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
Bangladesh top denim exporter to EU
Bangladesh has overtaken China to become the largest denim supplier to the European Union securing 21.18 percent of the market share.
19 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Half kilo per sack missing
The government has a food aid programme that allows ultra-poor families to buy 30kg sacks at Tk10 per kilo. Allegations of these 30kg sacks being tampered with whereby people buying them end up with 29.5kg sacks have arisen against a dealer at Loharpur centre of Barisal Sadar upazila recently.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Suicide bomber inside Rab barracks
We are shocked that on Friday a suicide bomber had sneaked into the compounds of a Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) barrack and blew himself up.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Illegal stone extraction in Sylhet
Uncontrolled stone quarrying in certain areas of Sylhet District has had the most deleterious consequences on the environment as well as tourism..
17 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Woman attacked by stalker
Yet another woman has been brutally attacked by a stalker, this time in Patiya upazila in Chittagong.
17 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Violence against women in 2016
Arecent Brac study has found that at least 7,489 women and girls became victims of violence in 2016. The study gets more worrying: 20 percent of the victims of violence against women are children, and that each day, on average, 1.7 children were victims of rape last year.
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM
The battle against terrorism
We congratulate law enforcing agencies and counterterrorism units on another good effort, busting two militant dens in Chittagong with
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM
BCL running amok in DU
On March 14, a faction of Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL) took it upon itself to try and force residents at Dhaka University's Bijoy
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Combating terrorism
In a three-day dialogue of top police officials from 14 South Asian and neighbouring countries, and representatives from other organisations held recently in Dhaka, the Inspector General of Police rightly pointed out that police forces of countries need direct
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM
March 25 as Genocide Day
We are heartened by the parliament's declaration of March 25 as Genocide Day. This is to consecrate the supreme sacrifice of the valiant souls who were killed by the Pakistan army during our Independence War.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Moghbazar-Malibagh flyover collapse
In the early hours of March 13, a 36-metre-long girder weighing 70 tonnes fell from the flyover and killed a temporary worker while injuring two others.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Worst humanitarian crisis since WWII
It is a matter of grave concern that, according to a UN estimate, twenty million people are facing starvation in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria.
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM
A boost for our navy
The reality of today's conflict-ridden world is that it is prudent for every sovereign nation to have some sort of security preparation.
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Question paper leaks
The Education Minister on Friday blamed a section of teachers for the question paper leaks that have continually plagued our education system.
12 March 2017, 18:00 PM
BJP's massive victory in UP
It is no mean achievement to gain nearly seven times the seat than the previous parliamentary tally. And if it is indeed a tectonic shift in
12 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Complete disregard for road rules
A picture published on the front page of this paper on March 11 exemplifies our utter carelessness and disregard for basic safety when crossing railway tracks. A train can be seen approaching over the tracks, while another picture shows a biker ducking under the lowered barriers in order to rush across.
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Unfit vehicles galore
The number of road accidents in Bangladesh is one of the highest in the world and these are mostly caused by unfit vehicles plying the roads and highways.
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Migrant workers still victims of 'visa trade'
It is shocking to know that despite the government's efforts to fix the cost of getting a migrant worker visa, brokers are still exploiting workers, extracting huge sums.
10 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Obstructing medical services at hospitals
For days we witnessed medical services being hampered as intern doctors at some hospitals in Bogra, Sylhet and Barisal abstained from work...
10 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Militants active again
We applaud the preemptive drive by police forces on Wednesday that resulted in the recovery of grenades, bomb making materials and cleavers.
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM