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
ICJ’s fresh hearings into Rohingya case bring fresh hope
The world must come together for the Rohingya cause
21 February 2022, 12:19 PM
Indomitable Ekushey
As we observe the 70th anniversary of the historic Ekushey February, which in 1952 saw the culmination of a bloody struggle for the state
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Justice eludes Churihatta fire victims
Old Dhaka with its many warehouses remains a ticking time bomb
20 February 2022, 14:04 PM
Why are e-gates at Dhaka airport not operational yet?
Here is another classic example of the blame game so often seen among different agencies in the public sector.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM
ACC must not lose public confidence
Its recent conduct to a sacked official raises a lot of questions
19 February 2022, 13:49 PM
Unfit vehicles, unaccountable authorities
Recent data from the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has laid bare, once again, just how unsafe our roads are. As stated in a report by this
18 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Rate of stimulus disbursement disgraceful
Are we to believe there are no eligible beneficiaries in the country?
18 February 2022, 13:44 PM
Rid Old Dhaka of chemical warehouses
The bspectre of death still haunts the streets of Old Dhaka, where many precious lives were lost in raging fires originating from some
17 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Why raise the prices of Ramadan essentials now?
Govt must take measures to keep the market stable before it spirals out of control
17 February 2022, 12:13 PM
The saga of river killing continues
Hardly a day passes by without the media carrying news of a river slowly dying because of people’s greed and the authorities’ lax oversight.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Raising water price again will be devastating
Dhaka Wasa’s push amid high inflation makes no sense
16 February 2022, 14:02 PM
No respite from illegal brick kilns
It is alarming to know that at least 99 brick kilns in Brahmanbaria are operating illegally, posing serious threats to the environment and public
15 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Vital tasks ahead for the search committee
It should nominate persons of integrity, who can withstand pressure
15 February 2022, 13:03 PM
Good news from Mongla Port
The news comes as a breath of fresh air that the second largest seaport of Bangladesh, the Mongla Port, has been seeing a lot of activity
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Time to explore our own gas
Relying on imports will only burden the consumers
14 February 2022, 13:19 PM
An inexcusable failure to ensure road safety
One issue that we have written extensively about is the lack of road safety in Bangladesh and the authorities’ continued indifference to it.
13 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Low-income people need a breathing space
Urgent measures needed to tackle rising prices and disappearing jobs
13 February 2022, 12:57 PM
Migration too expensive for workers
It is good news that the expatriates’ welfare ministry is considering revising the migration cost for the Bangladeshi job seekers in the international markets.
12 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Delay in setting up oxygen generators unfortunate
Another example of the health ministry’s inefficiency
12 February 2022, 13:13 PM
First the Buriganga, then the Dhaleshwari
We welcome the instruction of the parliamentary standing committee on the environment ministry to take necessary measures to shut down the Savar
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM