Editorial

THE database of Election Commission (EC) containing elaborate information of about 10.5 crore voters may crash at any time as they have not upgraded the...

Consumers have long been having imported fishes without laboratory test though many of them contain toxic substances that could cause serious diseases. And interestingly, when...

Unregulated autorickshaws Auto rickshaws have become a vital transport in the rural areas. However, unregulated use of these vehicles is often responsible for road accidents....

Rafiqul Islam Sarker :Wahid Haider talks about his son’s departure to Italy almost seven years ago without regret or hesitation. Haider has not seen Nayeem,...

Thalif Deen :The continued erratic and outrageous comments by President Donald Trump – and his attempts to undermine the United Nations – are threatening to...

FINANCE Minister AMA Muhith has recommended Bangladesh Bank to start merger of problem banks, but experts fear that such a move would not stop the...

According to a report of Oxfam International, more than $8 of every $10 of wealth created last year went to the richest 1 percent. And...

Roger Day :In laying out the Sustainable Development Goals, the international community set itself an ambitious set of targets to achieve by the end of...

Kelli Rogers :The arrival of more than 655,000 vulnerable Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh in a four-month span has created a chaotic window of opportunity for...

Tom Machinchick and Dr. Andreas Hermelink :The savings related to energy conservation measures (ECMs) always come from a comparison of what would have been the...

A NATIONAL daily reported that at least 3,480 Bangladeshi workers died abroad in 2017, mostly due to stroke or heart attack. Unbearable physical and mental...

WE know music is an art form and cultural activity. It is also an important part of people’s way of life, as it plays a...