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
HC order on filling up of Chengti Khal
With the administration’s apparent indifference, in many cases, to the wellbeing of the environment and natural resources, it is not surprising that
2 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Our take on the Al Jazeera Report
Early yesterday, the Qatar based media organisation Al Jazeera published a story titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men”, to which our foreign ministry
2 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Study reveals the loopholes in govt’s relief distribution system
A study by CPD, Oxfam and the European Union on the government’s relief distribution patterns found that relief for Covid and Amphan-hit people
1 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Myanmar’s coup shocks the world
In a shocking turn of events, Myanmar’s military has seized power on the day the first new parliamentary session was due to be held after the
1 February 2021, 18:00 PM
When lawmakers break the law
News of transgressions by public servants and elected officials are so common that one no longer feels surprised hearing of them, but this instance
31 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Violence and irregularities in the third phase of municipality polls
As the third phase of municipality polls was held on January 30, reports of violent clashes and irregularities again made news headlines. Elections to
31 January 2021, 18:00 PM
36 districts get ready for the jab
It is encouraging to learn from a report published in this daily that 36 districts have already received the vaccine according to a list prepared by the
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM
PM can save Kamalapur station
We are dismayed by the news that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has given its consent to shifting the iconic Kamalapur Station Plaza further
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Unrepaired, Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway claims 25 lives in a year
We are disheartened to learn from a recent report published in this daily that 25 people lost their lives in 15 accidents on the highway connecting
29 January 2021, 18:00 PM
A poor score in the corruption perception index is a wake-up call
Ranking 146th and scoring 26 out of 100 in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 is a disheartening position for
29 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Protecting the rights of migrant workers
We agree with the Bangladesh Civil Society for Migrants (BCSM) that the government should develop a common guideline for case evaluation of migrant workers whom host countries have sent back involuntarily.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM
CCC polls end on a sour note
A mayor has won the Chattogram City Corporation polls by an apparent landslide but the incidents of violence that have taken the life of a young man and caused injury to more than a hundred others, along with voter intimidation, capture of scores of polling centres and false voting,
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Are primary students ready to go back to school?
According to a report published in this daily yesterday, in line with the resumption of secondary-level schools and colleges, the government is also
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh begins Covid-19 inoculation
The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Bangladesh began on Wednesday. It is an incredibly important task and we wish the government the
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Chattogram City Corporation elections
Chattogram happens to be the second largest city in the country and not everything is going well in terms of the peaceful, fair and transparent
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 vaccine pilot to begin
So it begins finally. If everything goes as planned, the prime minister will today inaugurate a pilot run for the rollout of Covishield—the Oxford-
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Kohelia being killed to build a highway
We are disheartened to learn from a recent report in this newspaper that a portion of the Kohelia in Moheshkhali’s Matarbari union is in dire straits
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 is not the Great Equalizer
In a world already riddled by extreme economic and racial inequality, the coronavirus has exacerbated entrenched systems of inequity and
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Tk 428 crore project for women entrepreneurs
We laud the government’s plan to undertake a Tk 428 crore project to develop the skills of 256,000 unemployed and disadvantaged women and hone
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Economic pangs of the pandemic
We had predicted at the very outset of the pandemic that one of the long lasting inevitable negative impacts of Covid-19 would be on the economy
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM