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
Contradictory findings on milk products
A recent study conducted by researchers at Dhaka University has revealed some shocking findings: detergent and antibiotics for humans in packaged milk. The DU study also detected a long list of health hazards, including textile colourant in turmeric powder.
26 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Resurgence of dengue
It’s ludicrous that those in charge of making sure this country remains liveable need to be nudged into action for the most routine affairs, such as ensuring cleanliness and protecting residents from public health hazards.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Accord railway the importance it deserves
The accident in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila on June 23, in which four people lost their lives and over a hundred others were injured, points incontrovertibly to the abject lack of maintenance and oversight of the railway tracks and rolling stock across the country.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM
BSTI cannot avoid its responsibility
The High Court’s comments on Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution’s (BSTI) statement about unlicensed dairy farms and companies seem very logical, given that the organisation has been trying to shirk its responsibilities.
24 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Gaping inequality
Among the myriad challenges lying ahead of the Bangladesh government, tackling rising inequality in society is one of them.
24 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Paediatric cancer treatment in a shambles
A report in this daily gives us startling revelations of the state of paediatric treatment in this country. Although childhood cancer is on the rise, the facilities available to treat it are very scarce and often too expensive for most people.
23 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Monopolising loan defaults
The finance minister’s revelation in parliament that half of all the defaulted bank loans in Bangladesh was held by 0.17 percent of borrowers, is simply astonishing. Total bad loans now stand at a whopping Tk 1 lakh crore and the number of total defaulters at 1.7 lakh.
23 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Unsafe school buildings in Chattogram
We have time and again cautioned against the perennial danger of unsafe classrooms for schoolchildren—a blight on the face of Bangladesh’s much-vaunted primary education system. The latest proof that the authorities are not taking heed of this danger surfaced
22 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Facta, non verba
The public has been so accustomed to hearing empty assurances from government servants and political leaders that the common man feels easily disposed to dismiss any new pledge out of hand, because as sure as not, in most cases such words in the past had
22 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Make playgrounds available for kids
PLAYGROUNDS and open spaces serve, quite literally, as a city’s lungs that give its residents a breathing space and its younger population an opportunity to grow in a healthy way. City-planners and architects at an event recently underscored this message before
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Farmers need more financial support
We are in concurrence with leading agricultural economists who have suggested at a seminar that a special fund be formed for farmers so that they receive price support during the harvesting period. The crisis of farmers remaining in debt and poverty, because they
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Can Dhaka really be congestion-free?
We welcome, albeit with a pinch of salt, the formation of a special committee led by Dhaka South City Corporation mayor to remove illegal vehicles from the streets and free footpaths from grabbers,
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Knocked down buildings reoccupied!
It is a peculiar situation obtaining with regard to the pulled-down structures constructed illegally alongside the rivers and water bodies belonging to the government.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Maternal deaths from preventable conditions unacceptable
That 13 percent of all deaths of females aged between 15 and 49 occur due to childbirth-related complications, as found in a recent study, is shocking.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM
HC’s directives on expired drugs
The High Court has rightly expressed concerns about the lack of oversight that emboldens pharmacies to sell expired drugs to unsuspecting patients.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Will tax on road transport operators not hike the fares?
It is often an uncomfortable necessity for governments to raise taxes in order to reduce the budget deficit and raise revenue to fund its innumerable functions and projects.
18 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers’ extraordinary victory
Thank you Tigers for presenting us with a most outstanding victory on June 17 against West Indies—something that the country had not witnessed since Bangladesh qualified for international cricket.
18 June 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Development’ shouldn’t trump environment
We are not in the least bit surprised that the World Heritage Centre of Unesco has declared the Sundarbans to be a “World Heritage in Danger”.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Formulate the guidelines immediately
We appreciate the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry’s decision to formulate a guideline to control the movement of slow-moving vehicles on our roads and highways.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Canals continue to be destroyed
It is the same story over and over again. Canals—that were once used for water transport and irrigation of farmland—are being encroached upon rendering them useless and causing unnecessary suffering to the local people.
16 June 2019, 18:00 PM