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
Why are patients with Covid-19 symptoms still being denied treatment?
We are coming across, with frightening regularity, reports of patients with Covid-19 symptoms being denied treatment at different private hospitals across the country.
3 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Corona’s dark portends on the majority of our people
There was little doubt that Covid-19 would eventually affect more than the health of the people, given the pervasive grip of the virus.
2 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Farmers key to keeping food supply chain intact
Bangladesh may still be in a relatively good position when it comes to food security, all things considered, but that may change if the food supply chain cannot be kept intact.
2 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Children of the char are left out of alternative learning
In the wake of the ongoing pandemic, education institutions will remain closed nationwide. A report published recently in this daily depicts how the
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Minority and ethnic communities attacked during lockdown
IT is shocking that while the whole nation is grappling with a pandemic, there has been a consistent trend of human rights abuses.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 tests must be done most expeditiously
It is a frightening prospect for a person showing the symptoms of the virus, having reported for testing for Covid-19, to be asked by the authorities to return after a month.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Is the government ready to deal with the consequences of reopening?
As the government has relaxed the shutdown from May 31, ignoring the advice of the expert committees formed to fight the Covid-19 outbreak, the country may now experience an explosion of new infections.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Editorial: This is not the time to hike bus fares
The Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association has demanded that bus fares be doubled if they are to maintain safety protocols and
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt’s Boro procurement policy needs a change
A research conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) found that Boro farmers can get a fair price for their produce,
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Safeguarding last rites during the pandemic
We are humbled by the noble example set by the Al-Rashid Foundation during this pandemic, which has already taken too many precious lives.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Immediate help for the cyclone affected near embankments
Cyclone Amphan has devastated the country’s coastal areas, with around 70 villages going under water in Koyra upazila in Khulna when the embankment was breached.
29 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Editorial: Greater caution needed after easing of lockdown
The government has decided not to extend the ongoing shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic beyond May 30 based on economic considerations.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM
A horrific fire at Corona unit
The death of five patients in a fire that broke out at the Corona Isolation Unit of the city’s United Hospital Wednesday night is an appalling tragedy.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Hospitals turning away patients
It is a matter of grave concern that the ongoing pandemic has left hospitals overwhelmed, and in many cases patients are being denied vital
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM
A subdued, introspective Eid
This will be a different Eid that we will be observing after the holy month of Ramadan. For most of us, it will be within the confines of our
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Returning migrant workers will need huge assistance
The outbreak of the coronavirus has put thousands of Bangladeshi migrant workers at risk of losing their jobs as the global economy struggles and is
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Massive work needs to be done in Amphan-affected areas
The whole nation heaved a sigh of relief as cyclone Amphan did not hit the country as badly as we feared it would. Had Amphan—the first “super
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Aviation industry on the brink of collapse
According to an estimate by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the coronavirus pandemic could wipe off USD 190 million or Tk 1,615
20 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Gear up efforts to address post-cyclone challenges
As cyclone Amphan made its landfall in West Bengal yesterday afternoon, being weakened from a “super cyclone” to an “extremely severe cyclonic
20 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Perennial volunteers in public hospitals
In an instance that betrays an abysmal indifference of the authorities, as we are informed through a report in this paper yesterday, as many as 36
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM