We find it abhorrible that a school built in 1960 and declared unsafe by the Education Engineering Department (EED) in Jhenaidah in 2015 is still in operation.

The Turag river is being contaminated with the untreated liquid industrial waste that is being dumped into the canals, streams and waterbodies around the garments washing plants and textile units located in Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) area. Local inhabitants tell of a time when the Turag canal water was so fresh that people could drink from it.

At a time when experts are struggling to find an answer to the environmental degradation in Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf caused by vast

While the leading opposition parties, particularly the BNP, have expressed their reservations on the conduct of the DCC elections, that

It is quite disappointing that a project that would make tanneries treat their toxic effluents, so that a river is protected, has still not materialised even after 16 years of its being initiated.

The fact that seven officers of the rank of secretary have been promoted to the higher rank of senior secretary would not be headline

While the Christians all over the world celebrate the day, let this day be a reminder of the teachings of love for humanity.

Regrettably, bad air quality is one index where Dhaka is consistently topping the chart.

The government’s decision to set up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Chandpur tea estate in Chunarughat, Habiganj, will have negative repercussions on several counts.

Ducsu Vice President Nurul Haque Nur and at least 27 of his supporters were once again attacked by members of Bangladesh Chhatra League and the so-called Muktijuddho Moncho (mostly comprised of BCL men).

Areport published by this daily on December 22 on the mishandling of medical waste in Rajshahi is symptomatic of the overall reluctance of medical authorities in managing medical waste across the country.

Following the conclusion of AL’s 21st Council, we believe that the party would seize the opportunity to redeem its pledges and retrieve its credentials.

The recent visit by a joint delegation of Myanmar and Asean to the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar saw Myanmar follow the usual trail of deceptions,

In the passing of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed the country has lost a humanitarian of the highest order, whose mission in life was the betterment of the poor.

It is a befuddling tale that the state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Ltd (BTCL) has been spinning for the 11 years of its life.

We laud two of our ministers for their critical assessment of the reasons behind the poor state of roads that lead to immense public suffering.

The mercury has taken a plunge in eight districts of Rangpur division with Rajarhat in Kurigram district recording the lowest temperature

That women entrepreneurs still have to face many hindrances in getting SME loans from banks is quite disheartening.

The slow pace of Aman procurement by the government this year is worrisome.

The commemoration of International Migration Day yesterday, December 18, has brought to the fore many pressing issues related to migration which has become more and more widespread than ever before.