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Why the world needs national development banks

Support for national and multilateral development banks has grown worldwide...

Paying the Zakat rightly to make it effective  

Zakat is one of the five fundamental pillars of Islam....

From privatisation to PPPs — not a smooth journey

After the failure and abuses of privatisation and contracting-out services...

US Navy again sails through Taiwan Strait, angering China  

The US military said it sent two Navy ships through...

What's needed is sustained campaign against adulteration  

The ongoing anti-adulteration drive is undoubtedly the toughest among similar...

The contribution of humanitarian action to peace

The connection of humanitarian action to broader objectives like peace,...

Quality green bond to help attract FDI

The potential for foreign investment in Bangladesh is bright if...

When import is costly, coal-fired power plant generates costly power!

Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (Rampal power plant) has invited...

Preventing mental health problems in adolescents  

Adolescence is the time when social and emotional habits for...

Guide to smart investing  

This is a follow-up of my article titled "The Importance...

Conflict management in workplace

Conflict arises when individuals opine in dissimilar ways or have...

Women human rights defenders face greater risks because of their gender

Does the name Ihsan Al Fagiri ring a bell? How...

Quality of TV programmes on the decline  

A complaint today is that local television channels - both...

Dhaka's unique saga of water  

Even a developed city like South Africa's Cape Town goes...

Trump has weaponised trade for his economic wars

The United States and China both hardened their bargaining positions...

Will DTH remove cable hazard?

Notwithstanding satellite television channels' operation in Bangladesh for nearly three...

Privatisation solution worse than problem

Privatisation has not provided the miracle cure for the problems...

Bumper Boro harvest and aftermath  

The government is relishing this year's bumper Boro rice harvest...

Meatless with spine, or spineless with meat?

"Where's the beef," ran a Wendy's hamburger advertisement in 1984....

Mutual learning vital for Asian cultures

Take China, India and Japan, three major Asian powers for...

Inclusive development alleviates poverty

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), by using the cost...

Unholy link between mental disorders and suicides

Over the past six to seven years, incidence of suicide...

Taming the social media juggernaut

During the past week, social media users experienced a rude...