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
Nusrat was killed by a corrupt system
We are filled with sorrow at the death of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan who finally succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday night.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Crack down on syndicate manipulating airfares
The World Bank's latest Migration and Development brief puts Bangladesh as the third-largest earner of foreign remittance from expatriate workers in South Asia with USD 15.5 billion in 2018.
10 April 2019, 18:00 PM
No silver lining for street kids
If Bangladesh's fast-growing economy is a “mystery” to the rest of the world, as we are told, perhaps no less mysterious is how the fruits of this economy have bypassed a large segment of its population
10 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Forgery scam for building approvals
The Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) stated in a press conference on April 8 that its members have discovered around 2,000 incidents in which signatures of architects were forged.
9 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Honouring a true hero
We are saddened by the premature death of Sohel Rana, the 25-year-old firefighter who saved many lives at the risk of losing his own during the Banani FR Tower fire on March 28.
9 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Identify unsafe school buildings
No student should have to fear death, or even injury, while at school.
8 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Overuse of antibiotics creating resistance
The misuse and overuse of antibiotics is causing a rise to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) amongst patients, particularly in intensive care
8 April 2019, 18:00 PM
People left high and dry by medical bills
Rising healthcare costs have become a major cause of pushing people deeper into poverty. According to a 2015 study by the health ministry, out-of-
7 April 2019, 18:00 PM
A madrasa student made to 'pay' for protesting abuse
We are speechless with shock at the brutality inflicted on a female madrasa student in Feni, for refus-ing to withdraw a case she filed against the madrasa's principal who had sexually harassed her.
7 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Alarming level of food insecurity for locals
According to a global report titled “2019 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC)”, the locals in Cox's Bazar are facing an uphill struggle due to the influx of Rohingya refugees.
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Yaba's hundi connection
A report by The Daily Star on Friday sought to unravel the mystery of why the yaba trade couldn't be contained even after a nearly yearlong, often deadly anti-narcotics drive launched last year.
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
We are breathing poison!
A new global study has found that indoor and outdoor air pollution led to 1.23 lakh deaths in Bangladesh in 2017.
5 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Jute mill workers want their dues
We are worried about the escalation of violence during a three-day country-wide work abstention of different state-owned jute mills that left 16 people injured when clashes ensued between workers and police.
5 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Manual fitness checking encourages corruption
It is unthinkable that the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is relying on manual inspection of trucks and buses to verify whether they are fit for the road! Sadly,
4 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Spiking prices of essentials during Ramadan
The prime minister's call to the businessmen not to increase the prices of essentials during the month of Ramadan, including ones that are in high demand during the month like edible oil and sugar, echoes the heart of the people. We thank her for her timely call.
4 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Feed factories still using tannery waste
Strangely, the High Court order to various ministries that had been directed by the HC in July 2011 to close down factories producing poultry and fish feed using tannery waste remains unimplemented.
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Assaults on Ducsu VP unfortunate
We are shocked by the news of the humiliating treatment inflicted on the new Ducsu VP by Chhatra League activists at the Salimullah Muslim Hall of Dhaka University on Tuesday.
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Gang-rape as political vengeance
It is outrageous that yet another woman was gang-raped in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on March 31, by the supporters of an upazila vice-chairman candidate, for campaigning for another vice-chairman candidate.
2 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Speed up procurement of fire service equipment
When we learn that procedural delays have held up the procurement of much-needed modern equipment for our fire services for the last five years, it gives us pause to think that perhaps fire hazards and firefighting were not high in the list of priorities of policymakers.
2 April 2019, 18:00 PM
The deathtraps on our roads
It comes as no surprise that a probe report of a committee formed by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) found 90 percent
1 April 2019, 18:00 PM