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DhakaCourier Vol 30 Issue 6 Dated 23 August 2013 22 Aug 2013 | 12:28 pm
Cover From the Editor: Hair-raising Enayetullah Khan Cover Story Seeds of discontent Shayan S. Khan Politics Weighed down by patriotism Mahfuzur Rahman Mediawatch Hair (here) today,...
From the Editor: Hair-raising 22 Aug 2013 | 12:28 pm
The two leading ladies in the unending saga that serves as Bangladesh’s politics were found in particularly antagonistic mode this past week, trading pound-for-pound blows in the media with their comm...
Exclusive interview of Dr. David Satterthwaite 22 Aug 2013 | 12:27 pm
“A small change in giving aid can create a big impact on urban poverty” – Dr. David Satterthwaite “One small change to how donors provide development aid could unlock the power of poor people in u...
Seed of discontent 22 Aug 2013 | 12:27 pm
Why we must say no to Bt Brinjal. “Seed,” Dr M.A. Sobhan mouthed, his act of leaning in as he says this lending the words a more dramatic truth, “Is the key to agriculture. Control the seed, an...
Politics over the waterway is on… 22 Aug 2013 | 12:26 pm
Homework for a much desired water linkage with the north-eastern wing is completed by our neighbour, but did Bangladesh have a vocal role in it? Shahriar Feroze asks… A study conducted by the Rail...
Weighed down by patriotism 22 Aug 2013 | 12:26 pm
What is now happening in the country is the outcome of the fight between the ruling and the opposition camps. But the people who are enfranchised yet powerless cannot fend off the negative outcome. Th...
The trouble with Richard Dawkins 22 Aug 2013 | 12:25 pm
Richard Dawkins speaks like a colonial relic resurrected from the past, and naturally he is out of touch with the current society; he speaks pejoratively about Muslims that seems to be coloured by his...
Listening to people in the eternal home 22 Aug 2013 | 12:24 pm
I was passing by a place that supplies tombstones for graves. I stopped and looked at the varieties of the stone slabs that measured around 2ft x 2ft or 3ft x 3ft. They were granite or marble slabs. M...
Enterprises of Nobel Laureate Dr. Yunus 22 Aug 2013 | 12:24 pm
No canvass or model of development aimed at the well-being of the people can succeed or thrive in full or even achieve an optimum level of satisfaction if the people engaged in the process of leadersh...
Hair (here) today, gone tomorrow! 22 Aug 2013 | 12:24 pm
With the rivalry of two major parties descending into hair-splitting lines of animosity, it’s good to remember, divisions only create premise for unwanted forces to emerge, while conciliation can work...