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
MD's comments do not conform to the fact
We are surprised at the Wasa MD's comment that the water supplied by Wasa in the capital is hundred percent pure.
23 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Overuse of pesticides in mangoes
As the mango season approaches, instead of looking forward to enjoying this succulent fruit, mango lovers should be worried about
22 April 2019, 18:00 PM
In solidarity with Sri Lanka
We are at a loss of words at the number of lives lost in the wake of gruesome bombings on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter
22 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Bagerhat land record office
The Bagerhat sub-registrar and land record office with its 150 employees have been working out of a British-era building that was declared risky by authorities back in 2012.
20 April 2019, 18:00 PM
More girls are going to school
We are delighted to know from a report in this paper that, according to government data, female secondary students outnumber their male counterparts in 63 of the 64 districts.
20 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Rivers in throes of death
The future of our rivers and water bodies is bleak and there is an urgent need for the government to see through the projects it has undertaken. This aspect emerged clearly in a seminar organised by the water resources ministry marking World Water Day.
19 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Unfettered press is the best security for a country
It seems that insofar as the freedom of the press is concerned, Bangladesh is going down at an increasing rate. According to the 2019
19 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Protect children from sexual predators
The alarming rise in child rape incidents in the country in recent months just goes to show how little we have done to protect our children from potential rapists and sexual predators.
18 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Corruption in public utility companies
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and the Anti-Corruption Commission have identified widespread corruption in two public utility companies, the Water Supply and Sewage Authority (Wasa) and Titas Gas.
18 April 2019, 18:00 PM
The curse of child marriage
A UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) study has given us the shocking news that 59 percent of all marriages that took place in Bangladesh between 2006 and 2017 were in fact child marriage—the brides were all under 18.
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Gas pipeline with no gas to supply
The Bangla daily Prothom Alo on April 17 reported how two projects undertaken to supply gas to five districts, costing Tk 1,200 crore, have been a complete waste of public money.
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Workers' safety blatantly ignored
It is unfortunate that within two days of the death of an electrician who fell off a pole of a traverse at the Carriage and Wagon Workshop of Bangladesh Railway (east zone) at Pahartali in Chattogram
16 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Grotesque nexus between political and state power
With more and more reports of the brutal and coldblooded murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi appearing in the media, the depth of the odious...
16 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Worrisome state of food safety
Earlier this year, this paper published a report on the widespread use of meat and bone meal (MBM) in poultry feed which can cause
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Ramna Batamul case in limbo
It has been almost 20 years since the dreadful Ramna Batamul carnage during a Chhayanaut event, which saw the death of 10 people.
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Don't let political consideration override merit in teachers' recruitment
The two-day convention organised by University Teachers' Network to discuss how to improve the quality of education at the universities of the country has highlighted one of the biggest reasons why standards have deteriorated: recruitment of teachers based on their political affiliation.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Shubho Nababarsho
To us, Pahela Baishakh has come to mean more than just the beginning of another new year.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Sorely lagging behind in research
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rightly stressed the need for research and development in order to maintain Bangladesh's current
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Hands off protected forestland
It is difficult to imagine a recent move by the public administration ministry to get allocation of 700 acres of protected forestland in
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Jute for global car industry
It is encouraging news for jute farmers in Bangladesh that NatUp Fibres, a French company, is thinking of setting up a joint venture in Bangladesh to use jute-based products to be used in car interiors.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM