Open drains waiting for more victims

Despite the frequent injuries and deaths caused by open canals and drains in Chattogram city as well as demands for proper measures to avoid further casualties, these roadside canals and drains still remain unmarked or uncovered.
18 May 2022, 18:00 PM

PM’s directive to be economical is timely

Putting it in place is the challenge
18 May 2022, 12:38 PM

Chattogram’s carbon catastrophe

It is quite a startling fact that most of the coal-fired power plants in Bangladesh are located in the Chattogram region, which will encounter a catastrophic situation if and when all of these plants are completed and operational.
17 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Our food security is at genuine risk

Govt needs to react now to the ominous signs in the global market
17 May 2022, 11:28 AM

Even hospitals are letting down road crash survivors

With frequent road accidents—due to faulty vehicles, reckless drivers, and the lack of enforcement of proper traffic rules—becoming the norm, especially over the last few years, thousands of Bangladeshis have lost their lives on the roads prematurely.
16 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Whatever happened to the drive for candidates with 'clean image'?

There is no guarantee that elected candidates will stick to their clean image of yore.
16 May 2022, 13:02 PM

Introducing school buses is the need of the hour

It is good to know from Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam that they are planning to introduce buses for different schools, especially the English-
15 May 2022, 18:00 PM

India’s ban on wheat export is disconcerting

But there is a silver lining too
15 May 2022, 11:54 AM

Floating hospital brings hope to rural backwaters

Stories of selfless service are few and far between in this age of unbound greed and self-gratification, yet they restore our faith in humanity.
14 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Drives against oil hoarders alone will not work

The situation is really concerning and the government must do everything to keep the cooking oil market stable.
14 May 2022, 11:10 AM

Dwindling forex reserves worrying

It’s good to know that the government has finally taken some measures to safeguard our foreign currency reserves, which have come down to less than USD 42 billion.
13 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Threat of dengue outbreak is ominous

Go all out to control the spread
13 May 2022, 11:44 AM

When power plants power up corruption

Graft involving land acquisition must be investigated
12 May 2022, 13:13 PM

Shooting of Shireen Abu Akleh was deliberate

All we can now hope for is that Shireen Abu Akleh’s death does not get lost in the crowd of the thousands of Palestinian killings before hers.
12 May 2022, 11:50 AM

Why can’t privately run trains make profits?

It is unfortunate that Bangladesh Railway (BR) has not been able to make much progress when it comes to getting the customer trains
11 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Whose per capita income?

Almost all other signs point to increasing suffering as a result of high inflation and extremely high income inequality.
11 May 2022, 11:25 AM

Why must female migrant workers return empty-handed?

A new batch of 340 female migrant workers has returned home in the month of April to impart the usual depressing tales of exploitation,
10 May 2022, 18:00 PM

A trial 24-years-old and still running

A blatant miscarriage of justice
10 May 2022, 11:32 AM

The worst place to live in Dhaka?

The condition which the residents of East Jurain, under Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), have been living in for years is unbelievable.
9 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Budget needs to address inflation, return stability

When it comes to human development related expenses, the government should spend more.
9 May 2022, 11:27 AM