It is unfortunate that in our society the saying that rules are observed in their violation is being constantly demonstrated in our day to day life. And when rules are violated by people seeking public office, what examples do they set for the public?

In less than a week, citizens of Dhaka are going to elect their new mayors. As the heads of the two city corporations of Dhaka (North and South), the new mayors will face some difficult challenges from the very first day of their tenure.

After the historic ruling given by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to protect the Rohingyas from genocide, we hope the international community will now exert pressure on Myanmar to comply with the court orders and take meaningful steps to resolve the Rohingya crisis.

Three years ago, 15 families of Chak, a small ethnic community, were reportedly driven out of their homes in Shui Jaing Chak Para of Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari upazila, after a group of eight to 10 criminals, with firearms and sharp weapons, attacked them, ransacked their homes and threatened them to leave the village immediately.

We commend the finance minister for having the courage and the foresight to make the full list of the loan defaulters public. This will strengthen our constantly eroding culture of transparency and accountability.

We are appalled at yet another incident of torture of four students by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists on the premise of Dhaka University on January 21.

Finally, what the Rohingyas have been crying out about and what Bangladesh has been saying at the top of its voice has been recognised at the World Court. We hope the whole world is now listening at last.

Finally, what the Rohingyas have been crying out and what Bangladesh has been saying at the top of its voice has been recognised at the World Court. We hope the whole world is now listening at last.

It is a matter of grave concern that a new SARS-like coronavirus which first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has already been detected in Thailand, Japan and South Korea among four people who had visited the province in China.

The attack on BNP mayoral aspirant Tabith Awal in the capital’s Gabtoli area yesterday, allegedly by supporters of a local ward councillor candidate backed by the ruling party, is a cause for concern and cannot be taken lightly in the run up to the upcoming polls.

The Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (BDHS) 2017-18 made public on January 20 paints an extremely grim picture, particularly about the alarming rise in the number of people affected by two of the most prevalent silent killers, hypertension and diabetes.

Recently, there has been much outcry—and rightly so—about the impunity enjoyed by rapists in the country, with conviction rates in rape cases as low as 3 percent.

We applaud the High Court for directing the government to form a commission under the law ministry to stop rape and violence against women.

In a welcome move, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has questioned the need for India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that fast-

We commend the High Court for its verdict that stressed the need for preventing financial scams in the banking sector.

China has concluded a large number of deals with Myanmar during the recent visit of President Xi Jinping to Myanmar, the first by a

A photo series published in this paper on January 18 shows pedestrians jaywalking through the busy Dhaka-Chattogram highway near Jatrabari where, only last Thursday, two people were killed in a road crash.

If this was done by a private firm, charges of fraud or collection of money under false pretences would have been brought against them and, who knows, those responsible would have already been in jail.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday reiterated her government’s commitment to the fight against climate change, giving a vivid description of how the once-dreaded future is already at our doorsteps and wreaking havoc in parts of Bangladesh.

It is disheartening that despite our professed commitment towards women’s empowerment, we have actually fallen two notches in the World Bank’s Women,