Editorial

Rawan Yaghi :The five veiled women were gesturing, confidently, at other women to get closer. They wanted more voices to join in. My friend and...

City needs more public bus :Buses are an integral part of urban life, but in Dhaka, overloaded public buses along with the intolerable traffic congestion...

THE UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) has expressed concern over the pervasiveness of corruption and its devastating impact on the disadvantaged...

IT appears nothing can stop the government from harming the nature and the environment of the Sundarbans. Showing utter disregard to nature conservation, by now,...

Fahmida Hashem :World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO), provides...

Homi Kharas and Brina Seidel :In 2013, Christoph Lakner and Branko Milanovic published a graph-quickly dubbed the “elephant chart” – that depicts changes in income...

Rawan Yaghi :The five veiled women were gesturing, confidently, at other women to get closer. They wanted more voices to join in. My friend and...

City needs more public bus :Buses are an integral part of urban life, but in Dhaka, overloaded public buses along with the intolerable traffic congestion...

THE New Nation yesterday reported that about three lakh students have dropped out from the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations. As...

THE Deputy Commissioner and Chief of Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police revealed an unimaginable horrible truth recently. She said, many...

Who are favourites? The 21st edition of the World Cup Football – the greatest show on earth – will begin from June 14 amidst fear...

Rebecca Wood :It’s not hard to find representations in films or on the television of fictional autistic people with poor social skills, who struggle to...