More than 72 percent terrorists on bail!

The figure is horrendous and unbelievable and speaks volumes about the woeful disjoint between the law enforcers and the legal process that should result in a good charge sheet and ensure conviction and not result in bail for the arrested terrorists.
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya children must be protected

We are appalled to learn that there are around 40,000 orphans among the three lakh children in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Brick kilns destroying the environment

The dangerous proliferation of illegal brick kilns in rural areas of Bangladesh is having a two-fold damaging effect.
13 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Abused female migrant workers

The report that more than a hundred female migrant workers are returning from Saudi Arabia after having endured physical and sexual assault by their employers is hardly surprising.
13 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Fighting malnutrition in Cox's Bazar

One of the biggest problems facing the stranded Rohingya populace and the locals in Cox's Bazaar is malnutrition.
12 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Turning marshlands into farmlands

It is good to see that an Indonesian technique known as "sorjan" cropping has long been successfully implemented in the marshlands of Nazripur upazila in Pirojpur.
12 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Protests cannot cause public suffering

We simply cannot comprehend how, on Wednesday, factions of Tabligh Jamaat were allowed to immobilise a busy section of the capital city—and thus in effect its entirety—for hours on end, including the country's biggest airport.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar's deceitful admission

At last, Myanmar army has admitted to killing 10 Rohingyas in a massacre at Inn Din village, Rakhine. But it does not paint the actual picture whatsoever.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Choking our lifeline

A picture of Sylhet's Surma River published in this daily on Tuesday is proof that despite all the hue and cry over encroachment of our rivers by activists and the media, nothing has changed.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Convicted killers roaming freely abroad!

As per a report published in this paper on January 9, four convicted killers, one of them given death sentence, for a murder committed in 2012, never served their sentences and are said to be roaming freely in Malaysia.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Violence against children shoots up

According to a report published by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF), an average of 28 children are murdered and 49 raped in the country every month.
9 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Timely reminder to the police

We take note of two comments made by the president and the prime minister in their address marking the inauguration of Police Week-2018.
9 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Preventing question paper leaks

We have, once again, been assured by the education minister, of the government's all-out measures to prevent question leaks.
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Reducing traffic jam

Here can be no question that we need a boost in our mass transport system considering the growing population of this city.
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM

More surveillance of social media?

The news of the introduction of a specialised police unit, complete with software that can detect remarks and postings on social media that may be considered cybercrime, brings about mixed feelings.
7 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Sundarbans: A safe haven for poachers

The report by a news agency that the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is turning into a 'sanctuary for poachers' is indeed terrifying. The forest is supposed to be a sanctuary for its vast flora and fauna.
7 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Give space to political oppositions

The ruling party repeatedly gets permission to congregate and not the opposition. The state of democracy is quite clear.
6 January 2018, 18:10 PM

Chaos in bank boards

The question that has to be asked is, what compels the central bank to remain silent on the issue?
6 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Least bothered about workers' safety

Two separate reports have been published recently about deaths at workplace. Indeed, the year 2017 has been a particularly deadly year for workers in Bangladesh.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Celebrating with violence

A picture in the back page of this paper yesterday embarrassingly contrasts a story on the front page.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM