Image of public universities has to be saved
LARGE-SCALE recruitment of teachers and employees violating rules over the last one decade is at the center of the recent unrest at Rajshahi University, news...
Editorial
Rise in house rents hitting hard city dwellers
THE unprecedented increase in house rents in recent months is creating growing pressure on city dwellers and is hitting them hard. It is almost a...
The Third Intifada is underway
Thomas L. Friedman :For a while now I’ve wondered why there’s been no Third Intifada. That is, no third Palestinian uprising in the West Bank,...
Cross-cultural understanding
Minhaj Qidwai :With Turkey playing a key role in the first world war, the Western leaders realized that without breaking the Ottoman empire their goals...
Stop death on roads
Death is painful. But some deaths are more painful, particularly when reckless driving of transports, assassins’ black hands, pang of hunger and absence of treatment...
Changing global dynamics
Dr Maleeha Lodhi :WILTON PARK was the venue last month of a lively exchange of views among policy makers and experts at a conference convened...
Will Aung San Suu Kyi ever become president of Burma?
Given how rapidly things have changed in Burma, the country also known as Myanmar, it’s tempting to see further reforms as inevitable. They’re not.On the...
Making mobile financial services safer
Dr. Atiur RahmanGovernor, Bangladesh Bank :Today mobile money is a global phenomenon but every implementation is a local story. In terms of customer experience, MFS...
It is easy for those who can force illegal gas connection
AS it appears, there is no respite from the country’s gas crisis although gas extraction has been increasing in the past four years. Illegal gas...
Debunk the myths about cancer
THE World Cancer Day – 2014 was observed worldwide on February 4 focusing on ‘Target 5’ under the tagline “debunk the myths”. The myths about...
Don’t hide the truth
I have a special respect for communication Minister Obaidul Quader, a soft spoken person, he speaks logically on different issues, which is praise worthy.But recently...
Inflationary threats on the rise
BANGLADESH Bank (BB) has voiced concerns over the higher inflationary trends in the recent past. According to a news report published on Monday, the central...