Ensure equal sharing of waters from common rivers
LIKE other rivers across the country, 12 small rivers have already dried up and two major rivers — Teesta and Dharla — have been turned...
Editorial
Readers’ Forum
World Cup and Oceania Australia are now the member of the 47 nations’ Asia Football Confederation (AFC). It is divided into four regions namely Central...
Challenges in the US border wall
Rayhan Ahmed Topader :The partial US government shutdown began when Congress and Mr Trump failed to reach an agreement over a budget bill in December....
Happy beginning and expectations in 2019
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :The new year 2019 has already started. Meanwhile Bangladesh has experienced a happy beginning, as Sheikh Hasina has won a landslide...
Steps for reviving the banking sector
FINANCE MINISTER AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said that there will be no non-performing loan from now as Bangladesh Association of Banks would take necessary...
Delta Plan needs careful handling
THE National Economic Council (NEC) approved the Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100 in September, 2018. Undeniably, the plan is a long-term one which hopefully could bring benefit...
Readers’ Forum
Donate blood to save life Every time a celebrity posts a picture of winning some award or a romantic photo, everyone seems to go crazy...
Climate change: Complex challenges for agriculture
Peter Lüthi :The unusually hot summer of 2018 showed that climate change affects a central part of our lives: agriculture. The severe drought in Liechtenstein...
Violence should not be taught in schools
Sir Frank Peters :It’s amazing how un-hinged society can become if you don’t pay attention to the smaller details and address them appropriately. Take for...
Rohingya — The forgotten genocide of our time
Leila Yasmine Khan and Daud Khan :The Rohingya are a minority community living in Rakhine State in Myanmar. The Muslim Rohingya are considered intruders into...
Don’t let the criminals rule over the innocents
THE horrifying brutality of killing two kids after rape in the city proves the ultimate criminalization and demoralization of the society due to lack of...
RMG workers’ demands should be taken under consideration
AT LEAST 70 people, including 10 law enforcers, were injured in clashes between police and apparel workers in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, and...