Will Zuma's exit deter corruption in South Africa?

Was it a contro-versial indictment of corruption that led to the resignation of South African President Jacob Zuma on February 14, 2018? Zuma has all along denied any wrongdoing.
25 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Consequences of wrong economics

Martin Luther King once said that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
25 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Could Syria ignite again?

For months it seemed like everything was quieting down on the Syrian front.
24 February 2018, 18:00 PM

The Rinkus and the Rajus

Despite the apparent cordiality, there is the undercurrent of a race for the shotgun position, that is the front passenger seat of the car. Ok, the term “shotgun position” comes from the person sitting next to the stage coach driver sitting on the top of the stage coach with a shotgun in his hands as a means of protecting the passengers in the stage coach in the Wild Wild West.
22 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Rule of law must be manifest

The common refrain chorused by the AL leaders after the verdict of February 8 was “Nobody is above the law,” and affirming that rule
21 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Finding balance in foreign trade

To start with, what is interesting is that garment export struggled in the latter half of FY16-17, experiencing a decline even of 4.49 percent year-on-year in February; and surprisingly soaring in July, despite the European Union, which accounts for over 54 percent of our exports, banning direct cargo flights from Dhaka to the 28-nation bloc in June, following the lead of the UK (who just lifted the ban yesterday), Australia and Germany.
18 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Maldives political crisis and a geopolitical tussle

Political unrest in neighbouring Maldives is bad news for Delhi.
17 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Life Never Comes With a Manual

Examination hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. They laugh when I say "examination hall".
16 February 2018, 18:00 PM

If not now, then when?

Rupa Khatun was raped and murdered on a bus near the Tangail-Mymensingh road in Tangail's Madhupur upazila last August.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

All Over Again

The response of your columnist to the question “How are you?” usually ranged from “Dhuro” back in the teen years to more currently “Could be better”/“Couldn't be better”/“Couldn't have asked for more.”
13 February 2018, 18:00 PM

A case for more tea shops

When we look at someone like Mozart who shows his unusual gift at an early age, we think that it must be genetic. But studies show that genetics is a relatively small piece of the genius puzzle. Geniuses are neither born nor made. They are grown, according to Eric Weiner, author of the bestselling book The Geography of Genius (2016).
13 February 2018, 18:00 PM

The tragedy of losing a champion

The tragedy of Asma Jahangir's sudden passing away at only 66 years of age, on February 11, is that she has left the world at a time when it needed her most.
12 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Inflation phobia of central bank hampers growth

The latest monetary policy testifies that the central bank is behaving like the Germans who once regarded inflation as more dangerous than a bomb.
10 February 2018, 18:00 PM

We are all VIPs in this kingdom of VIPs

Kobi Guru had this figured out more than one hundred years ago.
9 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Implications of Khaleda's imprisonment

It was a surreal situation not witnessed in recent times in this country.
9 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Where Art Thou, Landline?

Watching movies at home, no more missing the crucial scene as I have to dart to the bathroom, no rushing to catch the start of the
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM

New year, old concerns

Out of the 45 least developed countries (LDCs) in the world, Bangladesh was one among only five countries that had a GDP growth rate of 7-plus percent in 2017, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Tackling the environmental challenges in Cox's Bazar

Having just returned from a scoping mission to Cox's Bazar to see the environmental situation both inside and outside the Rohingya camps, I am going
6 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Frustrated Nepal awaits new government

Landlocked Nepal's political uncertainty simply does not seem to end.
4 February 2018, 18:00 PM

The power of empathy

Almost every day we come across positive news about Bangladesh's economic progress, and the individual achievements of creative, entrepreneurial, and innovative Bangladeshis.
3 February 2018, 18:00 PM