Editorial

Dr. M Abul Kashem Mozumder and Dr. Md. Shairul MashrequeWater of sufficient quality and quantity is critical to all life. Increasing human population and growth...

AT least 11 people have been killed in separate incidents of landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Rangamati and Cox’s Bazar. Among the deceased, 10...

DEATHS of anti-Islam bloggers in the recent past have raised concerns as well as controversy in Bangladesh. Criticising Islam does not make anybody an intellectual...

Budget fails to address inequality It’s been reported that the government has decided not to implement new taxes in the upcoming budget, keeping the upcoming...

Soniya Akter Lima : In the proposed budget for upcoming fiscal year 2018-19, the overall budget deficit will be TK 1,25,293 crore. Of the amount, Tk...

Syed Ashraf Ali :It was on the auspicious Lailat-ul-Qadr, the Night of Power or the Night of Honour or Majesty that the Holy Quran, the...

BRANDED as nefarious foes for more than five decades – the US and North Korean leaders – Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have landed in...

ON Sunday, some ruling party and opposition lawmakers blasted the Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Parliament for his ineptness and deadly silence on the widespread...

PEOPLE are taking preparations to observe Eid-ul-Fitr with their kith and kin but the home-bound journeys may turn into a nightmare due to dilapidated roads...

A confusing war on drugs We are confused about the anti-narcotics drive currently underway across the country, which has claimed more than a hundred lives....

Toni Bernhard J.D :When I first started teaching, I compared my performance in the classroom to that of my colleagues. I even graded myself –...

Daniel Gutman :Climate change is one of the main drivers of migration and will be increasingly so. It will even have a more significant role...