What happens when living in the void?

Nothing comes from nothing” is a philosophical expression first argued by pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Parmenides.
26 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Going forward - Balance between convenience and security

If we stay attuned to the experts and practitioners working in the financial and banking sectors worldwide, new threats and methods used by the crooks can be neutralised before any damage is done to our own emerging system.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

United in Division

You do not necessarily have to be an Awami League aficionado to appreciate that the two mayors of Dhaka City, albeit split along
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM

MP plays judge-jury-prosecutor!

An MP – who paradoxically represents the ruling coalition as well as its opposition in the parliament – recently played the proverbial role of the judge, jury and prosecutor.
20 May 2016, 18:00 PM

The Other News

It's nice to catch glimpses of human sublimity slipping through the cracks of hate and bloodshed. This is not to suggest that news of death and killings and accidents and wars are not important, but only to remind oneself that the news is selective and often parochial.
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Is it time to rethink our Pak-Turkey policy?

It is said that foreign policies should not be dictated by the heart but by the head. And I believe that that precept must always predominate our foreign policy formulation.
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Why is the education budget not larger?

On average, a teacher handles 50 students, when it should be no more than 30. Can it be denied that much more should be spent on primary education and at other stages of education?
17 May 2016, 18:00 PM

The Immediate Tasks at Hand

More than three months have passed since the Bangladesh Bank (BB) heist, and in the interim much water has flown down the Padma, Meghna,
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM

The way to show respect

When all the paraphernalia linked with power and status fail to get lowly commoners to show respect – say they forget to salam or shower you with petals when you enter the vicinity of the primary school you are to visit – there is only one thing to do.
15 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Taller, stronger rice plant

Scientists have come up with a solution for southern farmers who have long been deprived of the benefits of high-yield modern rice varieties (MVs) that cannot grow on tidal wetlands. After 12 years of arduous breeding process, they succeeded in developing two modern varieties suitable for cultivation in the tidal floodplain ecosystem of the southern delta region, with the promise of an additional yield of one million tonnes a year.
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Free and fair UP elections 2016 - Are we there yet?

Much debate has been brewing in the media and in political forums about the on-going Union Parishad (UP) elections.
13 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Unity over Division

The calm, unyielding yet racially and religiously inclusive campaign of Sadiq Khan has come to symbolise all that is most impressive about London: its diversity.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Jamaat against legal process

Motiur Rahman Nizami enjoyed every opportunity to defend himself against the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Democracy pays heavily for Article 70

The HC's observations have upheld what Awami League MP, Asaduzzaman Khan, had forecasted over four decades ago. Asaduzzaman, who was a member of the Constitution Drafting Committee in 1972, strongly opposed the inclusion of Article 70 to impose restrictions on MPs.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Towards organic litchi

Pheromone traps installed on litchi trees could get rid of the worries lovers of this seasonal fruit have each time they peel off the juicy fruits and gulp them. Growers in Dinajpur, renowned for their extraordinary litchis, routinely spray pesticides in their orchards to protect litchis from pests. And they are not known for following best practices while spraying.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Whither professionalism

It happens occasionally, during busy hours particularly, that even before you can get off the rickshaw, mama has begun negotiating with his next customer...
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM

What Bangladesh can offer tourists

If Robert Frost, the man who wrote “Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less travelled by”, was looking for a modern holiday destination, he may have considered a trip to Bangladesh.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Going on the wrong side is just plain wrong!

Finally, someone is doing something about the preposterous level of highhandedness displayed by people who are either truly very important or think they are very important.
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Media monitoring centre or self-regulation?

In an overarching sense, the matter by its very nature requires consultation with stakeholders, media representatives and experts before a set of best practice methods can be evolved in employing the media as a partner of democracy and protector of public weal.
5 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Seesaw inequality

The most commonmisconception about economic inequality is based on the pie fallacy: that the rich always get rich by taking money
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM