MISSION

'No Good' Bangladesh Becomes Jewel In The Crown For Holy Cross Congregation - 303

WORLD  

A new deal for global food policy need - 311

Affluent nations need to do more to resolve global food crisis - 312

An alternative way of livelihood and environmental protection by Md Masud Parves Rana - 301

Bali conference: 'adaptation' fund created for developing nations - 294

Biofuel boom hurts the poor - 312

Climate change: A pyrrhic victory by Sudhir Chella Rajan - 297

Davos meet promises creative capitalism by Md. Masum Billah - 302

Democracy and Development: Has democracy served South Asia well? by Wahiduddin Mahmud - 311

Finally Bali agreement - 295

Fitna - The film is about how the west fears the world by Afsan Chowdhury - 310

Food aid and impact on developing economy by Zulfiquer Ahmed Amin - 294

Global Warming - Temperatures on the rise! by Samya F. Farooq - 295

Human development - 295

Hunger, by any other name... by Tanim Ahmed - 311

Ignorance is our worst enemy by Harun ur Rashid - 295

Instrument of injustice by Talha J. Ahmad - 300

Islam and poverty by Asghar Ali Engineer - 310

Islam: Globalisation and challenges by Asghar Ali Engineer - 311

Millions of vices, one common hope - 301

Moral vulnerability of markets by Robert Skidelsky - 308

Narrowing the gap ( Islam and Hinduism ) by Binoy Barman - 295

One World. One People? by Richa Jha - 299

Putting people first . . . by David Miliband - 309

SAARC's economic goal - 299

Situation of human rights in the world today by Zakir Husain - 297

Sustainable development is need of the time by Mirza Galib  - 293 

The Safe of Al Qa’ida by Laura Badaracchi - 312

UK home secy talks about terror linkage between Dhaka, London - 310

We can change the world by saving climate into a communal activity by Mohammad Shahidul Islam - 301

ASIA

A curse in disguise by Khaled Yasin Rashid - 312

Asia hit by soaring rice prices by Larry Jagan - 309

Asia in the World by Ban Ki-Moon - 299

Asian Countries Lead In Christian Persecution - 302

Bridging the widening food gaps by Md. Masum Billah - 304

Can the ocean slow global warming? by Mirza Galib  - 302

Confronting AIDS in Asia by Ban Ki-moon - 309

Poor governance 'hurting Southeast Asian economies' - 305

Priests find involvement with Sant'Egidio community enriches their spirituality - 305

The evolving role of Asia in global climate change by Toufiq A Siddiqi - 301

Traditionally subservient laywomen increasingly empowered in the church - 305

Women can be 'protagonists' in neighborhood communities that spread peace - 312

AFGHANISTAN   

Kabul's parish priest on witnessing Christmas among Afghan Muslims - 294

BANGLADESH

10th December: Human Rights Day by Barrister Harun ur Rashid - 294

3,000 Bangladeshis lead 'slave life' in Yemen - 309

900 children die of malnutrition - 300

A crumbling monument to inefficiency and inhumanity - 294

A dramatic development by Shamim Ahmad - 298

A horrendously discriminatory privilege by Tayeb Husain - 309

A milestone decision - 294

A move to protect migrant workers, finally by Syeda Farhana - 296

Acid violence declines significantly - 305

Adopt effective info strategy to reduce climate risk - 295

All quiet on the reform front by Brig Gen Shahedul Anam Khan - 302

An Impending Environmental Disaster by Hana Shams Ahmed - 303

Anti-corruption crusade and the crusader by Abdullah A Dewan - 305

Arsenic contamination in rural areas alarming by Mir Mostafizur Rahaman - 304

Arsenic mitigation - 303

As the Election Commission prepares for the polls ... - 298

Assistive technology for the disabled by Farooque Hossain Kamrul - 300

Autonomy of public hospitals: how far could it go? by Zakir Husain - 308

Avert famine before it strikes by M. Shahidul Islam - 309

Avian flu and the rural economy by Muhammad Zamir - 312

Baishakh: Mirror of the Bengali soul by Muhammad Zamir - 310

Bangladesh a country of religious harmony: CA - 295

Bangladesh and MDGs - Meeting the targets on time - 312

Bangladesh finds a new market in Romania for exporting skilled workers - 302

Bangladesh must strategise on climate change - 302

Bangladesh on the road to elections by Arshad-uz Zaman - 300

Bangladesh ranks only above Nepal in Asia by Khawaza Main Uddin - 298

Bangladesh suffers from acute scarcity of 'safe' drinking water by Md. Mahamudul Haque - 310

