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
UNSC should visit Rakhine
We are not surprised to learn that Myanmar has asked the UN Security Council to not visit its conflict-ravaged Rakhine state this February because it was “not the right time.”
3 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Making national elections meaningful
Although he has stated the obvious, we welcome the remarks of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) that the next general election would be meaningless without BNP's participation.
3 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Will air cargo ban be lifted?
Two years ago, direct air cargo flights by Biman to the UK was banned (only Biman had direct flights to the UK) as Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal Airport was deemed to be unsafe and declared a “red zone”
2 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Grabbing of a minority family's land
In yet another shameful act of minority persecution, a man in Lalmonirhat grabbed a piece of land belonging to a local Hindu family. Khagendranath, the owner of the land, said he was even threatened with dire consequence if he ever intends to visit his land in future.
2 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Girls taking up the gauntlet
The commendable initiative of a group of girls combating early marriage in Trishal, as reported by The Daily Star on Thursday, shows
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Reverse the situation
According to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index 2017, our ranking has slipped eight notches from the
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Recovery of bad loans
The rate of bad loan recovery from the top five banks, namely, Sonali, Janata, BASIC, Agrani and Rupali has proved unsatisfactory from the central bank's perspective.
31 January 2018, 18:00 PM
No respite for the ultra-poor
After two years, government food reserve has apparently crossed eight lakh tonnes and import of rice and wheat has surpassed 20 lakh tonnes.
31 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Workers' safety must come first
We are shocked at the recent deaths of two workers at the shipbreaking yards in Sitakunda.
30 January 2018, 18:05 PM
Muzzling freedom of expression
We urge the government to reconsider the Digital Security Act 2018 and appeal to the parliament, especially the leader of the House, to scrap the provisions that could throttle freedom of expression.
30 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Undoing Mayor Annis's good work
We are deeply disappointed that much of the good work late mayor Annisul Huq had accomplished is in the process of being undone.
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Agitating community health workers
Since Saturday, community healthcare providers (chcp) from across the country have been agitating in demand of nationalisation of their jobs.
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Fortifying the economy for the long run
Experts at an event on Saturday opined that the government should focus more on developing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help Bangladesh in its bid to become a middle-income country.
28 January 2018, 18:00 PM
No end to Afghan woes
The latest blast in a crowded area in Kabul, where the extremists used an explosive laden ambulance that killed more than 95 people, shows that the extremists are still calling the shots in Afghanistan.
28 January 2018, 18:00 PM
The brutality of muggers
A photo was published in this newspaper's front page yesterday of the son of Helena Begum, who was killed the day before, as muggers pulled her handbag and, when she fell off, drove their vehicle over her.
27 January 2018, 18:05 PM
Police's sonic weapon harmful for health
The police have bought 12 Acoustic Healing Devices (AHD) at a cost Tk 50 lakh each for the purpose of driving away protesters.
27 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Indifference to the environment
It is sad but not surprising news that the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2018 has ranked Bangladesh as the second worst country in the world in terms of handling environmental issues.
26 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Engineering planning indeed!
We are surprised to learn from a Daily Star report that hundreds of bridges, culverts and box culverts on rivers and canals in Jhalakathi zilla were constructed without keeping the required navigation height in mind.
26 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Treat labourers with dignity
The man in the picture is seen offloading coal with no safety gear on to thwart the effects of exposure to harmful coal dust or prevent bodily harm in the event of an accident.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM
What good is an admission?
The information has been there for ages. What has been done about it?
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM