Editorial

Md. Shairul Mashreque and Dr. M. Abul Kashem Mozumder :It is obvious that policy makers and planners have to resort to such strategies that ‘recognize...

FOR bravery and courage, a Bangladeshi expatriate has been honoured as he saved the life of a three-year-old boy in UAE. Bangladeshi expatriate Farouk, who...

NEWLY appointed State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmed set an unprecedented example of honesty by returning gifts from a local police...

ONLY two out of 300 recommendations of the National River Conservation Commission’s eviction of the encroachments on rivers and controlling pollution were partially implemented by...

Michael Igoe :World Bank President Jim Kim’s surprise announcement that he is stepping down on Feb. 1 – more than three years before the end...

Roberto Savio :After Teresa May’s defeat in the British parliament it is clear that a new spectre is haunting Europe. It is no longer the...

Jan Lundqvist :Concerns about the supply side of food systems are shifting from insufficient production and supply, to issues likely to affect food production in...

Improve cab, auto-rickshaw service :The regular refusal by cab and CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers to drop customers off at their desired destination and to charge them...

SELLING adulterated food in the city restaurants is nothing new. Though the relevant agencies, including Food Safety Authority, sometimes conduct mobile courts and fine the...

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

Nigel Brett :According to UN statistics, approximately 40 per cent of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometers of the coast, and overall the world’s...

Sir Graham Watson :At around one o’clock in the morning on 24 June 2016, soon after the polls had closed, a leading figure in the...