Bangladesh told to tackle torture By Mark Dummett - 303

Bangladesh will be a modern poverty-free nation by 2030 - Hopes Prof Yunus - 298

Bangladesh's economic growth - 300

Bangladeshi 'Monastery Sister' celebrates 50 years of prayer - 312

Bangladeshi woman forced to prostitution in Dubai - 310

Between hope and despair by Brig Gen Jahangir Kabir, ndc, psc (Retd) - 304

Blueprint for democracy by Fazlur R. Chowdhury - 303

Call for comprehensive policy for adolescents - 299

Calorie needs of the poor - 295

Can an elected government better handle the economy? - 302

Caritas cash-for-work programs help cyclone survivors rebuild livelihood - 309

Caritas promotes cultivation of local rice varieties - 305

Caritas was busy with relief during a 'unique' year of disasters  - 297

Cataract blindness: A major public health threat for lack of awareness by Md Mahamudul Haque - 312

Catholic health worker says women and girls need more investment - 309

Catholic publisher misses out on bangla-centered book fair - 305

Catholic students reach out to cyclone victims - 293

Changing images of women in Bangladesh by Sheikh Arif Bulbon - 296

Child blindness - 300

Child in jail - 299

Children deserve better - 299

Children experiencing domestic violence by S M Aktaruzzaman - 295

Children leading a precarious existence by Palash Khan - 293

Children's protein intake at stake by Mahbuba Zannat - 303

Children sent to jails in violation of HC order - 311

Church Educators Discuss Traditional Catholic Values, New Educational System - 303

Church Movie Award Stresses Family Values - 301

Citizens' right to information - 305

Climate change: A threat for Bangladesh by Mirza Galib - 298

Climate change after Bali: whither Bangladesh? - 302

Climate change and Bangladesh : A perspective on where are we by Shireen Kamal Sayeed - 295

Climate change and development risk: Local perspective by M. Aminul Islam - 305

Climate change threatens plant diversity in Bangladesh by Dr. Mohammed Kamal Hossain - 309

Community radio's significance in rural Bangladesh by Md Masum Billah - 311

Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities enters into force - 312

Consumer rights protection - 300

Corruption - The Common Enemy by Srabonti Narmeen Ali - 295

Criminal negligence in hospitals - 305

Cyclone Sidr and realistic disaster management by Md. Aftabuzzaman - 294

Cyclone Sidr: Impact of climate change? by Md. Rashed Chowdhury - 293

Dairy farm: Self-sustainable project for women by Md. Mahbubur Rahman Bulbul - 312

Decentralisation must for good governance by Kartick Ch Mandal - 299

Democracy and development by Kazi Anwarul Masud - 304

Democracy and politics by Feisal M Chowdhury - 298

Democracy under siege by Jonathan Power - 300

Democratic progress impossible with female citizens remaining subjugated  - 305

Denied again and again - 303

Desperation cannot be disciplined - 312

Developing Bangladesh through Research - 298

Developing, not modernising by Habibul Haque Khondker - 308

Developing small scale water projects by Md. Abdul Gafur - 299

Developing tourism by Mohammad Shahidul Islam - 301

Development of hill districts * Election: Free and fair by G. M. Quader - 309

Development vision for Bangladesh by Dr. Md. Abdul Jalil - 299

Dhaka worst victim of falling $ price by Faruque Ahmed - 294

Dhaka-Yangon meet next month to clarify maritime line by Ashfaq Wares Khan - 299

Dilemma of democracy by G. M. Quader - 297

Diplomacy, politics and closed windows by Syed Badrul Ahsan - 305

Disabled denied rights by Emran Hossain - 293

Distributing lands to the landless - 293

Do the Right Thing by Hameeda Hossain - 311

Domestic violence - 305

Domestic violence can lead women to mental disease by Konika Biswas - 293

Draft coal policy, Open Pit Mining and national interest - 309

Drive against institutional corruption - 300

Driving us crazy by Shawkat Anwar - 306

E-governance for efficiency and corruption reduction by Ferdous Ahmed - 304

Economic reforms by Nizam Ahmad and Sheikh Ashrafuddin Anarul - 300

Economy may face grave crisis unless elected govt takes over soon - 299

Education and Development: The Bangladesh Scene by M. Maniruzzaman Miah - 295

Education is prerequisite to women's emancipation by Md. Asadullah Khan - 304

Education management needs structural overhaul by Manzoor Ahmed - 295

Education sector needs to be saved - 295

Efficient use of remittance - 298

Election: Free and fair by G. M. Quader - 309

Empowerment of people in primary health care - 303

Empower women farmers to ensure food security - 305

Encouraging women's employment in Bangladesh by Maitreyi Bordia Das and Xian Zhu - 311

