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
Stormtroopers in DU campus!
The front page of most leading dailies yesterday was splashed with the news of the horrific attack by Chhatra League men on Dhaka
24 January 2018, 18:10 PM
Factories' disregard for environment
While the garment and leather industries have immensely contributed to the national economy, their waste disposal mechanism remains
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Don't hold people hostage
The residents of Dhaka were stranded for hours on the streets on Monday as the traders of New Market were protesting the Dhaka South City Corporation's plan to turn the market into a two-storey building
23 January 2018, 18:00 PM
We expect action, not excuses from police
We are confused by the statement made by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) who has been put in charge of the three-person probe committee to look into the violent clash that took place in Narayanganj on January 16.
23 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Rohingya repatriation must be sustainable
We are not particularly surprised that the return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar is not going to start today as scheduled in
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Haor sluice gates still to be repaired!
We are concerned about the state of the farmers in Sunamganj where Boro cultivation has been delayed again this season due to
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Impunity breeds violence against minorities
A culture of impunity and delay in trial were among the central reasons why violence against minorities were on the rise, according to rights activists. Whereas our constitution guarantees equal rights to all citizens irrespective of race, religion and caste, the ground reality is different.
21 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Radicalisation in prisons
History tells us that the famous religious ideologues of the past did not let the confines of the prison prevent their radicalisation activities. In fact prisons are a fertile recruitment ground for radicals of all hues,
21 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Environment in Cox's Bazar in peril
The UNDP report has only reconfirmed the worst fears we have had about the extremely harmful consequences on the local environment, its flora and fauna and wildlife, which the very large Rohingya influx in Cox's Bazar would cause.
20 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Consumers getting cheated on LPG
It's probably only possible in Bangladesh. Three years have passed since LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) was introduced.
20 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Destroying in order to build!
We welcome the High Court directive on the authorities to maintain the status quo on felling of trees on Jessore-Benapole highway. We would hope that the six-month status quo order stay would be made a permanent stay order.
19 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Is there no end to traffic violations?
A collage of pictures in The Daily Star on Thursday shows how vehicles continue to move on the wrong side of the road. That tells us something about our mindset that seems to tilt dangerously toward breaking rules.
19 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Address the prime concerns
We welcome the recent agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. However, there is ample ground for scepticism regarding the real concerns of the Rohingyas fully addressed by Myanmar.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Remove barriers to mayoral elections
We are disappointed by the stay order on the mayoral by-polls necessitated by the untimely death of Mayor Annis. There is much work that needs to be done in Dhaka City, and we wonder if the Court needs three months to adjudicate a case like this.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Forget about good financial governance!
The national parliament passed the controversial Banking Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 despite protests from a section of law makers.
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM
A violent brand of politics
To say that the clash between supporters of Narayanganj city Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy and those of local Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman on Tuesday afternoon in Narayanganj city's Chashara is condemnable, would be an understatement.
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Finance Minister's frank admission
The finance minister has made a very frank admission about government officials taking bribe to award contract to a foreign company for expansion of the Dhaka-Sylhet 4-lane Project.
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Shipment of cotton suddenly halted!
The country sources nearly half (46 percent) of its cotton from abroad. Bales of cotton are used by local yarn makers to produce the thread used by apparel exporters.
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Faulty diagnosis test results
The state of medical care in Chittagong is appalling. A number of individuals described to The Daily Star how local diagnosis centres provided them with results that were found to be at variance with results of tests in different labs.
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM
CPD under the cosh
The finance and the commerce minister have handed down very harsh criticisms to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) for its report on the state of our economy of the past year.
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM