Justice to workers depends on how helpful govt’s industrial policy is
READYMADE garment workers have rejected the minimum wage set by the government, accusing it of pandering to the owners and said they will fight to...
Editorial
Readers’ Forum
Regulate the ride-sharing services There’s no denying that ride-sharing services have made our lives a bit comfortable as we can now call a ride whenever...
Technology research : Prospects and possibilities
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Very recently a group of researchers from Shah-Jalal University, Sylhet have found out the ways and means to detect cancer in...
Trump at the UN – a dramatist seizes an opportunity
James Paul :Donald Trump, as we know, is first and foremost a showman. He is a person who loves theatrics and tries always to stay...
South-South Cooperation in a transformative era
Jorge Chediek :On 12 September, the international community commemorated the UN Day for South-South Cooperation. This is an important acknowledgement of the contributions of Southern...
Taking tough actions against loan defaulters is not enough for saving businesses
THE Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Finance has recommended to bring down the interest rate in the banks to single digit. The JS body...
Fixing of minimum wages and govt’s responsibility to keep cost of living down
NEWS media reported that the government has raised the minimum monthly wage for 4.4 million garment workers by around 51 per cent to Tk 8,000...
Readers’ Forum
Respect others also The two major political parties of our country are at loggerheads, they hate each other intensely; the hatred is so profound that...
Unconventional monetary policy widening income, but wealth gaps also
Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram :In 2009, the world economy contracted by -2.2%. Growth in all developing countries declined from around 8% in 2007...
Coastal safety in disaster
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :Due to its geographic position, Bangladesh is one of the most climate vulnerable countries on earth. Bangladesh suffers from frequent natural...
Bangladesh must think differently about regional and international connectivity
CHINA is planning a bullet train service between Kunming and Kolkata, traversing through Myanmar and Bangladesh. With joint efforts of India and China, a high-speed...
We doubt the competence and capacity of UGC to bring quality change in public universities
VICE-CHANCELLORS of the country’s public universities on Wednesday in a discussion with the University Grants Commission (UGC) opened the Pandora’s Box of diverse irregularities of...