Editorial

Leather industry now polluting Dhaleshwari :When industrial waste ends up in a river unfiltered, it is safe to say that the river’s days are numbered....

Catherine Cheney :Work on a white paper called “Internet for All: An Investment Framework for Digital Adoption” began with a question:“You’ve shown us a very...

Amy Lieberman, Adva Saldinger, Sophie Edwards and Jenny Lei Ravelo :It’s been nearly a year since António Guterres assumed his post as the leader of...

No receipt for charges :I went to a school to pay tuition fees for my son. They demanded that I pay five taka as service...

Managing Directors of the private commercial banks in a chorus have demanded central bank’s interference to stop sudden and hostile takeover of the banks saying...

Bangladesh will start exporting beef within two years as the nation is likely to become self-sufficient in meat production by that time. Newly appointed Fisheries...

Corruption bars growth According to the United Nation’s World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018 report, Bangladesh is set to become one of the fastest growing...

Md Ruhul Amin :Myanmar, situated in South-East Asia, is a neighboring country of Bangladesh. Though most of the citizens of Myanmar are Buddhists, Rohingya or...

Martin Khor :Another new year has dawned, and on a world facing serious disruption on many fronts. What are the trends and issues to watch...

Tension has intensified in the Indian region of Assam, as much of the Muslim community is likely to get expelled or forced to leave the...

THE country is losing around 127 core cubic feet of topsoil annually that is used in brick manufacturing forcing arable land to lose fertility while...

Conor Friedersdorf :Disgust with Donald Trump transformed 2017 into a year of protest. His critics gathered publicly in opposition to the inauguration; to march on...