Ending corruption: Towards a collaborative strategy by Syed Ahsanul Alam - 309

Ensuring an all-win situation in development activities by Syed Shamsul Alam - 303

Ensuring rights for the handicapped  - 298

Ensuring the very basics for our people by M Mizanur Rahman - 300

Equality Begins at Home by Kajalie Shehreen Islam - 305

Equality between women and men by Chris Austin - 305

Equality for the disabled by Mohammad Shahidul Islam - 296

Eradicating petty corruption - 298

Establish democratic state to ensure gender equality - 293

Fakhruddin's Year in Office by M Harunur Rashid - 298

First anniversary of 1/11 by Arshad-uz Zaman  - 298

Former priest and nun help empower community at bottom rung of society - 312

'Food crisis' to turn endemic if agriculture neglected  - 311

Food price, food security and market economy by Dr. Abul Kalam Azad  - 301

Food security vs. farmers' security by Nazrul Islam - 310

For an end to acid violence - 309

For eco-friendly afforestation - 300

Free and fair? by Badiul Alam Majumdar - 303

From debris to development - 295

From poverty to economic stability by Z.A.M. Khairuzzaman - 300

Fury of nature by Mohammad Amjad Hossain - 295

Garment workers end protests after accord - 296

Gender discrimination cause of violence against women - 300

Gender equality should be upheld - 306

Gender inequality result of socio-economic disparities by M.T.Hussain - 307

Globalised market economy responsible for climate change - 294

Government must act against exorbitant school fees - 301

Government's ethnic minorities memo is a disgrace - 300

Govt plans curbs on indigenous people's rights - 300

Govt policy dashes gender equity hopes - 306

Govt to announce women dev policy soon - 299

Govt to expedite efforts for empowering women: CA - 293

Growing Number Of Pilgrims Outpaces Parish's Effort To Accommodate Them - 301

Healing the Battered by Dilruba Haidera - 302

Health and human rights by Arif H. Khan - 295

Health hazards from unsafe water - 304

Health rights in Bangladesh - 294

'Help autistic children lead normal life' - 310

High-value agriculture and agri-business in Bangladesh by Xian Zhu and Mona Sur - 303

HIV medicines to be produced in Bangladesh - 298

Holy Cross Congregations In Bangladesh Celebrate 'Blessed' Founder - 301

Home for the old - 298

How free is our economy? - 296

Human rights and good governance - 294

Human rights defenders by  Saad Hammadi  - 298

Human rights of the weak - 295

Human rights violations within prisons and outside - 305

Human Rights Watch is spot on - 299

Human Right Watch. World Report 2008 - 299

Human trafficking: Most profitable business by Md. Abdul Alim - 307

Hunger has no hidden variety - 312

Hygiene horror - 302

ICT and the poor - 294

Idyllic Bangladesh by Mohammad Shahidul Islam - 302

Implement Women Dev Policy to ensure equal rights - 311

Improving the state of schooling - 295

In aid of Sidr-affected children - 305

Inadequate law on the disabled - 293

Increase in export price of Indian rice to worsen food situation in Bangladesh - 306

Increasing remittance from Non-Resident Bangladeshis by Halimur Rahman - 301

Indigenous peoples need dignity and space - 303

Industrialisation is imperative for poverty eradication in northern districts - 308

Informal government-parties' dialogue - 310

Investment for women - 306

Investment in agriculture to attain sustainability by Dhiraj Kumar Nath - 308

Investment in education - 307

Irregularities galore in education sector - 301

Is Bangladesh economy really in a recession? by Ahsan Mansur - 304

Is it time to have a school regulatory board? - 301

Is restriction on construction enough to protect St. Martin's biodiversity? by S M A Rashid - 311

Islam in Bangladesh: «Ignorance is the mother of hatred» by Francesco Rapacioli - 300

Khaleda and Hasina gaining people's support by Abdur Rahman Khan - 309

La Lingua Bengalese by Neeman Sobhan - 307 

Language, ecology and knowledge practice - 307

Life after Sidr by Md. Asadullah Khan - 298

Making democracy work: What we need to do by Dr. Kamal Hossain - 303

Making education inaccessible for the poor - 293

Making police more pro-women - 297

Malnutrition claims 700 children a day - 301

'Marriage Faces Many Challenges In Bangladesh' - 304

Mass arrests and the rule of law - 294

Massive investment in agriculture: An answer by Dhiraj Kumar Nath - 310

Massive resettlement plan to save cultivable lands underscored - 301

Media Manipulations - 299

Minors in jail by Nurul Huda - 312

Missing the Opportunity to Free the Royal Bengal Tiger - 307

Modernising Bangladesh Railway - 305

More focus on primary, secondary education needed - 303

Mounting evidence of human rights violations - 298

Muslims and Christians to discuss letter of 138 Muslim intellectuals - 308

Myth vs. Reality - 304

Nailing the 'If' Factor by Aasha Mehreen Amin and Elita Karim - 310

National policy for women development - 306

Natural calamities and Bangladesh growth potential by Mamun Rashid - 293

Needed: A revolution in technical education by Abdus Sattar Molla - 297

New-born fatalities - 302

No quick fix - 304

No scope for experimentations with primary, secondary education - 307

Not just alms, they need work - 305

Not without her land by Kajalie Shehreen Islam - 310

Of food and fuel - 304

Of new media, citizens' journalism and human rights by Shaila Shahid - 296

Of people and politicians by S. I. Zaman - 306

On Christmas Day: From reflection to Life by Fr Patrick Gomes - 295

On teacher-student relationship by Anwarul Kabir - 295

Our Bangladesh experience by Alicia Housel and Brenna McIntyre  - 300

Our expectations in a new year - 296

Our paradoxical polity and institutional deficit by Muhammad Nurul Huda - 300

Our restless republic by Mohammad Badrul Ahsan - 299

Our Sons, their Sons by Shahnoor Wahid - 299

Parish Holds First English Mass For Expatriates, Students, Parishioners - 302

Participatory democracy by Chowdhury Abd-Allah Quaseed - 311

Party system and our democracy by S M Matiur Rahman - 295

Pirates of the south - 304

Permanent Monument Enhances Mother Language Day For Students - 304

Phulbari coal mine - “losses beyond compensation” by Chris Lang - 311

Planning the dialogue by A.B.M.S Zahur - 302

Please sacrifice for the sake of Sidr-affected families by Farida Akhter - 295

Poor people appeal to chief adviser to look after them by Nazrul Islam - 310

Potatoes, politics and a few other things by Syed Badrul Ahsan - 312

Press for good governance - 297

Preventing petty corruption imperative for development by Dhiraj Kumar Nath - 301

Price of rice: Is the government responsible? by Asif Anwar - 300

Privatised waste management can be expensive, anti-poor by Bharati Chaturvedi - 298

Pro-poor programmes - 308

Promising project leaves many homeless by Turaj Ahmad and Musfequr Rahman Chowdhury - 311

Promoting uniform education - 306

Protect poor people from cold - 297

Protecting health from climate change by Riffat Hossain Lucy - 310

Protecting the interests of expatriate female workers by Sayeeda Islam Mita - 307

Protecting youth power - 307

RAB induces fear, not sense of security - 309

Raising farm productivity - 306

Reaching food to people - 308

Reducing dependence on rice by Muhammad Solaiman - 309

Reducing the destructive force of cyclones by Altafur Rahman - 304

Reducing water sector corruption by Muhammad Zamir - 293

Reforming omnipotent police and omniscient politicians by Muhammad Nurul Huda - 297

Regenerating the Sundarbans - 295 

Repression of minorities still rife - 295

Requiem for the country's rivers - 308

Restore damaged schools, colleges - 293

Restore road link in Sidr-hit areas - 293

Raising human honour by Mufassil M M Islam - 294

Rich-poor divide affects public examinations results by Shamim Ara Begum - 303

Rights of the disabled trifled with - Access to education virtually denied - 295

Rights of the physically challenged - 307

Right to information law - 293

Rising food prices: Is there a solution on the horizon? by Shams Bin Quader - 310

RMG workers again fight with cops at Mirpur: 100 hurt - 299

SAARC and climate change - 293

SAARC should develop mechanisms to ensure regional food security - 303 

Sanitation coverage -306

Secondary education - Alarming rate of dropouts - 309

Secularism in Harvard and fanaticism in Bangladesh by Towheed Feroze - 312

Should we import teachers? by Quazi Faruque Ahmed - 309

Sidr and climate change by Husain Imam - 293

Sidr and the Sundarbans by Philip Gain - 297

Skilled working children - 295

So which school is your child going to? - 296

State of ill health by Tanim Ahmed - 310

Street protest against equal rights: What needs to be done by Tayeb Husain - 308

Sundarban conservation must be more democratic - 293

Supporting agriculture - 309

Taking care of the adolescents - 294

Tetanus, diphtheria still prevalent among children by Alpha Arzu - 310

The art of serving the humanity by Maswood Alam Khan - 301

The audacity of war criminals and their collaborators - 294

The constitution, democracy and corruption in Bangladesh by Aminuddin Chowdhury - 299

