Editorial

Smoking in public places Although right now it seems like a losing battle, we must continue the campaign to stop smoking in public places and...

Cllr Barrister Nazir Ahmed FRSA : General (Rtd) Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani [popularly referred to as Bangabir (the Hero of Bengal) General M A G...

N.S.M Muzzammel Huq :Safe motherhood is normally considered as an approach and measures covering concept and conditions for ensuring women receive the appropriate services in...

A DHAKA court yesterday sent Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity’s secretary general Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury to jail after rejecting separate prayers seeking his remand and bail...

AT Naria of Shariatpur, 20km from the Padma Bridge construction site, the Padma river has changed abruptly. Once relatively calm and quiet in the area,...

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...

Jomo Kwame Sundaram :Several arguments have been advanced to justify privatization since the 1980s. Privatization has been advocated as an easy means to:1. Reduce the...

Asian Games 2018: Success or not The 18th edition of the Asian Games ended on September 2 with six new world records. Besides, 18 Asian...

A MOBILE court yesterday fined three private hospitals including Anwar Khan Modern Hospital in Dhanmondi a total of Tk 27 lakh for using outdated reagents,...

WHILE rampant and careless driving on faulty roads and vehicles takes a life every hour in the country, instead of fixing the sought problems, the...

NEWS media reported that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday lodged two cases against a police superintendent and his wife on charges of amassing wealth...

A MILLIONAIRE ‘cobbler’ who was once a peon at a small shoemaking factory and is now possessor of a large village on around 300 bighas...