IN THE 10 years of pseudo democratic rule of the present government, its student wing killed many people, attacked protesters against government injunction to protect...
THE Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association has decided to raise the ceiling on the Bills for Collection (BC) selling rate, the rate at which banks...
Jeffrey D. Sachs :The Global Partnership for Education, a worthy and capable initiative to promote education in 65 low-income countries, is having what the jargon...
TWO Education Ministry officials arrested on Sunday had taken bribes to facilitate re-opening of an English medium school closed down on the allegations of patronising...
PROLONGED submersion of agricultural land due to extreme weather events like intense rain and flooding have affected winter crop cultivation, leading to concerns that the...
Felling trees along Jessore road It is slightly relieving to learn that the High Court has halted the felling of century-old trees along the Jessore-Benapole...
Asha Iyer Kumar :We had barely moved on since the Weinstein saga when the Aziz Ansari story went viral. MeToo merged with a bad date...
Md. Sazedul Islam :A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained a man after raiding a residential hotel at Gulistan in the capital in October...
Take measures against childhood disability Childhood disability caused by cerebral palsy (CP) is a public health issue in Bangladesh. CP, the most common type of...
Kulsum Ahmed :When I hear people talk of how we really need to focus on economic growth now and on cleaning up later, I cannot...
Ben Phillips :As the elite in the world of finance gather in the Swiss luxury town of Davos, rallies are taking place around the world...
Harald Nusser :This month marks two years since the launch of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Between now and 2030, the goals will remain...
