Education can’t be the first victim of Covid curbs

What’s the point of closing schools while keeping all other public spaces open?
22 January 2022, 11:41 AM

Fix Dhaka’s gas crisis

Shortage of gas supply has become a daily reality for many households and industries in Dhaka and adjacent areas, according to a report by this daily on
21 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Directives alone won’t do

Engage with various stakeholders to repeal DSA
21 January 2022, 12:42 PM

Tale of the vanishing canals

Why people show no qualms when a canal or a similar water body gets filled up with garbage right before their eyes remains a big puzzle.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Make antigen test kits widely available

Test kit availability vital for curbing Covid surge
20 January 2022, 12:23 PM

Protect wildlife in Lawachhara

It is quite alarming that open electrical lines going right through the Lawachhara forest are turning into a death trap for different species of wildlife there.
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Public trust vital for acceptability of any EC law

Govt should invite scrutiny from all stakeholders before passing it
19 January 2022, 14:34 PM

Public transport cannot be held hostage

It is hardly believable from the current state of affairs on our roads that we’re going through a still-raging pandemic. As the country witnesses
18 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Can we ever have a spotless election?

The EC should address concerns about the past of some NCC candidates
18 January 2022, 14:04 PM

Police attack on SUST students condemnable

We are concerned at the way police on January 16, 2022 responded to the agitating students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) who had confined the vice-chancellor to press home their demands.
17 January 2022, 18:00 PM

A politician to emulate

Ivy does it for the third time
17 January 2022, 14:01 PM

In search of breathable air

It is quite alarming, if not as surprising, that Dhaka city has ranked fourth in the latest list of world cities with the worst air quality, as per the Air Quality Index
16 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Why is Bhabadaha still waterlogged?

Authorities should consider using tidal river management (TRM) approach
16 January 2022, 13:37 PM

We need a workable traffic control system

Nothing seems to have worked with the capital’s traffic signal system even after spending Tk 119 crore over the last 15 years. Its method of controlling traffic flow on the roads remains as primitive as ever, with traffic policemen jumping right in front of running cars and using their hands to direct vehicular movement. Even ropes, cones and bamboo fences are used to control the extremely disorderly city traffic.
15 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Stop harassing families of the disappeared

Govt must give them protection, find their missing relatives
15 January 2022, 13:07 PM

Balloons turn into a nightmare

The report of a gas cylinder explosion in Cumilla resulting in the injury of 35 children is distressing, to say the least. We are further troubled to learn that at least six children among them remain critically injured.
14 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Confusion does not beget confidence

Authorities must make farsighted interventions to curb Omicron spread
14 January 2022, 11:56 AM

No room for road safety?

We wonder how far removed from reality the public administration ministry must be for it to not approve the Roads and Highways
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Tough time ahead with continuing Covid surge

Govt’s curbs must be well-thought-out and enforceable
13 January 2022, 12:32 PM

A hospital amid garbage!

If an open dumpster is allowed to exist near the very entrance of a hospital, and if it emanates foul stench all the time, how can you trust that
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM