UN failing to tackle the climate impact
Bill Hemmings :The UN is having another go at addressing the climate impact of flying next week as its aviation agency, ICAO, meets in Singapore....
Editorial
America first or America alone ?
Tharanga Yakupitiyage :The United States’ move to withdraw from the Human Rights Council will have “reverberations” throughout the world in years to come, say human...
Bangladesh and two other protecting half the world’s new refugees
Jan Egeland :Turkey, Bangladesh and Uganda alone received over half of all new refugees last year. Never before has the world registered a larger number...
American people rose against inhumanity of Trump`s immigration policy : Trump remains un-American
US President Donald Trump took an U-turn and changed his own policy amid strong protest by American people. There are huge criticism and outcry in...
Government must ensure safe recruitment process for our migrant workers
ACCORDING to a leading Malaysian newspaper, an organised trafficking gang led by a Bangladeshi businessman has taken control over sending and securing jobs for expat...
Readers’ Forum
Help the farmers It is a matter of great regret that for all our development, we haven’t been able to change the plight of our...
Europe must strike a new deal with Washington
Jochen Bittner :Trump is not the first president to complain about the unfair burden sharing within Nato. He’s merely the first president not just to...
Addressing Asia’s ageing societies
Tharanga Yakupitiyage :While populations have seen and undergone changes since the beginning of time, one trend in particular is unfolding across the world: less children,...
The ignored middle income group
Dr. M Abul Kashem Mozumder and Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :Many a criticism hovering around FY 2019 budget has been leveled against its anti-middle class...
Quality teachers are needed to ensure quality education
THE government and private schools and colleges are facing setback due to shortages of teachers and quality teachers in particular. It is seriously affecting our...
Trump disregards the American core human right values : He is against America`s greatness
The United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, condemning the “hypocrisy” of its members and its alleged “unrelenting bias” against...
Decentralization of local government
Dr. M Abul Kashem Mozumder and Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :The term local self-government has been traditionally used of local government in the United Kingdom...