Jews Used As Pawns
Thomas L. Knapp :On July 23, the US House of Representatives passed (the vote went 398-17, with five voting “present”) a resolution condemning the Boycott,...
Editorial
Woes of Bangladeshi migrants in foreign lands
BANGLADESHI workers are passing days in a miserable condition for not getting jobs in Iraq even after migrating to the country through legal channels along...
Police investigations must be independent and impartial
ANTI-CORRUPTION campaigner Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed grave concern over some law enforcers’ role in allegedly diverting investigation of cases and failing to safeguard...
Flood Control
Muhammad Quamrul Islam :It is astonishing to see former Awami League Minister, President Candidate and now Gano Forum Chairman, Dr Kamal Hossain, in a press...
Attacks on Congresswomen
(Unions representing 32 million educators from more than 170 countries stand in solidarity with Women Representatives told to “go back”) Education International, the global body...
Dengue epidemic: Not a rumour but a reality
IT is really very disturbing that some of the ministers and city authorities are making irresponsible comments about the dengue menace while the mosquito-borne viral...
European cities fighting to beat the heat
EUROPE is in the middle of a life-threatening heat wave. Records fell like dominoes on Thursday in cities in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and...
Land Acquisition Digitalisation
Md. Muzibur Rahman :Land acquisition and development are interrelated. Organisations either it is public or private; acquires land for making infrastructure, development and expansion of...
Social Safety Net
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque and M Abul Kasem Mozumsder :The state seeks poverty reduction through welfare strategies, social insurance, compensation programs, income maintenance, curative strategies...
Flood worsens: Punish those responsible for faulty dams
FLOOD situation has started worsening again in some northern districts as rivers are swelling due to heavy downpour and onrush of water from across the...
Don’t sit idle about unsafe milk
THE Bangladesh Food Safety Authority on Wednesday filed cases against 10 companies accusing them of selling pasteurized milk tainted with lead. The legal action came...
Readers’ Forum
Educational Reform In France No matter how many efforts all countries carry out in order to improve their respective education systems, reality comes to show...