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
Fire at Hazrat Shahjalal airport
Accidents can and do happen without warning even in airports. But the backdrop in which the most important airport of the country suffered an outbreak of fire that gutted a number of rooms and took 90 minutes to bring under control raises some questions.
12 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Dredger purchase to take 10 years?
A report published by this paper on Thursday about a government project to make the country's waterways navigable within 10 years is a perfect example of how inefficiency and mismanagement can turn important projects stagnant.
11 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Violence against women and children
Some of the alleged culprits have been arrested and we hope that they would be subject to the legal process unaffected by any political influence. They should be tried in the special tribunals speedily so that not only do the victims get due justice, but also that the punishments work as deterrence.
11 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Govt's reaction to verdict on 16th Amendment
We are heartened by the law minister's reaction to the verdict on the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. In well-measured words chosen to stake out his government's position, he said he respects the verdict although he disagrees with it.
10 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Price of rice still high
The flash floods in March wiped out 90 percent of the Boro crop resulting in 1 million tonnes of crops. Then we had the fungal outbreak in some 19 districts which did further damage.
10 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Tense times on Korean peninsula
Threats do not work with Pyongyang and Washington knows it. It is time to step back from this continuous brinkmanship that could easily be misinterpreted by either of the two sides and begin a conflict that will end in horrendous loss of life.
9 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Free hajj for govt officials!
Amidst the chaos surrounding hajj this year, the government has decided to spend a whopping Tk 10.15 crore, not to ease the plight of pilgrims who are in limbo due to visa complications, but to send 318 “pious Muslims” that include government officials and lawmakers who are financially solvent!
9 August 2017, 18:00 PM
International Day of the Indigenous Peoples
Today, as we celebrate International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (Adivasi Dibosh), the indigenous communities of Bangladesh living in Chittagong Hill Tracts and plain lands are still being deprived of basic necessities.
8 August 2017, 18:10 PM
HC verdict on Biswajit murder
We hope that the HC directive and DMP probe findings would serve as a wakeup call for the police administration to put its house in order that would put a stop to this sort of unprofessional and immoral behaviour that not only maligns the name of the force but, more dangerously, does great harm to the cause of justice.
8 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Clean chit to Myanmar forces!
Absolving the security forces of the alleged crimes is not surprising since the government of Aung San Suu Kyi has all along been denying the allegations. Her government has not allowed a UN fact-finding team to conduct its own probe into the charges.
7 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Money for city drainage down the drain
Wasa, the central authority for water and sewerage, spent Tk 618 crore, while Bangladesh Water Development Board spent Tk 108 crore. The two city corporations spent Tk 1,270 crore between them.
7 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Yaba trade in Bangladesh
The torrent of Yaba inflow into our country and rapid increase in its use, particularly amongst the youth is, perhaps, the biggest danger faced by the society after the threat of extremism. History is replete with examples of devastation of societies due to unbridled use of addictive substances.
6 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Mutation of human hauliers
We are very good at innovating and modifying things. Only if that were for the benefit of the people and authorised by law, but it is not. The crude, illegal and dangerous improvisations are done to serve the narrow economic interest of a handful of people.
6 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Ensuring safety on waterways
We have been covering the issue of safety on waterways for some time now and now that Eid-ul-Azha is barely a month away, the need for better managing our waterways has become all the more important.
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Take back the Rohingya
Othaimeen's comments are particularly important, given that his organisation reflects a unified voice of 57 Muslim states. He also pragmatically called on the South East Asian nations to join hands in tackling the problem, because these countries collectively wield significant leverage over Myanmar.
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Job offer for Siddiqur
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim has promised to give Siddiqur Rahman a job in his ministry. This is the latest in a series of ministerial pronouncements made since Siddiqur, a third-year student at the Government Titumir College, was injured during a demonstration last month.
4 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Every deluge inundates Dhaka
The record rainfall of 121mm in Dhaka on Thursday effectively put all major and minor roads and by lanes in Dhaka city under water. The residents of Dhaka city, rich and poor alike, bore the brunt of water logging that ensued and traffic crawled to a snail's pace.
4 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Both seaports remain underdeveloped
While many countries do not have the benefit of even one seaport, we have two.
3 August 2017, 18:10 PM
Legal advice before recording section 57 cases!
The Inspector General of Police has issued an order on all police units to seek advice from the legal wing of the Police Headquarters before recording any case under section 57 of the ICT Act.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
SC observations on 16th Amendment
The full text of the ruling on the scrapping of the 16th Amendment by the Supreme Court (SC) has been made public.
2 August 2017, 18:00 PM