We were informed by the home minister, much to our dismay, that the police do not torture journalists. Apparently what happened

In a timely move the High Court has slapped a ban on driving improvised three-wheelers on highways in order to reduce the number of

We protest the highhanded government action on anti-Rampal power plant activists on January 26 that left scores of people injured.

Days after a ship sank near the Sundarbans with 1,000 tonnes of coal, any attempt to salvage the sunken ship is still lacking on part of

Bangladesh's performance in the Global Graft Index has improved but only a measly two points on a year to year basis. In 2015, our

We laud Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's call to the BCL leaders and activists to prioritise education above all else, and stay away from the path of drugs, militancy and terrorism.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) released a report on January 23 stating that due to lack of good governance, projects are approved for areas that are less endangered than others.

We are perturbed and confused by the demand made by the police for a repeal of the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act that makes torture in custody by law enforcers or government officials a punishable criminal offence.

The pristine beauty of Sylhet is in its hills and greenery. Unfortunately, the Shah Arefin Tila in Bholaganj under Companiganj upazila is a typical example of how greed takes precedence over the environment.

The five day Police Week 2017 started yesterday with much festivity and enthusiasm among the police force.

We welcome the PM's statement that schools should give extracurricular activities as much importance as studies. The comment is indeed timely for it has come at a time when very few open spaces have been left for recreational purposes for children.

To witness two groups of doctors, one on the side of the VC and the other, pro VC protagonists, facing each other in threatening posture and getting involved in scuffles, is a spectacle that no person, least of all educated and responsible persons that those doctors are supposed to be, can savour.

The overuse of pesticides by farmers to prevent attacks on their crops may perhaps help them make a quick buck in the short run, but in the long run, poses many dangers to human health and the environment in general.

After eight years, covering two terms, the tenure of the first African American President of the United States of America came to an end

It has been a year since wheat blast decimated wheat production in the country, and there are indications that the disease may recur this

Donald John Trump was sworn in yesterday as the 45th president of the United States of America. His victory was as surprising as unexpected. And we hope the next four years under his watch would be less so.

The OIC in its 10-point communique at the end of the extraordinary session of its Council of Foreign Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on the Rohingya crisis on Thursday has called upon the government of Myanmar to, among other things, stop its repression on the Rohingyas and restore their citizenship that is being denied to them by bringing in changes to its reprehensible citizenship law of 1982.

On Tuesday, a clash between local Awami League and a former Jubo League men in Sunamganj left three people dead and 20 injured.

We are taken aback by the government decision not to slash fuel prices after all! This is very awkward, particularly because the finance

A report in this newspaper has revealed that over 20 markets belonging to the two city corporations are woefully lacking in effective fire safety equipment on their premises.