Religion should not be used to sow divisions
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev :Religion has been, and remains, an immense spiritual force for good in our world. The shared values which underpin all world’s major faiths...
Editorial
Going full circle for growth
Li Yong and Hong Joo Hahm :The business case for making our economy more sustainable is clear. Globally, transitioning to a circular economy – where...
A different way to measure our wealth
Kamal Ahmed :How do you measure the value and success of the economy?Traditionally, by reporting on gross domestic product – the amount an economy produces...
Question paper leakage continues: Incompetence is everywhere
QUESTION paper leaks have become epidemic before all public exams, university admission tests, and job recruitment tests during the current administration allegedly by some students...
Living standard of RMG workers should be enhanced
THE workers of readymade garment sector in Bangladesh earn poverty-level wages. Not only that, they continue to work excessively long hours for little money. Whereas,...
Readers’ Forum
Threat of soil liquefaction in Dhaka The world has witnessed a devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia recently that took away nearly 1,400 lives. Some...
Behind the piles of bricks and glasses
Imran Rahman :I can hardly remember the last time I saw a flock of flying herons; cotton white clouds gathering on the horizon. That diaphanous...
Mother nature can help us deal with her water disasters
Vladimir Smakhtin :Almost every day we hear news about catastrophic flooding or drought somewhere in the world. And many nations and regions are on track...
Parliament to govern the government
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Parliament is the national legislative body having supreme legislative powers in the state. It can be termed; the symbol of democracy....
Take seriously the promise made to the editors
The Editors’ Council will form a human chain in front of the National Press Club today (Monday) to press for amendments to nine sections of...
Utility service providers must work under one umbrella
MOST chiefs of utility service providing organisations do not attend coordination meetings called by the Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) defying an order...
A bolder vision for eye care
Jenny Lei Ravelo :In 1999, a group of organizations working on eye health had a vision: To rid the world of avoidable blindness in two...