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Ending human trafficking

Tharanga Yakupitiyage :A new initiative aims to use data to shed light on a pervasive multi-billion dollar criminal industry: human trafficking. Created by the International...

Readers’ Forum

Save Sundarbans from humans :Bangladesh celebrated “Sundarbans Day” on February 14. The largest mangrove forest in the world, the Sundarbans provides sanctuary for a large...

Making cities safer for women

Manipadma Jena :When Shiba Kurian alighted from Chennai’s city train, the evening office-returning crowd was thick and jostling. Having booked a ride-hail cab she walked...

Innovation and immobility in US

Joaquín Roy :It is the country of paradox, based on the double column of creativity and tradition. Americans are unable to escape the twin submission...

Readers’ Forum

Tribute to language heroes :February 21 is the International Mother Language Day. It became possible because our valiant sons did not hesitate to sacrifice their...

Japan’s interest in big projects

MEDIA report said more than a dozen Japanese companies have shown interest to invest in eight big infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, including a second Padma...

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Tackling cancer According to a study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 122,000 people are affected by cancer every year in Bangladesh....