Editorial

Lathiful Khabira :Bangladesh is the small country of South Asia, which has crossed her 46th birthday and nearly going to celebrate the golden jubilee. But...

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :Quota system becomes meaningful only when it dies not come into conflct with merit. There must be the reflection of merit...

António Guterres :As this is the first time I have the opportunity to address a UN body after the Security Council resolution of last Saturday...

PRICES of rice witnessed about 30 per cent hike in the past year and yet it shows no sign of decreasing. According to government statistics,...

COUNTRY’S roads and highways have become deathtraps in the recent days. According to the report of National Committee to Protect River, Road and Railways released...

Naimul Haq :More than half a million Rohingya refugees crammed into over 30 makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar in southeast Bangladesh face a critical situation...

Dr Ian Anthony and Dr John Hart :The legal framework prohibiting chemical weapons (CW) is considered the gold standard for multilateral disarmament. It features both...

Protect the environment :Bangladesh is the second worst country in the world in terms of pollution, according to the Environment Performance Index. If the government...

A LEADING daily recently reported that around 51 percent of registered non-government organizations based in Dhaka do not file income tax returns to escape paying...

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...