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
Just a pledge to end deforestation isn’t enough
The pledge by world leaders at COP26 to end deforestation by 2030 has been met with scepticism by environmental groups across the world, with Greenpeace describing it as a green light for “another decade of deforestation.
3 November 2021, 13:45 PM
Illegal arms trade must be dealt with urgently
We are deeply concerned by the influx of illegal firearms and ammunition through our borders, as it poses a serious threat to our national
2 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Where’s the justice for murdered journalists?
Yesterday, as we marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the International Press Institute, in a statement, drew attention to the fact that the global conviction rate for violent crimes against journalists is abysmally low—in at least nine out of 10 cases, the killers go unpunished.
2 November 2021, 13:15 PM
Bangladesh needs more investment in infrastructure
At a webinar on Sunday, experts said that Bangladesh needed to have a vibrant bond market to meet the country’s requirement for long-term
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Protect maize farmers’ interests
While it is good to know that maize production in Bangladesh has become profitable for our farmers, particularly in the country’s northern region, it is disconcerting to note that proper storage and processing facilities for maize still remains a major concern.
1 November 2021, 12:32 PM
Mere arrests in trafficking busts won’t work
Over the past few days, 23 women have been rescued from the hands of traffickers, of whom 22 were in three “safe houses” in Dhaka’s
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Press freedom is under serious threat
In a discussion organised by the Editors’ Council on Saturday, newspaper editors and academics expressed concern that the freedoms of the press and speech in Bangladesh were under serious threat.
31 October 2021, 13:03 PM
Efficient utilisation of LoCs a must for proper development
At the just-ended Bangladesh-India line of credit (LoC) review meeting, officials of both Bangladesh and India expressed their hope that the
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
The long wait for compensation
That rape and sexual assault is an endemic issue in the country can be seen by just how regularly one reads about such cases in our daily pages.
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Felling trees for development can’t be the norm
Worrying developments have been reported in the Shahjalal Upashahar area of Sylhet city where 200 trees were recently chopped down. A report by The
29 October 2021, 18:00 PM
How many more projects will be delayed?
Only two days ago, we wrote in these columns about how time and cost overruns have become the norm in our development projects, wasting crucial time
29 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Inspiring example of teaching disadvantaged children
It is heartening to learn about a tutorial centre set up in Jhenaidah to educate underprivileged children for free. Alamgir Hossain, currently a
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Myanmar must do more to stop drug trafficking
In a bid to stop drugs such as yaba and crystal meth—popularly known as ice—from pouring into Bangladesh from Myanmar, the former has
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM
High time to diversify our export basket
We second the prime minister’s call to private entrepreneurs on Tuesday to try and diversify Bangladesh’s export items. For far too long, we
27 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Enough with the project irregularities
The need of the hour is accountability, and that will not come out of writing endless reports
27 October 2021, 15:01 PM
Politically linked individuals behind communal violence?
So far, hundreds have been arrested and around 85 cases have been lodged against thousands in relation to the communal attacks that took
26 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Police constables deserve better
Many have this image of a police constable as someone wielding his baton, chasing after peaceful bystanders, unnecessarily harassing the
26 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Female returnee migrants deserve a respectable life
Words are not enough to express our frustration about the way our female returnee migrant workers are being treated by their families and
25 October 2021, 18:00 PM
How hard is it for two ministries to get along?
The instruction to unify the two offices first came from the prime minister in 2010.
25 October 2021, 14:40 PM
Concentrate on producing vaccines locally
According to Dr Firdausi Qadri, winner of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, Bangladesh needs to attain self-sufficiency in vaccine supply
24 October 2021, 18:00 PM