Editorial

Forced disappearances have drawn the attention of the International Human Rights Watch and it has urged the government to confirm their whereabouts. There are criminals...

The Election Commission has taken initiatives to re-fix boundaries of the constituencies ahead of the next 11th general election. If the political situation remains normal,...

David Kuria :Urban development is one of our greatest challenges. While the world is highly urbanizing, our cities are transforming the nexus for the social,...

Mariela Jara :Potatoes were first taken out of Peru, where they originated, 458 years ago to feed the world. Half a millennium later, potatoes have...

THE guardians and students are getting worried, as the thousands of MPO listed teachers at secondary schools and madrasas threatened to boycott Secondary School Certificate...

ENVIRONMENTAL Performance Index 2018 posited Bangladesh at the penultimate last ranking in the world in terms of handling environmental issues. This year Bangladesh has ranked...

Crop insurance for vulnerable farmers It is evident that Bangladesh is highly susceptible to the adverse effects of human-induced climate change. Rising sea level, a...

Katie Reytar and Peter Veit :Indigenous Peoples and local communities are some of the best environmental stewards. Their livelihoods and cultures depend on forests, clean...

Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram :As the ‘masters of the universe’ gather for their annual retreat at Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has...

Tharanga Yakupitiyage :A year into his position, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that peace remains elusive and that renewed action must be taken...

Vijay Prashad :It is past midnight. The aircraft come in from Saudi Arabia carrying workers who had been hastily ejected. They had gone from Ethiopia...

Take help from PSC :Bangladesh Bank has cancelled the recruitment examination for eight state-run banks, following a demonstration by the candidates who could not sit...