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
Helping hospitals install centralised oxygen supply systems
We sincerely appreciate the hard work of a group of 14 Buet alumni who have been helping hospitals install central oxygen supply systems for the
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Dastardly attack on UNO
Although it would not be fair to conclude the motive of the beastly attack on UNO Ghoraghat and her father inside their official residence, in
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Livelihoods of indigenous communities under threat
A recent report published in this daily sheds light on the worrying situation faced by several indigenous communities in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila.
4 September 2020, 18:00 PM
No progress in 10 years in relocating hazardous businesses
It is infuriating, to say the least, that 10 years after the chemical-induced devastating fire that claimed 126 lives, the government has made very
4 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Rapist of minor girl fined Tk 10,000
According to a report in this newspaper, a local Awami League leader—chairman of No-1 Mahalchhari Union Parishad—in Khagrachhari has “settled”
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Lifting of restrictions untimely and dangerous
The decision taken by the government to lift all restrictions on public movement and activities which were imposed to contain the spread of
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Victims of human trafficking thrown in jail
A report published on Wednesday shows just how vulnerable Bangladeshi migrant workers are to becoming victims of human trafficking, and sadly,
2 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Private healthcare facilities must have price charts for medical tests and services
We commend the High Court for ordering private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres to submit revised charts of fees for medical tests to the
2 September 2020, 18:00 PM
In remembrance of Pranab Mukherjee
We are shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, a dear friend of Bangladesh. He was the first
1 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Remove regulatory curbs on online news portals of newspapers
The cabinet on Monday approved a draft amendment to the National Online Media Policy 2017 with a provision that requires separate registration
1 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Ministry okays buses to run at full capacity
Even with the death and infection rates increasing at an alarming rate, the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association recently wrote to the road
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
The uncomfortable truth about enforced disappearances
When we hear the law minister himself claiming ignorance of the meaning of the phrase “enforced disappearance,” it seems we are barking up the
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Pandemic far from over in Bangladesh
It has been almost six months since the first known case of coronavirus was reported in Bangladesh. Despite a lockdown that the authorities
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Solving Dhaka’s perennial waterlogging
Our two Dhaka city mayors have expressed their wish to take over the responsibility of drainage management from Dhaka Wasa in a bid to end the
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Making masks with garment scraps to ensure livelihoods
The global economic slowdown that resulted from the pandemic has affected multiple industries and led to mass unemployment at home and abroad.
28 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Cancellations of JSC-JDC exams
After almost five months of postponement of classes and uncertainty regarding the schedule of school examinations, this year’s Junior School
28 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Torture in police custody must stop
According to a report in The Daily Star on August 27, a female college student was tortured inside Ukhiya police station by the OC and some other
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Desperate Rohingyas turning to crimes
Three years after the largest ever influx of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh, crimes like murder, abduction, extortion and narcotics smuggling
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM
A city hospital’s illegal practices uncovered
That a well-known health facility like Dr Sirajul Islam Medical College Hospital in the capital’s Mouchak area would do three tests on one petri dish
26 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Explore all options to access Covid-19 vaccine
On Wednesday, Bangladesh crossed the three lakh mark of known coronavirus infections in the country, bringing the total number of cases to
26 August 2020, 18:00 PM