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
World leaders must heed PM Hasina’s call
Four years have passed since Bangladesh signed a repatriation deal with Myanmar in November 2017.
13 November 2021, 13:57 PM
Schools in rural areas need urgent govt assistance
The dire condition of the Dayarampur Government Primary School at Dayarampur village, under Haripur union of Pabna’s Chatmohar upazila, is worrisome
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Isn’t it a case of victimising the victim?
Given how unfriendly our police and justice system are toward victims of rape—as evident in numerous past cases—making the decision to fight such a case is even more difficult for women.
12 November 2021, 12:48 PM
Reduce diesel price for the farmers
According to a report by this daily on November 11, due to the recent hike in diesel price—which has gone up from Tk 65 to Tk 80 per litre—the
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt should urgently formulate the EC law
There is only one way to revive our electoral system: to create an environment where free, fair and credible elections can be held, and which are acceptable to the public.
11 November 2021, 13:38 PM
Draft guideline to regulate three-wheelers encouraging
That the government has made a draft guideline to regulate risky three-wheelers and similar types of vehicles on national and regional
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Another haphazardly arranged vaccination drive
The government’s vaccination programme for schoolchildren, which has been underway since the first of this month, is beset by a number of difficulties.
10 November 2021, 12:48 PM
Cheap labour does not equal cheap lives
A photo published on the back page of this daily yesterday, showing two workers on an eight-storey under-construction building in Dhaka’s
9 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Opportunist bus operators must be held accountable
We are troubled to find that our concerns of increased bus fares only adding to the sufferings of ordinary Bangladeshis, who are already struggling to cope with the aftershocks of the pandemic, have turned out to be all too true.
9 November 2021, 13:41 PM
Govt’s poor policy for SMEs must change
A study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has confirmed what we have repeatedly written in this column—that government policies
8 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Rising violence ahead of UP polls is alarming
What is the Election Commission doing when the pre-election violence is escalating with every passing day, and the electoral code of conduct is being violated by the candidates and their supporters?
8 November 2021, 12:20 PM
Stop hiring contractors with shoddy work history
We are shocked at how, according to locals, a portion of the 384-metre roller-compacted concrete road in Kurgaon area of Ashulia in Savar
7 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Why is the public burdened with the costs of ill-timed govt decisions?
The hike in fuel prices, which led to a strike of public transport and goods-carrying vehicles since Friday morning, left the general public struggling to go about their daily lives and had a number of other knock-on effects.
7 November 2021, 12:59 PM
Ensure Santals’ land rights
It is appalling to see how the Santal community in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila are under continuous threats of eviction from what they call their ancestral land.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Why must the public always bear the brunt?
The effects of the government’s sudden decision to increase the price of diesel and kerosene by 23 percent have been immediate and reverberating. With transport workers on strike, buses were nowhere to be seen starting Friday and commuters had to resort to more expensive modes of transport.
6 November 2021, 12:29 PM
Do more to de-escalate unrest in Rohingya camps
It seems that tensions in Rohingya refugee camps are only increasing as this daily recently reported the death of an alleged Arakan Rohingya Salvation
5 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Mobilise aid to help the new poor
Since the Covid pandemic started, a number of studies conducted by different organisations have indicated that poverty in Bangladesh has risen due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns, as well as other factors.
5 November 2021, 12:54 PM
Economic opportunities, education necessary to fight militancy
A study recently conducted by the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police has revealed some eye-opening findings related to militancy, including the fact that economic hardships are pushing people down the path of radicalism.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Developed countries should honour their pledge
At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has pointed out that effective action plans to address climate change are not possible without adequate, sustained, and flexible climate finance, and we fully agree with her.
4 November 2021, 15:45 PM
Dhaka circular rail could be a game-changer
It is encouraging to note that a South Korean consortium has started its study to assess whether it would invest in the development of a
3 November 2021, 18:00 PM