Safe cities for girls
Vince Chadwick :Indifferent police, oblivious politicians, unsuitable infrastructure, and nonexistent harassment laws are all obstacles facing girls and young women in cities today. But the...
Editorial
E. coli bacteria found in 41pc water sources : Govt must provide urgent action to upgrade quality
FORTYone percent of all improved water sources in Bangladesh are contaminated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, which suggests a high prevalence of fecal contamination....
Enriching Human Capital Index to a higher level
BANGLADESH has ranked above India and Pakistan in the World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI); which is a new system to rank countries based on...
Curbing terrorism threat
Dr Forqan Uddin Ahmed :The world ‘terror’ means the action or quality of causing dread and alternatively, a person, object or force, inspiring dread. Modern...
Improving infrastructure planning in developing countries
Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury :Infrastructure investment is necessary, but hardly sufficient to enable developing countries to transform their economies to achieve sustainable prosperity,...
Political activities in educational institutions
Rayhan Ahmed Topader :Political intervention in schools is ‘counterproductive and damaging’, say teaching experts. Politicians are damaging Britain’s schools by attempting to control everything that...
Job opportunity shrinking in KSA, govt must look for new labour markets
NEWS media reported that at least 106 Bangladeshi workers returned home empty-handed from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following detention and deportation. Over the last week,...
The victims of our delaying justice system
IT is a very heart-touching story of an accused Obed Ali of Satkhira who had to pass long 12 years in a condemned cell just...
Readers’ Forum
Free, fair election for development :The people of the country expect transparency and fairness in the upcoming general election. Even after four decades of independence,...
Dangers of environment pollution
Rayhan Ahmed Topader :The air quality in Bangladesh has been declining over the years at an alarming rate. It worsens significantly during the winter in...
Int`l fund urgently needed for Rohingyas
PROBLEMS are increasing in the Rohingya refugee camps due to sluggish international financial response on meeting their urgent needs. The situation may deteriorate in the...
Freedom of expression is a must for a free nation
WE welcome the United Nation’s call for an urgent revision of the Digital Security Act in a bid to ensure checks and balances against arbitrary...