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
Bangladesh bottom-ranked in Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs!
We are shocked to learn that Bangladesh has bottom-ranked among 58 economies in the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs for 2020,
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Smuggling amphetamine under the airport authorities’ noses
In a report published in this daily yesterday, it was revealed that a group of chemical traders in Chennai had been smuggling amphetamine from
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Antibiotics losing efficacy
One wonders whether we are looking at an impending health crisis, with the most effective medicine that we have known to fight bacteria of various
24 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Former Tazreen workers deserve fair recompense
That former workers of Tazreen Fashions Limited would have to agitate for fair compensation even after eight years since a fire ravaged the factory,
24 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Poor air quality will make combatting Covid-19 more difficult
Air pollution led to 1,73,500 deaths in Bangladesh last year, according to a global report. The country’s air is becoming increasingly poisonous
23 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Golden Monir’s golden enablers
The story of Monir Khan, popularly known as Golden Monir, is a jaw-dropping tale of decades of looting people’s land, gold smuggling and money
23 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Second wave already causing damage to our RMG sector
Just when Bangladesh’s apparel sector had begun to recover from the shocks of the pandemic, a second wave of coronavirus has already started
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Our antiquities being sacrificed at the altar of greed
It is a pity that our historical heritage whose physical manifestation is in the many structures and edifices are being destroyed—victims of a
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Drug rehabilitation centres need major overhauling
A report published in The Daily Star yesterday revealed a shocking picture of our rehabilitation centres where patients are treated more like “criminals” rather than with care and compassion.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Laudable progress in graduating out of LDC status
It is no doubt laudable that Bangladesh has met all three of the criteria—Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, Human Assets Index (HAI) and
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Rivers being killed by haphazard dumping of waste
A report published in this paper recently revealed the challenges faced by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) officials when they began a dredging project (required for smooth navigability) to remove silt from Barishal River Port around October 16.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Slow-moving vehicles are risky and banned by law
Isn’t it a mystery that although the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, the High Court and the Road Transport Act 2018 have all banned slow-moving three-wheelers from plying on the highways, you still see thousands of them riding around especially in the districts,
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Arson attacks on buses demand proper investigation
It is astonishing that Zakir Hossain Siddiqui—a vice-president of Jubo Dal who was admitted to LabAid Hospital between November 10 and 15, and has
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt’s plan to strike off coal power plants appreciable
We welcome the government’s plan to get rid of coal power for cleaner options of energy, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum and solar,
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
School threatened over Victory Day cultural event
With the Victory Day in less than a month, organisations and individuals across the country are gearing up to celebrate a day of great pride for this
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Existing cold chain not enough for Covid-19 vaccines
After the government recently signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Serum Institute of India and Bangladesh’s Beximco
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Steady flow of remittance gives us hope
It’s heartening to know that Bangladesh has been witnessing a steady flow of inward remittance over the past few months, defying grim predictions
17 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Rising infections mean health guidelines are being ignored
It is of great concern that that many regions in the globe are having a second onslaught of Covid-19, belying predications and dashing hopes of the
17 November 2020, 18:00 PM
A brand new trauma centre in Habiganj sitting idle since 2013
It is very disappointing that the construction of the trauma centre in Habiganj’s Bahubal upazila which was completed in 2013 is yet to be operational
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Rape survivors face a chauvinistic legal system
We are disheartened to see that the legal channels through which a survivor can report rape are gender insensitive to the point of being hostile.
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM