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
Can the High Court order save our Buriganga?
We applaud the High Court’s recent order directed at the Department of Environment (DoE) to lodge a case against 30 washing plants in Keraniganj
4 January 2021, 18:00 PM
A freedom fighter’s forever war
It shames us as a nation that a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of this country in 1971 has to scrape a living singing on the streets in
3 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Strict measures needed to fight new coronavirus strain
It is worrying that the RT-PCR tests done to diagnose coronavirus infections in Bangladesh are not likely to detect the new strain identified in the UK.
3 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Who will recoup Arman’s five lost years?
Arman’s is a story that will make a good cinema plot because such things can only happen in a tragic novel, or so we think. In Bangladesh, this
2 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Making sure children get their textbooks on time
We applaud the government for its successful distribution of free textbooks among students of classes six to nine starting from the first day of the
2 January 2021, 18:00 PM
City corporations taking over Dhaka’s drainage management
The two city corporations of Dhaka have finally taken over the management and maintenance responsibilities of 26 canals and 10 kilometres of box
1 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Pangsha municipality grappling with waste management
A recent report published in this daily reveals how the authorities of Pangsha municipality in Rajbari have been dumping garbage from the town onto a
1 January 2021, 18:00 PM
There should be no anomalies in Covid-19 vaccination
After being severely criticised by the media and all concerned for showing complete indifference to the health emergency caused by the pandemic,
31 December 2020, 18:00 PM
As we enter 2021...
One year ago, when we stepped into an exciting new decade, few would have guessed what the year 2020 would ultimately look like. It was a
31 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Forced deportation of workers must stop
According to government data shared by Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMRRU), the average monthly return of migrant workers
30 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Post-pandemic education must adapt to new reality
The unprecedented global pandemic that hit us early this year has, aside from exposing the cracks in our healthcare system, also brought under the
30 December 2020, 18:00 PM
The watchdog on health should be up and doing
If there was a more opportune time to bring the health ministry under an exhaustive scrutiny, it was during the peak period of the pandemic.
29 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Ancient Buddhist temple remains occupied
It is deeply concerning that a 200-year-old Buddhist temple in Teknaf remains occupied even after 10 years have passed since it was vandalised and encroached upon.
29 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Study predicts seven-fold surge in climate migration by 2050
A study by ActionAid and its partners titled “Costs of climate inaction: displacement and distress migration” across five South Asian countries—
28 December 2020, 18:00 PM
A staggering number of river grabbers
It is frustrating that despite the High Court according all rivers in the country the status of “legal persons” or “living identities” and in spite of Prime
28 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Rules for compensation claims
While we welcome the government passing the Road Transport Act 2018, we cannot but wonder why some of its provisos have not been put into effect as yet. For example, the rules for the Trustee Board set up to deal with compensation claims are yet to be framed.
27 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Protect Sangu reserve forest from destruction
As is happening with many of our reserve forests, the Sangu reserve forest in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila is also being plundered by unscrupulous
27 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Stop importing adulterated pesticides
It is frustrating to learn from a Daily Star report that the government is yet to enforce mandatory tests to prevent imports of adulterated pesticides that
26 December 2020, 18:00 PM
All promises, and no action by BSF
We would be reassured by the BSF’s chief promise of zero killings on the borders during the five-day general-level talks between India’s Border
26 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Meeting nutritional needs of the ultra-poor
It is heartening that women in char areas of Kurigram’s Chilmari upazila are learning to ensure balanced nutrition for their families by growing fruits
25 December 2020, 18:00 PM