Readers’ Forum
Flood preparedness Most of the rivers in India, including the Ganges, are flowing above the danger level. Being a lower riparian country, Bangladesh might face...
Editorial
HIV-TB connection: Key to ending infections
Tom Maguire :A group of teenage boys huddle around Michelle in the mangroves behind Joyce Bay, a spot frequented by men who have sex with...
Youth skills: Have we addressed the need?
Dr. Palitha Kohona :The World Youth Skills Day is being celebrated around the world on 15 July. This day was established on 18 December 2014...
Has globalization enhanced development cooperation?
Jomo Kwame Sundaram :Protracted economic stagnation in rich countries continues to threaten the development prospects of poorer countries. Globalization and economic liberalization over the last...
Corrupt people with power cannot accept an independent media and freedom of speech
JOURNALISM, as a profession, is becoming riskier day by day under this present obnoxious socio-political atmosphere. With the latest killing of a female journalist in...
Need of healthy recreation for our youths
THE Eid-ul-Azha holidays have ended. Even so, thousands of city residents, mostly women and children, are still swarming parks, museums and zoo for getting recreation....
Readers’ Forum
Expedite Rohingya repatriation It would be unwise to resettle the Rohingyas in Bhasan Char instead of creating pressure on Myanmar government to take them back....
Xi steals a march over Trump in North Korea
Shim Jae Hoon :The North Korean nuclear deal US President Donald Trump signed amidst great fanfare in Singapore in June may be unraveling – with...
Reduction of bio-diversity loss
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque and Dr. M Abul Kashem Mozumder :Bio-diversity has long seriously been affected by anthropogenic climate change. Climate change has become a...
ACC`s assertion of independence has to be convincing
Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Monday said that it would not be appropriate to require approval from any authority before arresting a corruption suspect...
Nepal air crash investigation: Unnecessary delay is not acceptable
THE investigation commission of Nepal castigated Kathmandu Post Monday; hours after the newspaper ran an exclusive report that blamed the pilot of the US-Bangla plane...
Break the syndicates, probe committees serve no purpose
Natore highway has become notorious for fatal accidents like many other places in the country but the concerned government agencies’ response to such accidents largely...