister Moina near Malibagh intersection in the last evening when I was passing them....
From beyond the grave their good work continues
Sir Frank Peters :Sunday, April 27, 2014 is a day in the annals of history that no Christian is likely to forget and many non-Christians...
China should not ignore environmental issues in its urban plans
Daniel K. Gardner :Premier Li Keqiang wants to wean the Chinese economy off its dependence on export trade in cheap electronics, clothes, toys and tchotchkes...
Bangladesh’s sweatshops: A boycott is not the answer
Doyle McManus : One year ago this week, the eight-story Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka, killing 1,129 people. The...
FM does not know many things and can’t stop money laundering
THE Finance Minister on Sunday admitted that it is very difficult to trace those who are involved in money laundering. He said, everyone knows that...