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
Killing fish stocks in Sundarbans
Fisherfolk in the Sundarbans wilfully ignore the government ban on the use of fine-mesh current nets which is fast depleting various species of fish in the area.
29 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Deliberate destruction of the environment
We are sorry to see two reports and adjoining photographs published in this paper this Monday that speak volumes of the way our natural environment has been assaulted.
28 March 2017, 18:00 PM
EU threaten GSP suspension!
Three European Commission bodies have issued a joint letter to the Bangladesh embassy in Brussels last week stating that the government...
28 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Unending road crashes
Road crashes have become the gravest risk to public safety, causing a large number of deaths every day.
27 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Neglected Liberation War sites
It is nothing short of a tragedy that even after 46 years of independence, we have failed to preserve some of the most historic sites...
27 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Assessment of telecom service quality
It is a heartening to hear that the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has appointed an organisation for independent assessment of the service quality of mobile operators in the country.
26 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Spurt of extremist activity
In the last seven days there have been three major extremist-related incidents, which luckily did not cause much casualty, although the aim of the aborted attempt to enter RAB premise in Uttara, where a mosque is located, on a Friday, is very clear.
26 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Expat workers in trouble
Two Singaporean non-government organisations have sent a report to the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families (CMW) stating that Bangladeshi workers often face labour and debt bondage in that country.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
46 years of our independence
Today marks the 46th anniversary of our independence. On this day, we pay our deep respects to the martyrs who laid down their lives
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Genocide Day
Following the Cabinet approval of the parliament's resolution to recognise March 25 as Genocide Day, today marks the first time following...
24 March 2017, 18:00 PM
London attack
Our sympathies are with those that have been killed and injured in the attack on the Westminster Bridge and Palace of Westminster ground.
24 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Total disregard for pedestrians
Placement of all sorts of construction materials on a side of Road 17 (Block D) in the capital's Banani Model Town is merely another
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
No paediatric ICU at govt hospitals!
It is shocking that only one public hospital in our country is equipped with an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for children. All the rest, including the largest government hospital in our country — Dhaka Medical College Hospital — lack this most crucial service.
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
World Water Day
We observed World Water Day yesterday with a stark reminder that safe potable drinking water is becoming scarcer by the day.
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Mega health projects
We welcome the government move to more than double the investment for the health sector programme over the next five years with infusion...
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM
UNSC statement on Rohingyas blocked!
Astatement expressing concern at the violence on the Rohingyas by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to find consensus among its members.
21 March 2017, 18:00 PM
A year of Tonu murder
We find it is unacceptable that even a year after the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu the investigators are clueless as to under what
21 March 2017, 18:00 PM
A roaring feat
On this occasion we congratulate all the members of the cricket team and Bangladesh Cricket Board. It was indeed a great team effort to turn in one of Bangladesh's best performances ever in international cricket.
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM
CJ's comments on the judiciary
The various comments of the Hon'ble Chief Justice made recently on the judiciary are substantive and merits recognition on the part of
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Vectors of death on the streets
A picture on the back page of this newspaper says so much about the scant regard for public safety on our roads.
19 March 2017, 18:00 PM