Editorial

Md. Tarek Aziz Bappi :The occurrence of cruelty on Bangladeshi women workers in middle is nothing new. But it has reached an alarming stage in...

Road safety :Road accident is very dangerous and it can take someone’s life. I wonder if anyone of you has been involved in a road...

Expansion of BUET is necessary Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is the most reputed engineering university in the country. It has earned reputation...

Farouk Araie :Asteroid Tb 145, dubbed the ‘Halloween Skull’ because of its resemblance to the human skull, will whiz past our planet on the night...

Lisa Cornish :The “blue economy” is becoming an important part of the development agenda, focusing on the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth,...

Dr. Foqan Uddin Ahmed :The impact of the West on Bangladesh as a result of the British occupation of this subcontinent has been broad and...

AT least 255 people have so far been killed in the countrywide ongoing anti-drug drives in the last five months but different types of drugs...

THREE of the four youths found shot dead in Narayanganj on Sunday morning were picked up by detectives from the district’s Gausia the previous day,...

Need a long-term decentralisation plan Dhaka has recently been branded as the second worst city in the world to live in by the Economist Intelligence...

Rayhan Ahmed Topader :In the developing world, the existence of an effective local government system remains crucial, although the traditional discourse on local government seems...

Sir Frank Peters :Last month, Nepal (population 26-million) adopted the Act relating to Children 2018, which explicitly prohibits corporal punishment of children in all settings....

THE Dean’s Committee of Dhaka University (DU) yesterday at a meeting held at the Vice-Chancellor’s office decided to hold the controversial “Gha” unit entrance exam...