Seizing the window of opportunity to rethink Brexit
Sandra Khadhouri :The UK government is paralysed by Brexit as it reaches decision time over whether to agree a messy compromise or crash out with...
Editorial
Readers’ Forum
Ensure safe travelling for woman :A video showing policemen harassing a young woman went viral on social media recently. Two policemen were seen in the...
Give emphasis on public transport, don’t encourage personal vehicles
THE automobile industry has been enjoying a good time for at least four years due to the increase in disposable income of a quarter and...
Only condemnation not enough, ensure safe return of Rohingyas to Myanmar
US Vice-President Mike Pence expressed the Trump administration’s strongest condemnation about Myanmar’s treatment towards Rohingya Muslims. He told Aung San Suu Kyi that “persecution” by...
Community engagement needed to reduce disaster risks
Lisa Cornish :Over the past decade, almost 4000 natural disasters have impacted 2 billion people costing $1.7 billion in damages. Two-thirds of those affected were...
Trump’s anti-media rhetoric
Thalif Deen :A former French president once remarked: Never pick a fight with a little kid or the press. The kid will throw the last...
Healthy rivers and lakes are essential for existence
Andreas Baumüller :Healthy rivers, lakes and wetlands are not a luxury. They are essential to our existence. They supply and purify our drinking water. They...
Readers’ Forum
Alarming rise in Dhaka’s population Dhaka has recently been branded as the second worst city in the world to live in by the Economist Intelligence...
Migrant workers : Unsung heroes deserve more attention
MIGRANT rights activists from the South Asian countries on Wednesday called for taking up strong labour migration programmes to promote and protect decent works for...
Mass awareness needed if NBR wants more people under tax net
THE countrywide ‘Income Tax Fair -2018’ has already drawn a huge crowd. The authorities hope more people would be brought under tax net this year...
A defeat for America First
Ross Douthat :Supporters watched President Trump enter the Make America Great Again rally in Huntington, W.Va., on Nov. 2.CreditCreditGabriella Demczuk for The New York TimesRunning...
The echoes of November 1918
Daniel W. Drezner :For the past five years, centennials marking the First World War have haunted international relations pundits. A few years ago, to mark...