Political commentators and activists of different hues may have justifiable reservations about the absolute credibility of the just

They are not thieves, robbers or pirates but desperate jobseekers ready to give service in exchange for something to live on.

Who said we in Bangladesh don't laugh? Just watch a lady crossing the street and tripping over the divider.

We found the Op-Ed piece “Home away from home” (TDS, May 10, 2015) written by Dr. Fahmida Khatun very interesting.

Perhaps that's one of the “root causes” why so many migrants from poor countries end up dead in the unforgiving seas trying to get to greener pastures.

The role of research is indispensable for the advancement of any society, especially because things around us are constantly changing.

FOR the last few days, a series of news on modern-day slave trade and human trafficking in the 'Dark Triangle' of Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia have been making headlines in national and international media with the discovery of mass graves in the forests of Shangkhla, Satung and Sadao districts of Thailand.

Defying all predictions of a close-run election mainly between the Conservative and the Labour Party and the possibility of a hung parliament, David Cameron's Conservative Party won an unexpected margin of victory over the Labour Party. The electorate gave him the right to lead the UK for a second term without the need for a coalition government.

On April 24, 2013, the Rana Plaza garment factory complex collapsed, killing more than 1,100 workers. It was the biggest industrial accident in modern memory.

According to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Global Status Report on Road Safety 2013, road traffic injuries are the eighth leading cause of death globally, and the leading cause of death for young people aged 15–29 years.

Nearly 80 percent of Bangladeshis live in the rural areas and more than 66 percent of them are engaged in agricultural activities.

The video a loved one sent me to cheer me up certainly did the trick. It was a very well edited documentary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs about a unique move to solve the problem of men using the walls of the city as public toilets.

THE game of cricket in its present form, many will perhaps agree, owes its origin to England.

It is impossible to remain unmoved by the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Nepal after last week's earthquake of magnitude 7.9. The death-toll has already crossed 5,000 as rescue operations are being wound down.

I'M the 'coach' – the lone, accompanying partner of the expectant wife for nine months.

Slowly but surely, Dhaka city is becoming a death-trap in the case of a seismic disaster. Is it ignorance or greed in terms of promoting individual interest?

YOUR commence-ment speaker deals with the big ideas: follow your passion, serve your community, know thyself.

Ridiculous myths that attempt to justify sickening acts of sexual violence against women need to be addressed.

We are aware that the road to recovery will be long. It would take many years but we are resolute that we will rebuild those priceless monuments, and the cities and villages that have turned to rubble.

While all are performing so well in their respective fields, why can't our political leaders perform like others do? Do they not want to be a part of 'New Bangladesh'?