It is interesting that the election to Assam's legislative assembly in India has aroused much debate recently. The election is expected to be held in two phases on April 4 and April 11 this year. Seats in all 126 constituencies are up for grabs; a political party will need 64

Weight gain of a child is celebrated in our country by many parent-at least in the beginning of a child's life. Culturally, we love food...

Goldman Sachs, one of the largest investment banks in the world, has identified Bangladesh as one of the 'Next Eleven' emerging

Despite worldwide shock and indignation, it looks like little Aylan Kurdi's tragic death last summer changed little. This is a sad – but brutal – comment on our collective humanity, if such a thing still exists.

Suicide bombers belonging to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar set off explosions at a park in Lahore on Easter Sunday killing more than 70 people and

Justice for Tonu has taken social media by storm after the body of 19-year-old Tonu was recovered from Mainamati Cantonment area

Election is an irreducible feature of democratic governance. Its main goal is peaceful resolution of societal differences, while building

He was the dashing tennis-playing neurosurgeon who brought the light back into countless lives and helped a young country build its medical institutions after its darkest hour.

Terrorists struck again within six months of the carnage in Paris, this time in Brussels, the city that serves as headquarters of both NATO and European Union. Brussels is not unknown to terrorism; the city saw acts of terror no less than six times in the past few years, but none with the ferocity and violence

Soumya Sarkar, the true ballerina – probably one of the

The mighty beast's hypnotic eyes may strike fear into the hearts of its prey, while its majestic thick orange- black striped fur serves as a reminder...

That the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) could finally get its much delayed 6th National Council on the road on March 19...

The future has always been uncertain. Particularly for the 300 million extreme poor in South Asia, one constant fear is an unexpected

The Sundarbans, the last reserve forest in the country and a world heritage site, is again under attack. On March 19, 2016, a cargo

One would have thought that the flattening out of global oil prices would have spelt doom for the renewable energy industry. On the

At an advocacy meeting of civil society, doctors and public health officials recently held in Dhaka, the Minister for Health, Hon.

DURING the dry season, Dhaka is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Air pollution levels during this period of the year reach 13-16 times higher than the international quality standard, and that outdoor air pollution kills 14,000of the city's residents annually.

ALMOSt all the preparatory steps for the first round of UP elections are now over – the only thing that is still left is the actual polling on

RISING inequality threatens to derail, from the start, successful implementation of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific region. Stronger, more equitable social protection will be critical in overcoming these challenges.

IN another 15 days, on April 1 this year, our eastern neighbour Myanmar will undergo a change of governance.