Editorial

CHINESE President Xi Jinping has laid out a far-reaching vision for a more prosperous nation and a dominating role for China in the world as...

BGMEA leaders have decided not to extend agreement with Accord and Alliance – two buyers assigned inspection agencies to monitor remediation of garment factories in...

The UNESCO Envoy The UNESCO recently made Jordanian Princess Sumaya a UNESCO Special ‘Envoy for Science for Peace’ (2017-2019). This appointment has been given to...

Trump’s ten months in power Since assuming the US presidency about 10 months ago, Donald Trump has spent much of his time trying to repeal...

Adrian Van der Meer :During the UN week in New York in September, the media were dominated by headlines about North Korea, Iran, Syria, migration...

Eleanor Albert :Discriminatory policies of Myanmar’s government since the late 1970s have compelled hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya to flee their homes in the...

THE Korean peninsula is closer to war again as a North Korean official reaffirmed on Monday Pyongyang’s commitment to developing a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile...

THOUGH we have gradually achieved improvement in our socio-economic conditions poverty level continues to be a significant problem in the country with about 47 million...

Violence against women and children It’s a matter of extreme sorrow that violence against women and children in our country is on the rise. We...

Healthy wood markets encourage responsible forest management, which leads to better quality trees and more carbon stored in the forest and in solid wood products....

Bandar Hajjar :Investing in youth by developing their potential through education, job creation and instilling the values that advance the cause of humanity is the...

POVERTY reduction rate in the country is slowing down as calculated from data that to be revealed by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in few...