It Is heartening to know that Bangladesh progressed significantly—from 72nd to 47th in a tally of 144 countries—in terms of gender parity according to an annual report by World Economic Forum (WEF). After all, it's been awhile since we came across a notable global ranking in which we performed remarkably better than the previous year.

Going against everything we have heard from experts about the importance of preserving and reclaiming Dhaka's wetlands, realtors at a meeting with Rajuk on Wednesday seem to have found a new solution.

Social Islami Bank Ltd.'s (SIBL) top brass resignations have left a bitter taste in the banking sector. We are dumbstruck by the manner in which resignations submitted by the bank's top three members of senior management, including the chairman, were accepted by the central bank in only a few hours after submission.

The nation mourns the brutal killings of Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain (Rtd.) Mansur Ali and AHM Qamaruzzaman this day forty-two years ago. It is an infamy that added the second blot in our history following the killing of the Father of the Nation along with almost all the close members of his family on August 15.

In the full text of its verdict on the Bishwajit Das murder case, the High Court offered an unflattering reflection on the current trends in student politics as well as the criminal justice system.

We feel very proud that Unesco has recognised Bangabandhu's historic 7th March speech as a world documentary heritage.

The World Bank Business report 2018 published on October 31 had mixed signals for Bangladesh. On the whole, we scored more points than the preceding year, but the increased costs associated with starting a new business and some other indicators cost Bangladesh one full point in the rankings.

Experts at an international conference held recently in Dhaka have identified the lack of professionals at the local government institutions as a fundamental barrier to planned urbanisation in the country.

While directing the higher command echelons of the police to take stern actions against its errant members, the Police HQ's refusal to take responsibility for misdeeds of any police personnel is surprising.

In what is sadly, no longer a surprising incident, Aziza, a student of class V, was allegedly set on fire over the allegation of stealing a mobile phone in Khainput village, Shibpur upazila, Narsingdi, on Friday night.

What took place at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday can only be described as shameful.

The Myanmar government has reportedly begun harvesting 71,000 acres of rice paddy in Maungdaw, confirming an earlier report by Reuters, which said that the Myanmar government had made plans to harvest, and possibly sell, thousands of acres of crops left behind by the fleeing Rohingyas.

Targeting the motorcade of Khaleda Zia does very little to validate the government's tall talk about the flourishing state of democracy in the country.

Much to the dismay of preservationists, the century-old laboratory building in Dhaka's Khamarbari area is being demolished by the Public Works Department (PWD) as it is deemed to be a risky building. Strangely enough, despite it having historical value as it once housed the Cotton Development Board during the British-era, the building is not on the heritage list, a loophole that is being exploited for its demolition.

UNICEF has said on Friday that it found high levels of acute malnutrition among children in the Rohingya refugee camps.

We accept the premise that it is not the sole responsibility of the Election Commission to hold free and fair elections, but on its rests the primary responsibility of doing so.

Women constitute a big portion of our RMG industry workers, and it is their hard work that is bringing our country foreign earnings. Yet, the number of gaps that exist in our labour laws, policies and practices is stunning.

We have 70,000 inmates and only six doctors to look after them. Although there are 112 posts for prison doctors lying vacant, the state appears to be happy with the pool of just six doctors. Money literally talks in prisons.

If abuse of power is the worst of all forms of corruption, as some say, a section of our security forces is definitely making the most of it.

As per a report published in this daily yesterday, the Chittagong Outer Stadium, one of very few playgrounds available to children in the port city, is being used for other purposes.