Timely election must for economic stability
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Zero pass rate a sign of bigger problems
23 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Reduce preventable deaths and injuries
22 October 2025, 07:00 AM
Persistent rights concerns demand scrutiny
21 October 2025, 14:00 PM
Legal labour migration for all workers is crucial
21 October 2025, 05:00 AM
After airport fire, the government must rebuild confidence
20 October 2025, 14:00 PM
A tariff schedule that hurts businesses
20 October 2025, 06:58 AM
Sabotage or not, the government must account for the recent fires
19 October 2025, 14:00 PM
Mirpur at risk as illegal chemical businesses mushroom
19 October 2025, 07:00 AM
Tripura mob killing of Bangladeshis exposes the accountability gap
19 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Where are those ‘DB’ men who beat a bus driver to death?
Police should not soft-pedal this issue
3 April 2022, 11:06 AM
SCBA election stalemate must end
What is happening surrounding the declaration of results of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election has crossed the bounds of
2 April 2022, 18:00 PM
How can project delays be avoided?
Does the endless suffering of people, or the constant wastage of their money, mean nothing?
2 April 2022, 12:36 PM
A whole generation at risk
It is disheartening to read the latest Unicef report that says that only 34 percent of third graders in primary schools can read texts from their books properly
1 April 2022, 18:00 PM
An economic lifeline hostage to govt indecision
What’s the logic behind scrapping the Dhk-Ctg expressway?
1 April 2022, 11:58 AM
Consumers must be protected from MFS fraud
While mobile financial services (MFS) are becoming increasingly popular among our population, a large number of clients are being discouraged from using
31 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Will we soon see the 'end' of Dhaka?
City suffers from innumerable problems on all fronts
31 March 2022, 11:59 AM
Why does justice elude indigenous female victims of violence?
While violence against women in general is prevalent across the country, the situation is worse on all fronts for indigenous women.
30 March 2022, 18:00 PM
VCs shouldn’t be appointed on political considerations
Demands made in parliament must be taken seriously by govt
30 March 2022, 13:34 PM
A good example of plastic recycling
It is heartening to see ordinary people in the country’s northern region taking it upon themselves to turn hazardous waste, such as discarded
29 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Wasa must answer for cholera outbreak
Why has it failed to fix breaches in its supply lines?
29 March 2022, 12:16 PM
Children belong in schools, not factories
As we build our way to becoming a middle-income country, it is saddening that our children’s education is so vulnerable to a pandemic.
28 March 2022, 18:00 PM
One step closer to Digital Bangladesh
We expect great things from our innovators at BHTC
28 March 2022, 10:44 AM
Plan ahead to stop economic instability
Expand fiscal support to offset inflation from taka’s devaluation
28 March 2022, 03:02 AM
Beware of antimicrobial resistance
It’s been known for some time that antimicrobial resistance (AMR)—which occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines—has become a global health threat.
27 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Early diarrhoea outbreak is alarming
It’s quite worrying that the number of diarrhoea patients admitted to various hospitals in Dhaka has seen a sudden spike although it wasn’t expected to peak until April.
26 March 2022, 18:00 PM
51 years of freedom
We have overpaid the cost of our independence, but perhaps no cost can be very high for the most precious thing in a person’s, nay, a nation’s life—freedom.
26 March 2022, 10:48 AM
Dhaka airport now has a vegetable problem
It is quite worrying that Bangladesh faces the risk of losing its European market for vegetables because the Explosive Detective System (EDS) machine—
25 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Legalising surveillance?
Amend the unconstitutional provisions in data protection bill right away
25 March 2022, 13:34 PM
Russia’s threat of using nuclear weapons alarming
The world is on tenterhooks since Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would use nuclear weapons if its very existence came
24 March 2022, 18:00 PM