The way they died and the suffering of those who survived the anguish tell the story of the extent of pain and misery the bombs brought them.

Seventy years after the greatest carnage of the 20th century was wreaked on a country by the dropping of the very strangely named atom bombs Little Boy on Hiroshima...

The move to ban the right to use all types of three-wheelers on highways is, over the longer term, a quite sensible and optimum one.

The vision 2021 of becoming "Digital Bangladesh" aims to make our nation stronger through effective use of modern technology on important sectors and areas like education, health, communication and alleviation of poverty levels.

Politics in the Far East region is getting interesting by the day with ample hints that it would get complicated soon with some new developments in the region.

From the Iranian perspective, optimists see Iran's gains in a number of ways. The ailing economy of Iran which was caused by western sanctions will now get a chance to improve.

The government's latest legislative move has made bureaucrats happy.

The Obama Administration, which defied the hawkish opposition at home and abroad and signed the historic Nuclear Deal with Iran, seems to have condoned President Erdogan's military operation in Iraq.

Bridging the gap between Iran and the West would help soften Iran's present voice against Israel through a possible political and social transformation in favour of the West.

In such healthy, competitive market of specialised services, the provision of entry of mobile operators and strong interest of majority shareholders of the dominant mobile operator raise serious concerns.

Financing of the efforts to mitigate the climate-change effects and provide resources to the affected countries is an important element of the next international agreement. Progress on commitment of resources to fund climate projects has been, as expected, sluggish.

Kashmir has changed beyond recognition. In less than five years when I visited Srinagar last, the valley has become visibly anti-India.

Election Commission Bangladesh (ECB) has started updating electoral roll since July 25, 2015 which will continue up to February 10, 2016.

Another twist in the tale is that where previously Sheikh Hasina wanted to draw Khaleda Zia into elections on her terms, now it is the latter who is trying to draw the Prime Minister into calling a snap election.

This week a video upload of a debate at the Oxford Union Debating Society has been trending on the internet.

Crime likens to math in the sense that some problems take longer time to solve, while many also remain hopelessly unresolved.

It is high time for all of us to accept our own mistakes that led us to the present state of play. Rather than transferring blame onto others, all the stakeholders must talk among themselves first, and then reinvigorate from within. Once we have done that, we can then take the next step to put a common agenda together and place it before the citizens for national consideration.

A political party cannot be merely reactive to political events and even much less suffer from duality of command exacerbated by string pulling by the absentee landlord.

The Cyber Security Act is now open for virtual consultation on the ICT ministry's website.

Just as the von Trapp family expressed their exasperation attempting to tame the free spirited Maria through a memorable song in The Sound of Music, the Republican Party is confronting the same dilemma with the irrepressible Donald Trump.