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
Evicting illegal structures have been ineffective
A picture published in The Daily Star on November 27 depicting a part of an illegal market building on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar Thana Stand being bulldozed by the Roads and Highways department does not give us much hope that the place that has been reclaimed by the authorities will remain clear for long.
27 November 2019, 18:00 PM
A fitting verdict
The Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka has found seven of the eight accused in the attack on Holey Artisan bakery, and the brutal murder of 20 hostages and the death in the operation of two police officers in 2016 guilty, and has awarded the death sentence.
27 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Gross irregularities, corruption in pilot recruitment
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a corruption case against three high-ups and a former managing director of Biman, in connection with a scam in the recruitment process of pilots.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Fighting air pollution needs coordinated efforts
While only a few days ago, Dhaka’s air quality was the third or fourth worst in the world, the city recorded the worst air quality in the world on November 25, according to Air Visual.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Focus on skills is the right approach
It was a matter of delight that Dhaka hosted a three-day conference on the theme “Future of Entrepreneurship Education and Experiential Learning
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Will winter vegetables become out of reach too?
While consumers are still reeling from the shock of the skyrocketing price of onions, despite supplies coming in from abroad, now they are faced with another rude awakening.
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Preaching the gospel to the devil
It is a pity that the words of the former UN Secretary General will have no effect at all on the hearts and minds of the military rulers in Myanmar.
24 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Violence against women cannot be normalised
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women which remains a global curse. According to United Nations (UN) data, 1 in 3 women and girls ...
24 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Cox’s Bazar’s environment will suffer heavily
According to a report prepared by Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Waterkeepers Bangladesh, the government is moving ahead with land acquisition to set up some 17 coal-fired power plants in Cox’s Bazar and Maheshkhali areas.
23 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Transport workers continue to get the upper hand
The horrific collision between a microbus and a speeding bus that killed nine people—part of a bridal party and included six members of the groom’s party
23 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Illegal Israeli occupation sanctified by US
The illegal occupation of the West Bank by Israel for the last 52 years has been the most contentious issue between the two states, Palestine and Israel.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM
The dangers of improperly handled medical waste
A precondition of any factory or industry getting the administration’s nod to operate is its effluent treatment capability and waste disposal facilities.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Rohingya crisis: Is reconciliation realistic?
The permanent representative of Bangladesh to the UN has presented to a Security Council Open Debate the idea of reconciliation as a critical enabler to resolve the Rohingya crisis which is noble yet rather optimistic in the otherwise dismal reality.
21 November 2019, 18:00 PM
36 percent of tax amount equivalent laundered
The latest United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report was unveiled on November 20 and we are told that mis-invoicing and tax evasion are some of the reasons responsible for illicit outflow of money equivalent to 36 percent of total tax collected in 2015.
21 November 2019, 18:00 PM
A sheer waste of public money
It is surprising that a large number of projects, 62 to be exact, in this year’s annual development programme (ADP), should be given only a token allocation of Tk 1 lakh each from the government.
20 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Nab the Bhola perpetrators
It’s worrying that there should have been a need to state something as obvious as the importance of a quick—and fair—investigation into the deadly clashes in Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila.
20 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Sanitation workers lead lives of misery
Sanitation workers in Bangladesh do a job no one else wants yet one that is essential for public health. They are ostracised by society and work under extremely hazardous conditions that can end in death all too often.
19 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Govt should firmly implement transport act
It is most unfortunate that the transport workers in nine districts of the country have called a strike demanding amendments in some sections of the Road Transport Act-2018.
19 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Comply with the HC order
We commend the High Court for directing the Department of Environment (DoE) to shut 25 factories and two private hospitals on the bank
18 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Implementation of the transport act
The authorities have put into effect the Road Transport Act-2018 on November 17 and already a number of problems have crept up. It seems that not all the ground realities that militate against its efficient and strict implementation have been taken into account.
18 November 2019, 18:00 PM