Editorial

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,...

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...

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...

HOW disconcerted urban plan makes Dhaka city unlivable can be exemplified by the unplanned flyovers that not only have failed to ease the traffic congestion...

A memorial tribute Ayub Bachchu, the legendary star left us, we are shocked and feeling heart broken by his untimely departure, he enthralled the people...

Kentaro Toyama :Most of us engage in some kind of teamwork, whether it’s for projects at the office, coordination for a community event, or organising...

Thalif Deen :Nikky Haley, the vociferously anti-Palestine US Ambassador to the United Nations, warned member states last year she will “take down names” of those...

A H M Masum Billah :Bangladesh, like many countries of the world, is experiencing violent extremist activities by some derailed and brainwashed people in the...

THE Maldives’ top court on Sunday ended weeks of uncertainty by rejecting strongman President Abdulla Yameen’s controversial bid to annul last month’s election results, upholding...