Enhancing water security in urban areas
Benedito Braga :The formulation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is an endeavour of the highest importance to achieve reasonable water security in the world...
Editorial
Be logical in addressing existing traffic chaos
DHAKA’S road traffic situation earned a horrible reputation nearly a decade ago and it remains in tatters. Be it day or night, the roads remain...
Schooling of tribal children in Bangladesh
Rafiqul Islam Sarker :Just before sundown on Jan. 30, a group of women day labourers from the Shantal indigenous community are in a rush to...
Some laws make us worried
Enayetullah Khan :We have news. And it certainly does not make us happy. Of course, it all depends on how you take it. The bigger...
‘Soft power’ Vs ‘Sharp powers’ debate
Christopher Walker :Russia and China tend to do poorly in global public opinion surveys and indices of soft power, reinforcing the notion that attraction and...
Readers’ Forum
Safe blood transfusion :Recently, some newspapers have reported that many public hospitals around the country operate the blood transfusion process without the required medical tests....
Better find another one to handle Education Ministry
LIKE in Bangla first paper, allegations of question paper leak surfaced in Bangla second paper of the Secondary School Certificate examinations held on February 3....
Public banks seems to have become adapted to loan scams
ANOTHER big scale loan scam has brought the state-run Janata Bank under scrutiny. This time the amount of scam is a staggering 5,504 crore Taka....
Readers’ Forum
Unlivable Dhaka! The government is continually saying that Bangladesh is prospering; development is going on in a full swing. May be it is true in...
Need for decisive climate action
Amina J. Mohammed :I am pleased to be with you at this important and timely summit on climate risk and to discuss the opportunities that...
Women being victims of unwelcome behaviour
Joseph Chamie :Most of the world’s women have experienced sexual harassment. Based on available country surveys, it is estimated that no less than 75 percent...
Swiss President`s concern inspired refugees with fresh hope
VISITING Swiss President Alain Berset on Tuesday called for the full implementation of the report of the Advisory Commission chaired by Kofi Annan to protect...