The crucial dialogue - 299

The Election Commission and the BNP - 312

The foreign exchange troika by Farida C. Khan - 307

The media freedom fallacy - 300

The move for political dialogue by Shamim Ahmad - 299

The Needs of Autistic Children by Dr. Leedy Hoque  - 311

The new way forward by Asif Saleh - 297

The pangs of hunger by Sanam Amin and Turaj Ahmad - 311

The perils of fighting corruption by Afsan Chowdhury - 306

The political economy of energy - 297

The Price of a life by Nader Rahman - 306 

The resilience of DhakaThe case of the teachers by Afsan Chowdhury - 294  

The resilience of Dhaka slum dwellers by Anisur Rahman - 296

The return of democrats and some questions by Muhammad Nurul Huda - 307

The rice riddle - 302

The Road to Democracy by Ahmede Hussain - 298

The silent famine for the world's poorest - 299

The silent famine in the hills - 307

The story of a dying forest - 294

The valley of hungry lines by Roushan Zaman - 309

The 'virtuous cycle' of the girl-child's education - 309

The world is calling by Ahmadul Hoq - 306

Theft, incompetence and other ailments by Afsan Chowdhury - 296

Time for action vis-à-vis persons with disabilities - 307

To the root of the problem by Tahmina Shafique and Turaj Ahmad - 308

Tough to be a Woman by Nadia Saleh - 295

Towards a Child-Friendly Society by Kajalie Shehreen Islam - 307

Towards an inclusive strategy for monga mitigation - 302

Trafficking of Bangladeshi girls by Mahmuda Begum - 301

Trafficking of Bangladeshi women to India and Pakistan by Justice Naimuddin Ahmed - 310

Trafficking, sexual exploitation and AIDS by Mahmuda Begum - 293

Training given for better run and more basic christian communities - 308

Transparency and freedom of information by Dr. MD Shairul Mashreque - 299

Trapped, Trafficked, Terrorised by Kajalie Shehreen Islam - 312

True empowerment by Habiba Tasneem Chowdhury - 308

Tuberculosis: Global emergency and our national priority by Riffat Hossain Lucy - 309

Uphold rights of female migrant workers abroad - 297

US' critique on our human rights situation - 307

Violence against women leads to malnutrition of children - 301

Violence in the name of religion is reprehensible - 308

Violence-free village - 308

Violent clashes with cops leave 200 hurt - 308

Vow to free society from hunger, discrimination  - 301

Vulnerable children - 306

We are all migrants by Aijaz Zaka Syed - 307

What has changed? by Rubaiyat Hossain - 297

Where the poor can show the way - 307

Why the Buriganga must be saved - 309

Without traditional caroling, Christmas not complete, locals say - 297

Women and Society by Sergio Targa, sx - 306

Women empowerment by Zakia Sultana Tanya - 309

Women entrepreneurs - 294

Women's rights in jeopardy by Qumrunnessa Nazly - 312

Youths say no to corruption, violence against women - 306

BHUTAN

Democracy blended with gross national happiness - 309

CUBA

"The Cuba of my dreams" An interview with Dagoberto Valdés Hernández by Alessandro Armato - 312

HONG KONG

Hong Kong, Nineveh of the Third Millenium by Gerolamo Fazzini - 301

Interview with Audrey Eu by Gianni Criveller & Gerolamo Fazzini  - 312

Interview with Jackie Hung by Gianni Criveller & Gerolamo Fazzini - 312

INDIA   

Catholic tribal students assert rights - 298 

Debate over sadistic brutality in Guwahati by Nava Thakuria - 294

India to connect northeast with Bay of Bengal through Myanmar by Nava Thakuria in Guwahati  - 298

Nuns to counter trafficking of women and children - 298

IRAN

Surrogacy surge in India by Samya F. Farooq - 297

The US-Iran relationship & the pursuit of peace by Afsan Chowdhury - 294

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East peace by Mohammad Amjad Hossain - 299

MYANMAR

Church feast focuses attention on poor - 306

Gems and the Myanmar regime by Barrister Harun ur Rashid - 296

Grim fight for survival after Myanmar cyclone - 312

PAKISTAN

Country scenario by Fakir S. Ayazuddin - 298

Pakistan caught in its own deadly game by Afsan Chowdhury - 297

President Musharraf is now a 'toothless tiger' by Barrister Harun ur Rashid - 294  

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto - 293

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto Benazir's death and a dysfunctional state by Afsan Chowdhury - 296

SRI LANKA