In what seems like a case of complicity between a government agency and a private farm, a portion of land of a mangrove forest in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila was leased out to a private company to build a for-profit ship-breaking yard.

It is hard to imagine the plight of some 60,000 jute workers who have not been paid from anywhere between six and 12 weeks.

The tragic death of 37 Bangladeshi workers in a boat capsize in the Mediterranean Sea, on their way to Italy from Libya, is shocking.

In many countries, as in Bangladesh, International Mother’s Day was observed yesterday. In honouring our mothers, we honour all mothers and all women.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) has, rather belatedly, raised objections about the proposed VAT law.

It is appalling that at least 141 school buildings in Bagerhat’s nine upazilas are in such a dilapidated condition that teachers and guardians of the students fear that accidents may occur anytime.

A recent World Bank study titled “Graduate Employability of Affiliated Colleges: New Evidence from Bangladesh” portrays a dismal picture of the rate of employment of National University students.

For the last four days, demonstrations by jute mill workers in Khulna, Jessore and Dhaka have disrupted traffic on the major highways

Arrest of a returnee from Syria with suspected links to the IS gives us a clear message that we are never out of the crosshairs of the extremists. In these very columns we had cautioned against a misplaced euphoria that the extremists have been neutered and their capabilities to launch serious attacks have been blunted. The church attacks in Sri Lanka should raise our hackles about the fact that the IS’s capabilities to create trouble are all but gone.

We are appalled and anguished by yet another incident of gang-rape and murder on a bus, this time the victim being a nurse working at

The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) ran tests on 96 samples of raw milk and found harmful bacteria like coliform in 93 of them.

Two separate protests—one by jute mill workers demanding arrears in pay and the other, hawkers demanding the right to occupy

It is very disappointing to learn that although the number of female physicians surpass their male counterparts in the country, many

We welcome the fact that after two consecutive years of a downtrend, pass rates in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations have increased this year with 82.8 percent of students coming out successful.

The Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation (BRTWF) recently stated that the unhealthy competition that exists among transport

As the country’s jute sector has been facing a serious crisis because of the falling demand of jute and jute goods in the international markets, mostly Turkey and India, it’s time we found out the problems facing our jute industry and addressed them.

As Muslims all over the world begin to observe another holy month of Ramadan, it is worthwhile to remember the important lessons of this month in making us better human beings.

A photograph published in the front page of this newspaper yesterday showed a most bizarre state of a Bailey bridge on the Savar-Bhakurta road.

The probe committee’s findings in the aftermath of the F.R. Tower tragedy presented to the parliamentary committee have raised questions about the several additional floors constructed on top of those approved by Rajuk.

We are dismayed and disappointed that a twenty-year-old man has been shot in the leg and then arrested by police personnel for reasons that cannot be described as credible.