Rohingya repatriation is a must for stability of this region
The Myanmar authority once again failed to build confidence among Rohingya refugees for returning to Rakhine homeland in the third phase of the meeting that...
Editorial
Impeachment
Peter Baker :For the most unpredictable of presidents, it was the most predictable of outcomes. Is anyone really surprised that President Trump was impeached? His...
Entrepreneurship
Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir :Moroccan youth today, whether urban or rural based, face enormous obstacles in achieving their self-development and in creating the improvements they seek...
No stopping of killings on highways
THIS newspaper on Wednesday reported that at least 15 persons including five in Rajbari were killed and 60 others injured in road accidents across the...
Extend helping hand to protect poor people from biting cold
A MILD to moderate cold wave is now sweeping through the country. In north-western districts, the temperatures fell below 10 degree Celsius. The capital and...
Mandatory Insurance For Expatriates Mandatory Insurance For Expatriates
The government is going to introduce a mandatory insurance coverage for all Bangladeshi expatriates who are working in abroad with effect from December 19, 2019...
Bribing Doctors By Pharmaceutical Companies
Referring to a seminar organized by BIDS, an English newspaper reported recently that from recent survey it was found that pharmaceutical companies spent 29.36% of...
Net Tightens Around Necks Of Myanmar Leaders
The hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s highest court, in The Hague held public hearings in a lawsuit accusing Myanmar of...
Readers’ Forum
Anonymous Six Years“Aparajeyo Bangla”, “Sangsoptak”, “Sabas Bangladesh”, “Durbar Bangla”, “Bijoy 71”, “Chetna 71” — these sculptures are mixed of Bangladesh’s history, heritage, language movement, freedom...
Death sentence against Pervez Musharraf was not a timely judgement
PAKISTAN’S politics has taken a sharp turn following a special court verdict which awarded former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf death sentence in absentia...
Railway needs special attention to revive
THE government has paid billions of taka for the development of Bangladesh Railways over the years, but it has miserably failed to bring any improvement...
Chattogram needs proper medical waste treatment
NONE of the 88 hospitals and 182 diagnostic centres operating in Chattogram doesn’t dispose clinical waste properly due to lack of incinerator facilities. The two...