Editorial

Fresh bloods should join politics :Politics remains more or less an unpopular vocation and an extremely debatable topic in our country – more so for...

THE number of foreign observers for the December 30 polls has come down significantly after the Asian Network for Free Elections cancelled its observation. ANFREL,...

MEMBERS of Bangladesh Armed Forces have started polls duty across the country from Monday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said army was deployed at country’s...

Ángeles Rol and Juan Antonio Madrid :In developed societies, the incidence of overweight, obesity and metabolic diseases is continuously increasing. Highly sedentary lifestyles, together with...

Friendship through social media :Social media should be looked up on as a tool to keep in touch with friends we have known and have...

SPEAKERS at a seminar said that the mainstream media in the country are failing to play their part due to self-censorship and partisan role of...

NOWADAYS we see some so-called specialist doctors are practicing at roadside chambers using nameplates and visiting cards that contain in brackets, such as PGT, BHS,...

Amir Mahmoud Abdulla :Agan Soyan Hassan and her six children lost everything, including their home and livestock as flood waters engulfed their village of Ranranle...

Christian Archambeau :In recent years, international cooperation on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) has progressed from technical discussions to become an integral part of the relations...

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :Political economy addresses the key issues and challenges in the wake of policy intervention with emphasis on distribution of income, wealth,...

Joe Macaron :US President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw US forces from Syria is a reminder that this is not an ordinary time in...

Farhana Haque Rahman :The year now closing, 2018, culminates an extraordinary period in the quest for a world where sexual harassment and assault are, as...