Good governance in public management and democracy
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :People in Bangladesh are facing different types of problems. The most indispensable problem is poor governance in public sectors. The words...
Editorial
Ethics for artificial intelligence
Rosli Omar and Jomo Kwame Sundaram :Owing to our varied circumstances and experiences, there are contradictory tendencies to either exaggerate or underestimate the power and...
Effective diplomatic steps needed to end Rohingya crisis
IT’S not yet sure when the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas would start though over one year has elapsed after signing an agreement...
Save the arable lands, protect the country
EXPERTS have expressed their anxiety over the rapid declination of arable land for the expansion of homestead and use of topsoil for brick manufacturing. If...
BB can’t avoid responsibility about large-scale money siphoning
SOME $5.9 billion was siphoned out of Bangladesh in 2015 through trade mis-invoicing, and Bangladesh ranked second in South Asia in terms of illicit outflows...
Modern train service is a need of time
NEWS media reported that Bangladesh Railway, a losing state enterprise, has finally found a supplier to collect 70 metre gauge locomotives in its third attempt...
Readers’ Forum
Every person is gifted In a world where talents are restricted to specific fields, Japanese consultant Marie Kondo has opened our eyes to the innumerable...
Danger of searching facts
Steve Rathje :What caused Trump to win the 2016 election? Was it economic anxiety? Racism? Sexism? Russian hacking? Immigration? Political correctness? Implicit in questions like...
We are truly human only if we relate to others
Pope Francis :Today’s media environment is so pervasive as to be indistinguishable from the sphere of everyday life. The Net is a resource of our...
Keeping teachers in their jobs
Branwen Jeffreys :Cash incentives and a better work-life balance are part of a new attempt to solve England’s teacher shortage. Plans published on Monday by...
Readers’ Forum
Benefits of reading newspapers Newspapers are said to be the mirror of the world. One can endlessly describe the benefits of reading a newspaper daily....
Child’s learning to solve problem co-operatively
Dona Mathews :A baby comes into the world not as a little blank slate waiting to be written on, but with a big part of...