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
The world at risk of mega-famines
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the world is at risk of “mega-famines” as COVID-19 cases are expected to peak in the world’s most fragile countries in the next three to six months.
9 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Infections are still rising
It is worrying that as the country is preparing to ease the lockdown before Eid to mitigate the economic fallout of the crisis, the ground realities
8 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Violence against women has increased during lockdown
There is little doubt that as with most crisis situations, the lockdown to stop the current COVID-19 pandemic has affected women and children
8 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Reopening the businesses amid highest risks
As the government has decided to reopen shopping malls, all types of shops and businesses on a limited scale from May 10 ahead of the Eid,
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Editorial: Right to freedom of expression is in mortal danger
A cartoonist, a writer and an activist were among the four latest victims of arrest under the draconian Digital Security Act, which it seems is being
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Feeding the hungry during the lockdown
It is heart-warming to learn from a report in The Daily Star that a group of Dhaka University students led by a DUCSU member has been serving free
6 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Ensure all laboratories and experts are being utilised
In a press conference in mid-March, WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had memorably said it is not possible to “fight a fire blindfolded” and
6 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Pandemic and the unscrupulous
One notices a malicious tendency in some unprincipled and dishonest people to exploit and misuse relief measures of the government, particularly
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Reopening plan may be disastrous if not handled right
As economic pain from the coronavirus lockdown increasingly bites the country, the government has decided to reopen the economy partially.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Bidyanondo, SAAF and others, standing by the vulnerable
At a time when most of humanity is subdued because of the ongoing pandemic, Bidyanondo Foundation has been one of the first responders to the crisis, providing food and medical safety gear to people who needed them the most.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Editorial: Is it safe to reopen RMG factories?
The picture in yesterday’s front page says it all. Hundreds of garment workers leaving their factory in Ashulia in crowds, totally disregarding the government’s social distancing directives.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Police personnel need more protection from the virus
It is disturbing to learn that the police hospital in Dhaka has been overwhelmed by patients due to the number of COVID-19 infected police personnel.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Indiscriminate use of Digital Security Act against journalists
We are worried at the way the Digital Security Act has increasingly been used to arrest and intimidate journalists across the country.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Reduce test seekers’ sufferings
It is a matter of grave concern that we still do not have enough designated hospitals or institutions to conduct Covid-19 tests. While initially only the
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Still no list of those unemployed by pandemic
An overwhelming number of people, both in the formal and informal sectors, have lost their jobs in Bangladesh due to the pandemic, but unfortunately the government lacks any data on the actual number of people who may have been impacted.
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Stop the toxic ship from docking at our shores
We are alarmed to learn that a highly toxic ship named J Nat, once used for storing oil by offshore oil and gas companies, is headed towards Bangladesh from Indonesia carrying toxic waste and may reach our coast in a week’s time.
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Why are RMG workers coming back from the villages?
In a shocking development amidst the countrywide lockdown, thousands of garment workers have returned to work in Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayanganj
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Editorial: Why is it taking so long to make ICUs functional?
It is most unfortunate that many of the 17 dedicated hospitals for Covid-19 treatment in the country do not yet have their intensive care units
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Countries must look after their migrant workers
Sixteen Bangladeshi civil society organisations have urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres to request host countries to put a hold on
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Doctors at private hospitals left vulnerable
There appears to be no end to the crisis facing frontline workers in the fight against coronavirus. Earlier this week, we got confirmation from a
28 April 2020, 18:00 PM