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
Illegal stone crushers are degrading the environment
A report from Sylhet in this paper yesterday has revealed some very concerning news. At present there are over a thousand stone crushers operating in six upazilas of Sylhet, most of them without permission or clearance.
7 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Drug trade in broad daylight
A report published by this daily on December 7, on the dominance of smugglers on trains connecting Khulna to Benapole via Jashore, is alarming.
7 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Hold those responsible to account
Prices of equipment purchased at Sheikh Hasina Medical College in Habiganj, as this newspaper reported on Wednesday, have been exceptionally high without any explanation.
6 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Delayed Rohingya repatriation poses new challenges
A recent report titled “Forcibly Displaced Myanmar National (Rohingya) in Bangladesh: Governance Challenges and Way Out” prepared by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) tells us that the country faces long-term financial, political and security challenges due to the prolonged stay of Rohingyas on Bangladeshi soil.
6 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Proliferation of small arms very worrying
The sale of illicit arms brought in from a neighbouring country has been an ongoing activity paying huge dividends to those involved in arms smuggling for decades.
5 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Full execution of CHT Accord can brook no delay
The CHT Accord signed 22 years ago was certainly a very significant achievement of the AL government, especially of Sheikh Hasina.
5 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Wasa sewerage lines polluting Buriganga!
While we are extremely concerned about the level of pollution that has made the water of Buriganga undrinkable (even after treatment) and unusable for any other purposes, the fact that Wasa’s own sewerage lines and drains have been polluting Buriganga came to us as a shock.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Railway expanding but failing on quality service
Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) fortunes appeared to turn around over a decade ago when the government undertook a major overhaul of this public transportation service and invested thousands of crores, every fiscal, to expand its network.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Govt. breaks all bank borrowing records
The government is set to exceed its annual limit for bank borrowing within the first half of the current fiscal year. This is primarily due to poor forecast on revenue collection.
3 December 2019, 18:00 PM
PM’s timely call to the global community
As one of the countries that are most vulnerable to the climate change, Bangladesh has been working relentlessly to combat the effects of extreme weather events induced by climate change.
3 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Drug manufacturers spending on the doctors!
A recent study by BIDS reveals the reasons why medicine prices are high in our domestic market.
2 December 2019, 18:00 PM
An observation worth taking note of
Once again, the observation of the judge in the case relating to the deaths of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College—Abdul Karim Rajib and Dia Khanam Mim—has brought to the fore the anarchy that exists in our transport sector.
2 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Disruptions of exam schedule unwarranted
There are two important points that we would like to flag in this editorial.
1 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Awarding licence to another NBFI
The central bank’s plan to award licence to a new non-bank financial institution (NBFI), despite the struggle of around 10 NBFI’s to pay back their customers and the banks, is disturbing.
1 December 2019, 18:00 PM
A learning trip that benefits no one
Hazraat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has been in the news for some years now. Security, or rather the lack of it had caused a lot of headache for the country’s image. Now, there are
30 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Exporters turning away from HSIA
Hazraat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has been in the news for some years now. Security, or rather the lack of it had caused a lot of headache for the country’s image. Now,
30 November 2019, 18:00 PM
A move to prevent Santals from reclaiming their land
We are surprised and disappointed that despite incurring continuing losses for the last three years, and a track record of more loss than profit, the Rangpur Sugar Mills Ltd in Gaibandha is increasing production which clearly contradicts common sense.
29 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Gross anomalies in procurement at FMCH
The level of corruption that took place in procurement of machines and equipment for the Faridpur Medical College and Hospital’s (FMCH) Intensive Care Unit in 2014 is outrageous.
29 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Stop overlooking female migrant workers’ safety
From the discussion that took place at a meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Wednesday, concerning the preparation of a work plan to ensure the safety of our female expatriate workers, we are constrained to say that the government’s action here has not been quick, proactive and effective.
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Central bank soft on serial bank defaulters
Despite the constant alarms being sounded by us in the media about the relentless rise in non-performing loans (NPLs), we find that NPLs are increasing, and not decreasing.
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM