Opinion

Lanka’s recovery has begun

by Jehan Perera: DOWNTOWN Colombo and especially its upmarket commercial areas sparkled and will continue to do so in the night this Christmas season until the grand finale on New

Intercultural collaboration between Bangladesh, Japan

IN AN era of rapid globalisation, exchange, collaboration, and the building of bridges between cultures are of great importance. The partnership between Bangladesh and Japan exemplifies the profound potential of

Sacrificing living standards for war

by Eve Ottenberg: AS INFLATION ravages the west, Europeans are told by NATO chieftain Mark Rutte to sacrifice more for the glorious cause of tyranny in Ukraine. Pensions must be

Dhaka’s poisonous love affair with polluted air

ONCE upon a time, in a city that might resemble Dhaka (but we’ll never tell), the air was so thick with dust and smoke that birds forgot how to fly.

Reforms of health care amidst challenges

by Md Motiar Rahman: HEALTH is a fundamental right, rooted in the belief that access to health care and a healthy environment is essential for a dignified and fulfilling life.

West Bank’s men of the CIA

by Ramzy Baroud: FOLLOWING a ten-day siege, the Palestinian Authority began, on December 14, a violent raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. The PA security

Floating solar plants: Renewable energy from water bodies

by Masud Karim: BANGLADESH grapples with the dual challenges of climate change and high cost of fossil fuel against the dwindling foreign currency reserves. Renewable energy sources can in such

BRICS is non-west, but not anti-west

by Mustafizur Rahman : Victoria Panova, who is head of BRICS Expert Council-Russia, tells Mustafizur Rahman about the philosophy and journey of the grouping in an interview with New Age New Age: Russia initiated