Editorial

‘GIRLS in developing countries must be protected from sexual violence in and around schools’, said the head of the UN’s children fund urging the governments...

NEWSPAPER report said the number of recorded dengue fever cases in May and June was more than five times that of the corresponding months of...

IN last three days, onion prices at kitchen markets shot up by Tk 20 to Tk 45 to Tk 50 per kilogram. The sudden price...

Saleem Samad :United States President Donald Trump wants to sell $8bn of more weapons to Saudi Arabia and UAE, despite opposition in Capitol Hill and...

Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Nurses are entitled to independently assess and monitor patients. They provide care, and also alert doctors about the health conditions and...

PRIME Minister Sheikh Hasina strongly criticised the US Congressman for his proposal to attach Myanmar’s Rakhine State with Bangladesh to resolve the Rohingya crisis. Rather,...

Utz Pape :Ending poverty is not only one of the twin goals of the World Bank, but also one of the Sustainable Development Goals. To...

Shobhana Sosale, TM Asaduzzaman and Deepika Ramachandran :Bangladesh has made much progress in improving its human development indicators, faring well above its South Asian neighbors...

TWO people, including a mother and her 4-year-old baby girl, were buried under mud following a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Kaptai upazila of...

THREE lawmakers on Sunday criticised the government for increasing the gas price that would affect the people. The MPs said the price was increased without...

Frank McAndrew :There are a lot of reasons behind the political polarisation of the country and the deterioration of civic discourse. I wonder if a...

Dr. Raj Persaud :Boris Johnson, who is currently the favourite candidate in a two-horse race to become the next Prime Minister of the UK, has...