Editorial

AROUND 11,000 apparel workers of 99 factories in Dhaka, Ashulia, Savar, Gazipur and Narayanganj have so far been fired and 3,500 others have been implicated...

SMUGGLERS of the intoxicating synthetic drug ‘Yaba’ are now using air routes to carry the pills to the capital from Teknaf. The new route is...

Take legal actions against grabbers Recently, a High Court bench has asked the authorities concerned to create a country-wide list of river-grabbers and release the...

Melissa Martin :Genocide did not begin with or end with the Holocaust in Germany. The human race is well-known for repeating mass murderous acts of...

Implement Annan Commission recommendations The Kofi Annan Commission, led by the late former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, was created by Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung...

Ramisa Maliha Bhuiyan :Books give life and soul to a house. A home without books pictures a fearful world of ignorance. Books teach you, refresh...

Roberto Mazzini :The Parliament is on the point of threatening the entire practice of water reuse in Europe. It boils down to one amendment; the...

Rayhan Ahmed Topader :While people tend to think of corruption as starting at the top and trickling down through the system, they must be aware...

PERFORMING Hajj by Bangladeshis will cost more this year, mainly due to increases in house rent and other service charges in Saudi Arabia. It was...

THE water being supplied by Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority has become stinky in different parts of the capital, including Jurain, Mir Hazirbagh, Islampur, Lalbagh,...

Obesity menace in Bangladesh Obesity is rising in Bangladesh, as indicated by several regional and international reports. The problem lies with the predominantly carbohydrate-rich diet...

Shu Yu and Franziska Ohnsorge :The informal sector – labor and business that is hidden from monetary, regulatory, and institutional authorities – accounts for about...