Naimul Haq :Although Bangladesh has made remarkable recent strides like building green factories and meeting stringent safety standards, garment workers here are still paid one...
Amina J. Mohammed :The 2030 Agenda is the most ambitious plan governments have ever developed to eradicate extreme poverty and safeguard our planet. While it...
A SECTION of drug peddlers have been reported to operate by engaging transport agencies in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar to dispatch drugs under cover. According...
THE sorry state of Dhaka-Narayanganj rail route has worsened, though it was the first broad-gauge rail track of the then British India government. As per...
Facing flash floods Last year, six districts of the north-eastern part of the country got affected by flash floods resulting from heavy rainfall and sudden...
Save Hatirjheel The deteriorating quality of water in Hatirjheel is quite alarming. This project was supposed to be an entertainment site for the Dhakaites. Instead,...
Bjorn Lomborg :Antipoverty group Oxfam International got a lot of attention for claiming that there’s a global “inequality crisis,” but a far more important point...
Shamshad Akhtar :All eyes are on the 23rd Olympic Winter Games and 12th Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang this February. Top athletes will carry their...
Matthew Wells :Abdu Salam stayed in his village as Myanmar soldiers and local vigilantes burned down dozens of homes there last August. He stayed as...
SSC question paper for maths was leaked yesterday, like it was done in the case of Islamic Studies, English and Bangla tests. Ministers had accused...
THE National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to initiate the second phase of sudden inspection to at least 30 factories to find out illegal...
No post-office in Paribagh-Hatirpool area A large number of inhabitants in the Paribagh-Hatirpool area have no means of accessing government postal services as there are...
