With Ramadan here, fasting through those long summer days has reminded us of the value of food and drink. Yet still there are very few things we take for granted as much as a constant supply of fresh, clean water. Even when we abstain from drinking, we use water throughout the day -from showering an...

The situation for the functioning of a free media has rapidly deteriorated in Bangladesh as the state authorities are engaged in gagging the press with muscle power and with the aid of judiciary. The media is under tremendous pressure as reporting the truth and fair comment has become too risky an a...

The day before, we all rejoiced and celebrated that our great city had secured the Olympic Games in 2012.  As someone who was appointed as an Ambassador for Olympics Campaign, I was particularly delighted that our collective efforts had paid off with such a great victory....