Democracy and free press -- Professor Dilara Choudhury
State of the fourth estate-- Shahid Alam
RTI ACT, 2009: Present status and scope -- Sanjida Sobhan
Towards a liveable Dhaka -- Dr. Zebun Nasreen Ahmed
Fire: Precautions and control-- Dr. Nizamuddin Ahmed
Our children, our city-- Dr. M. Zakiul Islam
Deluge in Dhaka: Are the hopes being flooded away? -- Dr. Ishrat Islam
Improving law and order-- Salma A. Shafi
Food security: Facing the hard truth -- Anwar Iqbal
Meeting food and nutrition security deficits-- Quazi Shahabuddin
Biotechnology's untapped potential-- Dr. Md. Saidul Islam
Photo: Sazzad Ibne Sayed