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
Padma devours Daulatdia ferry terminal
Daulatdia ferry terminal, once again, is under threat posed by river erosion, a natural calamity faced by the region year in and year out. The mighty
25 September 2020, 18:00 PM
The dark side of e-commerce
A silver lining of Covid-19, which has had a devastating impact on the national and global economy, has been the rapid and unprecedented rise of
25 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Extension of visas and work permits a welcome move by KSA
We are relieved to learn that the Saudi government has finally agreed to extend visas for the Bangladeshis who returned home on holiday but could not
24 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt procurement process riddled with corruption
A World Bank study has, unsurprisingly, found various corruption and discrepancies in the Bangladesh government’s public procurement process.
24 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Khulna-Darshana Double Rail Track project in limbo
It is very disappointing that two and a half years after the Khulna-Darshana Double Rail Track project got approval from the government, the project
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Political influence making Bangladesh Bank ineffective
A Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) report on the banking sector, unveiled recently, paints a grim picture of the state of the financial
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Who empowered millionaire DGHS driver?
The story of driver Abdul Malek of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), who was arrested on Sunday for allegedly accumulating
22 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Antigen test at last
For the last two days, newspaper headlines were dominated by dire warnings of a second Covid-19 onslaught. The PM’s caution was fully backed up
22 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Hillocks ravaged in Sylhet under the guise of night
A recent report published in this daily sheds light on the serious environmental disaster brewing across Sylhet. In order to meet the high demand for
21 September 2020, 18:00 PM
PM warns of second wave in winter
On Sunday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned that the Covid-19 situation will likely deteriorate in the upcoming winter, and urged all involved to
21 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Saving project money praiseworthy
At a time when cost escalations and time extensions of various infrastructure development projects in the country have become common phenomena,
20 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Gruesome torture and death of child migrant worker
A report in this daily yesterday revealed the horrific sexual abuse and torture that is faced by female Bangladeshi migrant workers, some of them
20 September 2020, 18:00 PM
India’s special permission to export 25,000 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh
Coming on the heels of the ban on onion exports from India, the report that the Indian government is likely to grant special permission to export
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Irregularities in land acquisition in Cox’s Bazar revealed
An investigative report in The Daily Star on September 19 revealed that a nexus of district land officials, politicians, journalists and middlemen are
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 testing expansion policy lost in bureaucracy
Almost six and a half months after the first novel coronavirus case was reported in the country, the Covid-19 testing expansion policy of the
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Finally a waste-based power plant
We welcome the government’s decision to set up the country’s first ever waste-based power plant in Jalkuri in Narayanganj district. It was decided in a
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Can public procurement process be freed of corruption?
The departments that provide public service are particularly the targets of public contactors out to make a quick buck, most often than not, at the cost
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Reduce the stress on children
Six months of lockdown has left hundreds of thousands of children stuck at home, harming their education and leading to various psychological
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Pay jute mill workers their dues and other benefits
We welcome the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) for starting the disbursement of due wages and other benefits of the laid-off and retired
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Indian onion export ban already making prices skyrocket
India’s decision to suspend the export of onions, which was announced on Monday evening, has triggered a steep rise in onion prices in
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM