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
Call drops becoming more frequent
Frequent call drops and disruptions became a major problem for more than 16 crore mobile subscribers in the first eight months of this year. There
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM
No coordination, urgency or foresight in govt’s migration initiatives
The insensitive way in which the migrant workers’ crisis has been handled since the onset of Covid-19 seems to indicate that the government only
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Textile mills evaded taxes worth nearly 39 crore
In a report published by The Daily Star on Wednesday, it was revealed that 36 textile mills located in Narsingdi had evaded tax duties and VAT of
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt must prepare for a second wave of Covid-19
With fears of a second wave of Covid-19 coming in winter—as is happening in Europe and other countries—the government’s preparation for it
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh crowned champion in global robotics contest
We heartily congratulate the team of young innovators who have brought laurels for the country after becoming the champion in the biggest global
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Stranded migrant workers’ quandary should be resolved quickly
It is a common sight to see our stranded migrant workers agitating on the streets. It is either to demand more flights to get to their workplaces in
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Financial hardship of RMG workers have increased
According to a study conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) in association with Microfinance Opportunities (MFO),
2 November 2020, 18:00 PM
“I won’t write news anymore!”
Journalist Golam Sarwar, who went missing on his way to work on October 29, was found unconscious beside a canal at Sitakunda’s Kumira,
2 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Journalists must be protected from harm’s way
Killed, maimed, jailed, sued, bullied and harassed in various other ways, journalists are under growing pressure across the world. With the addition
1 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Our female expatriate workers continue to die
The statistics are astounding. It should have made the relevant agencies sit up and act. However, it seems that they are totally inured to such tragic
1 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Migrant workers falling victims to human trafficking
The horrific massacre that took place on May 27 in a town called Mizdah in Libya, where 26 Bangladeshi migrants were killed when a fight broke out
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM
A brutal lynching in Lalmonirhat
We are speechless by the brutal death of a man at the hands of a mob that later set fire to his lifeless body as an act of rage for “hurting religious
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM
KSA’s decision to quash sponsorship system commendable
We are pleased to learn from a recent report published in this paper about the plan of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to eliminate its decades-old
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Illegal firearms being sold as legal
Alarmingly, a section of licensed arms dealers are importing military-grade semi-automatic weapons into the country in the name of rifles and then
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Another case of questionable arrest and harassment
It has been four years since Hasan Majumder, manager of Hotel Bandhu, and the then chef Sohel Rana were captured by a CCTV camera being handcuffed and taken away by a group of DB men in civilian clothing.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Myanmar elections must not exclude minorities
The UN has expressed serious concerns over human rights violations ahead of the general elections in Myanmar on November 8, including the right to
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Delay in forming cell to monitor women repression cases unacceptable
Despite a sharp rise in incidents of violence against women and children in recent years, we’re alarmed by the consistent failure to comply with a
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus vaccine for all at no cost
The government deserves hearty congratulations for deciding to make the coronavirus vaccine available to all free of cost once it is available on the
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Durga Puja signifies our syncretic culture
This year’s Durga Puja, which ended yesterday with the Dashami, has been a more muted celebration than usual, as have been all other religious
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Braving a possible second wave
It is a matter of grave concern that the numbers of new Covid-19 cases in the country are refusing to show any signs of significant decline. In fact,
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM