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High time to salvage the movie industry

The pageant-filled atmosphere that characterised the recently held election of...

Private sector pension: A distant dream?

It is nothing surprising that more than 40 per cent...

Curbing corruption should be top priority

Corruption, bureaucratic tangles, political violence etc., are major obstacles to...

On course of de-empowerment of women!  

Parents all over the world, not excepting Bangladesh, have reasons...

The case for international civil servants

The notion of an "international" civil service goes back a...

Raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease  

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the disease of the people of...

Key issues in sustainable digital revolution

The Digital Revolution, including technologies such as artificial intelligence, 3D-printing,...

Need for clarification of onion price fiasco  

The record price of onion -the latest high of Tk...

Europe faces a challenging international context

The emerging complexity with regard to Brexit and the conflict...

Keeping harvest festivities alive  

After a prolonged season of rains, the country's cycle of...

Where are the decent public buses?  

Notwithstanding the status of the capital city of the fastest...

Kurdish conundrum: Turkey's incursion into Syrian territory

The outbreak of civil war in Syria in 2012 and...

Stock market: An aberration  

The country's economy is growing a healthy rate. Inflation continues...

Need to implement land reform agenda

The worrying fact is that Bangladesh, the country with the...

SDG implementation: UN turns to global investors for billions

A Republican US Senator of a bygone era was once...

How far we know about new 'Road Transport Act'  

Some serious issues of governance relating to road safety and...

Chinese smartphones ring loud in Africa

About two decades ago, mobile telephones were a preserve of...

More clarity required in Bangladesh's factoring policy  

The country's traders including garment exporters often need credit facilities...

Catching Hilsha in defiance of ban  

The 22-day ban on Hilsha fishing is in its last...

Building readers of the future

One wishes the meritorious children receiving books as prizes in...

'Parallel administration' in public universities?

Public universities in the country are passing through a critical...

The open secret of development economics

This year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences recognises Abhijit...

Overshoot, mega-regions & outer space: Atlantis or apocalypse?

Just as we balance our own expenditures and income every...