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
Lax policing of mask use a cause for concern
Masks help save lives. There can’t be a clearer or more powerful message than this to stem Covid-19 infections, especially at a time when the supply of
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Protect and rehabilitate victims of floods and river erosion
Last month, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their landmark report on climate change that was termed a “code red for humanity” by the UN chief.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Stop elephant poachers at all costs
According to a report published by this newspaper on Thursday, multiple smuggling syndicates are allegedly hunting the endangered Asian elephants in Chattogram region and the hill tracts.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM
What Afghanistan does with its ‘freedom’ is critical
After two decades of foreign occupation—by the US and NATO forces—Afghanistan is finally and unequivocally a “free” nation,
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
What are road digging guidelines for, really?
It’s worth re-posing the question that town planners raised at a recent virtual press conference organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Planners on “Contemporary Planning and Development Management”.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Strict action needed to stop trafficking of slum women and girls
We are deeply concerned about the increasing cases of girls and women from urban slums being targeted by transnational human trafficking syndicates, as reported by this newspaper yesterday.
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Correctional facilities turned into torture chambers
In a recent discussion titled “Rights of the Incarcerated in South Asia” organised by the South Asia Peace Action Network (SAPAN), rights activists from across the region lamented the terrible conditions of prisons in South Asia. Among the many problems,
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Who will account for the days lost in enforced disappearance?
On June 30, 2015, a fish trader named Mosharraf was allegedly beaten up by members of the police, placed inside an empty septic tank, and left there for nearly 36 hours. Later, he was shown arrested for carrying 200 pieces of yaba.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka metro rail to usher in a new era of commuting
Bangladesh is set to embark on a new era of commuting with a new mode of transport hitherto unseen on our land—the elevated metro rail of Dhaka.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Poor showing of a project on waterway accidents
It is disappointing to know the dismal rate of progress of a Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence project that, if implemented properly,
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Stimulus package disbursers demanding bribes
It is a pity that when the government is working under tremendous economic strain caused by the pandemic, with an economic downturn
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Another gas line explosion caused by lack of maintenance
We are deeply saddened by the deaths of four people—three of whom belonged to the same family—and for the three injured in a gas
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Kabul airport carnage
It is now confirmed that about 170 people, including 13 US military personnel, were killed in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. The aim
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Every child deserves to be registered at birth
It is disheartening to know, as a recent study cited by The Daily Star found out, that citizens in Cox’s Bazar district are being put through unnecessary hassles in relation to acquiring birth certificates for their babies.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Ensure health and safety when reopening universities
After over 500 days of closure of all education institutions in Bangladesh—one of the longest pandemic-induced shutdowns of education in the world—we are pleased to hear that the authorities have decided to resume certain education-related activities from mid-October.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Railway in poor shape
A transport service that depends on decrepit and outdated machines in need of frequent repairs is anything but up to scratch.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Top-heavy imbalance in civil bureaucracy a serious concern
It is imperative for a country to have a strong and effective civil service, without which the process of efficient governance is almost impossible.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Worrying decline in funding for Rohingya refugees
Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the deadly Myanmar military operations against the Rohingya community in Rakhine State,
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM
High time for in-person learning to restart
A group of teachers from different universities announced on Tuesday that they will start holding symbolic classes in open spaces if the authorities do not reopen universities from the first week of September.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Take all steps to rescue trafficked victims
On June 3, this newspaper highlighted the horrific experiences of three trafficked victims who were lured to India under false promises of getting well-paying decent jobs. In reality, they were tricked by members of a sex trafficking gang, sexually abused, and forced into prostitution.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM