Let’s not fit people into boxes we create
Matthew Hutson :We love to categorise ourselves and others into personality types. Maybe you’re a “Type A.” Or maybe the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator, versions of...
Editorial
Chemical weapons convention
Monaem Sarker :Bangladesh categorically objects to the decision made at the fourth special session of the Conference of States Parties (CSP) to the Chemical Weapons...
Code needed to curb harassment in workplace
Helal Uddin Ahmed :Gender balance and removal of gender-based discriminations are keys to sustainable development and empowerment of the masses. Male and female workers are...
Maldives’ people reject authoritarian rule and voted for democracy
MALDIVES strongman President Yameen Abdul Gayoom conceded that he lost Sunday’s election to his challenger Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, in a speech broadcast live on television...
Readers’ Forum
The US-China “trade war” As a developing nation, we should closely follow developments regarding the ongoing US-China “trade war.” There could be consequences of the...
The deal or the debacle of the century?
Michael Anderson and Sam Ben-Meir :As we wait for Trump to unveil his peace plan to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, he has in fact...
World River Day : Let’s march for the rivers
Dr. Ahmed Kamruzzaman Majumder :“Rivers are the arteries of our planet; they are lifelines in the truest sense” said Mark Angelo, Founder and Chair of...
Digital Bangladesh to achieve sustainable development
Dr. Foqan Uddin Ahmed :In Bangladesh digitalization started in the year 2008 by the announcement of hon’ble Prime Minister, targeting to achieve sustainable development goal...
Attack on Iran`s elite guards
IRANIAN Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused US-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people,...
Discrimination in Jail Code
EMINENT citizens have described the criteria stipulated in the Jail Code for classifying Division I prisoners as irrational and discriminatory since respected citizens in the...
Readers’ Forum
Pedestrians need training With enormous interventions, discipline on our road traffic system gradually moving to a standard. But the pedestrians still need training and motivation...
Another global financial crisis for developing countries
Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram :George Soros, Bill Gates and other pundits have been predicting another financial crisis. In their recent book, Revolution Required:...