The horrific road crash demonstrated through a picture in this daily on Friday is a rude reminder that nothing has changed as far as road safety is concerned.

The Dalits and Harijans are two groups of people who have traditionally been treated with disdain by the rest of society. Naturally, they have lagged behind other groups, be it in terms of opportunities in education, health or employment.

After assuming office in July 2015, the late mayor Annisul Huq only wanted a few years to change Dhaka city and we, the city dwellers, were keenly observing his ambitious plans and wondering if those plans were at all achievable.

That Khaleda Zia cannot contest in the election due to a Supreme Court ruling is surely a crushing blow to BNP, as it is set to participate in the election without its leader for the first time in its history.

It is disappointing that our major political parties have not really done much in terms of enhancing the participation of young people from indigenous communities in politic

What many of us do not know is that after drowning, road accident is the second biggest killer of children in our country.

Although incidents of gender-based violence have increased over the years, there is hardly any improvement in terms of getting justice in the cases filed over these incidents.

The Daily Star has found that of the 310 listed companies that have floated shares in the country's stock market, only 131 firms are disclosing all the information they are required to do so as per rules of the corporate governance code.

Ironic is the word that comes to mind when we look at the report published recently by Bangladesh Bank (BB) titled “Role of Bangladesh Bank in the govt success for the last 10 years.”

With the plans for the immediate repatriation of Rohingya refugees deferred till 2019, Bangladesh and all the organisations working in Cox's Bazar need to come to some key decisions and a well-planned strategy.

Political and security experts on Saturday expressed their discontent with the Election Commission, saying that its performance so far was not satisfactory. The EC has been granted immense power by the constitution and the credibility of the upcoming parliamentary election, no doubt, depends considerably on the actions of the commission.

The government and non-state actors like NGOs have been trying to combat the scourge of violence against women in Bangladesh for decades but such crimes continue to cast a shadow on our development.

It is a mystery how a brand new fire station in Maheshpur, Jhenidah, inaugurated in December last year, should be fully equipped in terms of infrastructure and machinery but devoid of the staff required for it to operate.

The Daily Star yesterday revealed how a 158-acre area of Karnaphuli River in Chattogram was grabbed by individuals linked to the ruling party.

We are quite shocked to learn that hundreds of people are catching migratory birds on a regular basis in several northern districts adjacent to Teesta and Dharla rivers. Such illegal poaching poses a dangerous threat to our ecological diversity.

We would like to thank the Malaysian government for taking steps to bring all foreign workers under its Social Security Organisation (Sosco) from January 1, 2019.

In December 2017, the High Court declared charging of additional fees beyond that set by the government for SSC and HSC exams illegal.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the number of people affected by dengue has hit 9,531, the highest in 18 years with 24 casualties so far this year.

Studies of some 30 countries in the Middle East, Africa, South and East Asia show that an overwhelming majority of women in these countries are victims of violent extremism and terrorism.

The finance minister recently told the chairpersons and directors of state-owned banks that those who highlight the sorry state of the banking sector—the culture of loan default, the flouting of set banking norms, etc—are all uninformed. Such a remark coming from him is disappointing, given the fragile state of the banking sector as a whole.