Editorial

Earthquakes risk in Dhaka Dhaka, besides being one of the most densely populated cities in the world, is cramped with thousands of unplanned and dangerous...

Susan Avery Stewart Ph.D. :A paradox lies at the heart of human development: In the winter of life we become more freely, audaciously, and powerfully...

Michael Igoe :In the 18 months since the World Bank signed on as a partner to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the risks associated with...

Anna Kucirkova :Cholera outbreaks across history regularly killed a hundred thousand or more. It isn’t well known today because it was essentially eliminated in the...

THE fire caused by leaky gas line burnt five members, including an infant, of a family in Ashulia area of Savar on Friday. One of...

THE app-based ridesharing service, introduced in 2016, is still running without any monitoring amid allegations of high fare, drivers’ poor training and lack of safety...

Adelheid Onyango and Bibi Giyose :When faced with a crisis, our natural reaction is to deal with its immediate threats. Ateka* came to the make-shift...

Vinita Mehta :It seems that candidates will do anything to get your vote. Think of all the time and money they spend trying to convince...

Regulate Facebook-based online shops With the upsurge in the number of internet and smartphone users, Facebook has become an essential part of the lives of...

THE WHO reports said that Dhaka is the third worst polluted city in the world next to Delhi and Cairo with serious impact on healthy...

MISCREANTS killed at least five Bangla speaking people, including three of a family on Thursday night. Police claimed that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)...

Dr. Shubha Kumar :The Sustainable Development Goals have brought with them a key shift in the international discourse and debate on development, including how progress...