Editorial

THE dropout rate of girl students compared to that of boys in the secondary level is still high although various government initiatives are at work,...

Danger of cyclones The coastal belt of Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to natural hazards. In the last century, our country experienced some devastating cyclones, such...

Lisa Cornish :On March 6, the Fifth Report of the Annual Civil Society Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security will be launched in Canberra, the...

Shada Islam :They talked of war and conflict but most of the “strongmen” lashing out at each other at the recent security conference in Munich...

DHAKA city dwellers are facing severe mosquito menace for the last couple of weeks. It is almost impossible to peacefully stay at home, particularly in...

A RECENT World Economic Forum report highlighted that cost of road construction is the highest in Bangladesh while the road condition is the poorest among...

The drug problem in public service There have been a lot of allegations lately about drug usage among public servants. Prothom Alo reports that the...

Stephanie Cappa :The goal of foreign assistance should be to create the conditions under which it is no longer necessary – a compelling vision articulated...

Jenny Lei Ravelo :Ever since the World Health Organization last year announced plans to create an independent high-level commission on noncommunicable diseases, the global health...

THAT a huge amount of unaccounted resources is wasted every year in government projects is not anything new; what new the nation is waiting to...

A NEW study jointly carried out by BRAC University and ICDDR,B revealed that acute shortage of doctors, labs, and medicines are causing setback to treatment...

Police must be pro-people minded We used to look upon the police with reverence and considered them as the friends of the people and it...