Editorial

Baher Kamal :While the top priority of any development strategy is still the same – to leave no one behind – the new challenges that...

FOLLOWING the UN Third Committee meeting in October, The U.N. Human Rights Council held a special session on killings, rapes and other crimes committed against...

THE government’s plan to set up escalators at 163 public secondary schools, mostly in district and upazila towns is a big project at a huge...

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque, Dr. Mohamad Yakub :The phenomenon like child rights governance also encompasses the concerns for the disabled children. An important consideration for...

Tharanga Yakupitiyage :Out of 300 nominations from across the globe, just four have won an innovation award for their commitment to human rights.Now in its...

Daryl G Kimball :Over the past year, cavalier and reckless statements from President Donald Trump about nuclear weapons and his threat to unleash “fire and...

THE winter has set in and the weather is becoming chilly. People all over the country are facing severe cold to suffer from cold related...

THE worsening scenario of the capital’s traffic management is the one burning issue frequently discussed and written about. It’s not only about increasing number of...

May Annisul Huq rest in peace Mayor Annisul Huq left this world, the news was like a thunder bolt out of the blue sky, it...

Honour one’s religious identity We often hear the calls for building a non-communal Bangladesh. But we had never been explained what do the speakers mean...

Will Higginbotham :What would life be like without access to a toilet? What if our waste was not properly disposed of?For those in the developed...

Dr Anu Mahmud :The government has raised power tariff once again at the retail level at an average of 5.3 per cent or Tk0.35 per...