The right to life, liberty, and land
Tharanga Yakupitiyage :Sustainable land management is becoming more important than ever as rates of emissions, deforestation, and water scarcity continue to increase. But what if...
Editorial
Check corruption first to ensure proper business climate
THE Finance Minister on Thursday came up with big promises to improve the business climate, reduce the interest rate on lending, bring down bad loans,...
Ruthless grabbing, pollution serious threats to rivers
AMID ardent calls from the judiciary, environmentalists and the media to save the country’s last surviving rivers, a private company is building two slipways in...
Readers’ Forum
Containing question paper leaks :It is certainly good news that no question papers from the ongoing SSC examinations have been leaked so far. The education...
Int’l community should create pressure on Myanmar
AROUND 200 Buddhists from Myanmar’s Chin State crossed into a remote hilly region of Bandarban’s Ruma on Monday following intensified fighting between Myanmar army and...
Coaching business: The problem is deep-rooted
THE High Court on Thursday upheld the government policy framed in 2012 to stop “coaching business” by the teachers of government and private educational institutions....
The growing women entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
N.S.M. Muzzammel Huq :Women entrepreneurship is now a rapidly growing socio-economic phenomenon in the developing countries. Developing countries are now giving emphasis on women entrepreneurship...
Treaties collapse: Can we still prevent a nuclear arms race?
Christine Muttonen, Jacqueline Cabasso and Alyn Ware :The United States last week officially announced it is walking away from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF)...
Have our lives become a representation of brands?
Anitha Padanattil :Growing up in a secular environment meant embracing all disparities. Most people of our generation have been doing just that. Broad-minded, fun loving,...
Readers’ Forum
Iran still No. 1in FIFA ranking Iran still hold the number 1 position in Asia despite semifinal exit in the recently concluded Asia Cup Football...
Sharing climate information around the world
Afroza Mahzabeen Anannya :Social media has an increasing number of users around the world. As a way of being digital, most countries are not far...
Oil-rich Venezuela mired in political turmoil
Rayhan Ahmed Topader :Venezuela’s political crisis appears to be reaching boiling point amid growing efforts by the opposition to unseat the socialist president, Nicolás Maduro.The...