Abul Quashem Fozlul Faque, Supernumerary Professor, Dhaka University : It will not be wise for students to return to their homes right now just after listening to the prime minister’s assurance. If they return to their schools and colleges, would the premier keep her pr ...বিস্তারিত
Professor Anu Muhammad, Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University : The leaders of the transport worker unions are ministers – something that is absolutely against the law. How can a minister be the leader of a worker organization? The transport workers are be ...বিস্তারিত
Dr M Shamsul Alam, Energy Expert : Stones belonging to Madhyapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) have disappeared the way coal from Dinajpur did. It was told after the coal disappearing that it got mixed with the air after being vaporised. But how will the authorities ...বিস্তারিত
Kari Wagner-Peck/CNN I recently eavesdropped on a table of three women I discerned had children close in age to my 11-year-old son, Thorin. They were talking about camp. I had some interest. My son attended two camps this summer and he has another two coming up. The tone ...বিস্তারিত
Adnan Rehmat, Pakistan-based journalist, researcher and analyst with interests in politics, media, development and science/Arab News And so it has come to pass; a radically altered political landscape in Pakistan, a new party in power, a new government in the making and a ...বিস্তারিত
James M Dorsey/WION, India Recent Iranian trade figures suggest that the United Arab Emirates, a strong backer of US efforts to squeeze Iran economically, could emerge alongside China as the Islamic republic’s foremost lifeline in seeking to blunt the impact of harsh sa ...বিস্তারিত
WHO (World Health Organization) At any one time, dozens of infectious disease outbreaks are happening around the world. Those on the frontlines are often more visible, but behind the scenes, many activities are taking place to control the spread of these diseases. In th ...বিস্তারিত
Ryan Jenkins, Assistant professor of Philosophy and a senior fellow at California Polytechnic State University/Gulf News When it comes to AI and weapons, there needs to be a set of ethical guidelines and policy that are sensitive to various ambiguities Silicon Valley c ...বিস্তারিত
Sonia Sodha, Observer columnist/ The Guardian, UK Disney’s sacking of the contrite James Gunn plays into the hands of people with unpleasant agendas Since it started trending on social media 10 months ago, two things have come to define the #MeToo moment. One is the ...বিস্তারিত
Harsh Mander / India's north-eastern Assam state was thrown into turmoil on July 30, after approximately four million people living there were not included in a draft list of citizens published by authorities. The Registrar General of India (RGI), which published the dra ...বিস্তারিত