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
Italy’s amnesty for undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers
It is a positive development that around 12,746 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants in Italy have applied for regularisation under an Italian
15 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Murders inside a juvenile correction centre
We are dumbfounded by the murders of three teenaged boys at the Jashore juvenile correction centre allegedly by several staffers and senior inmates on Thursday.
15 August 2020, 18:00 PM
70 pc students bearing the brunt of the pandemic
The uncertainty over public exams is weighing heavy on students as well as their families. Educational institutions all over the world are extending
14 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Planning ministry frustrated with the state of development projects!
We share the planning ministry’s frustration over repeated modifications in projects, long delays, increased costs, failure to conduct proper
14 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Remove inflammable, hazardous goods from Chattogram port immediately
We are extremely worried to learn that various types of imported hazardous cargo, including chemical and other inflammable goods, have been kept
13 August 2020, 18:00 PM
When corruption eats the infrastructure development
Transparency International, Bangladesh has once again revealed just how dire the state of corruption is in the country and how incredibly
13 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Freedom of expression and assembly are our rights
Between 2009 and 2018, at least 507 people were subjected to enforced disappearances, according to the Paris-based International Federation for
12 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Floods to continue and so will people’s suffering
According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), water levels in different rivers of the country may rise again by the end of this
12 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Caught in their own trap!
Crime never pays and that was what some police personnel of Pallabi Thana discovered to their great distress, once again adding to the already long
11 August 2020, 18:00 PM
No more hiding behind politics of numbers
For months, we have been given false assurances that adequate measures are in place to contain Covid-19 infection in the country, with statistics
11 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Flood victims still await government assistance
We are worried about those flood victims who have not received any government relief yet, according to reports. It is unfortunate that amidst the
10 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Call a “drive” a “drive”
We are a little confused by the apparent disagreement between the health minister and health secretary in the term used for the government’s
10 August 2020, 18:00 PM
No Covid-19 cases in indigenous villages of Sylhet!
It is very encouraging to learn of some indigenous villages in Sylhet that have been successful in keeping coronavirus out of their boundaries.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Extrajudicial killings forfeit one’s right to life
It is a painful narrative that we stomach almost every other day. Reports of people killed in crossfire make headlines almost daily, only to be
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM
A woman mountaineer’s dream shattered by reckless wheels
We are heartbroken at the death of a promising young woman, a mountaineer who was training to fulfil her dream of conquering the Everest.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Saving lives through blood donation during the pandemic
It is encouraging to learn that volunteers of social media-based blood donation groups have continued their humanitarian work during this
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Decisions on exams must be realistic
With over four months of schools being closed, the looming uncertainty regarding public exams is weighing down on students and their families.
7 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Flood victims now confront outbreak of diseases
There seems to be no end in sight for people in the flood-hit northern and northeastern region of the country. Over 55 lakh people in 162 upazilas of
7 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Randomly cutting off illegal internet connections
A photo published in this daily on Thursday, where a Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) staffer is seen severing a glut of wires hung from
6 August 2020, 18:00 PM
If it isn’t crossfire, what is it?
We are heartened by reassurances from the chiefs of the Army and the police that there are no misunderstandings between the two agencies during a
6 August 2020, 18:00 PM