We are heartened by the successful holding of the first in the series of dialogues that the President has initiated with the political parties, on the appointment of a new Election Commission.

It is depressing to note that over the last decade the number of Bangladeshi migrant workers who have died abroad has witnessed an alarming rise.

The use of below par textbooks in our educational system has given rise to a most disturbing trend.

It is unfortunate that after long 45 years of Independence, Bangladeshi women are still facing various forms of gender discrimination and gender-based violence in their everyday life.

It is a matter of grave concern that the evacuation of the last opposition-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo was suspended only a day after it had started, leaving thousands of Syrians trapped and uncertain of their fate.

In the latest statement by the United Nations, the world body has castigated the Myanmar government, particularly its leader Suu Kyi for hiding behind subterfuge and helping perpetuate the regime of persecution on the Rohingya minority.

The Committee to Protect Journalists' (CPJ) report that reveals that more journalists have been jailed this year by government all over the world in nearly three decades, is certainly ominous news for press freedom and what media represents, which is the voice of the people.

It is baffling how, despite a longstanding demand for better service and transparency, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority continues to be defined by corruption and irregularities.

As we step into the 45th year of independence, it is a time to pay homage to the three million of known and unknown heroes of the

We welcome the High Court directive to the chief judicial magistrate in Gaibandha, to find out through inquiry whether any policemen

The consensus to have a global treaty for the better protection of migrants, reached by 130 countries, is a welcome development.

A bus had overturned in Ramu upazilla on the Cox's Bazaar-Chittagong highway on December 13 that killed four people and injuring another three.

We express our outrage and grief at the news of 16-year-old Afroza Khanom of Satkhira who took her own life because she could not bear the humiliation she had been subjected to by a village arbitration.

Today we solemnly recall the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), marking the day he was sent to us, an occasion that also coincides with his demise from the temporal world. The light of truth and the criterion between right and wrong that the Almighty had sent down to Mankind through him 1400 years ago is more relevant than ever before.

We see a continuous display of grief and sorrow in the media--bodies lined up after car crashes, someone lying in a hospital bed with a leg chopped off for standing up to those who stalked his daughter, domestic workers abused by people who are otherwise known as decent, law abiding citizens of the society.

In the last two weeks nine youths have been reported missing. None of them was wanted by the police or had criminal record, and all of them were pursuing higher studies in public and private institutions except for one who was a madrassa student.

The Ninth Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit taking place in Dhaka has revealed some unpalatable truths about the problems Bangladeshi expatriate workers are facing in Malaysia.

The country observed Human Rights Day yesterday amidst an environment that only reminded us of its violations.

An extensive study covering 2,700 households titled “Child labour and education: a survey of slum settlements in Dhaka” was published on December 7 by the London-based Overseas Development Institute.

It is heartening to learn that the society is increasingly becoming aware of the presence of persons with disability in our midst, and also the fact that they are quite capable of contributing to national development and nation building given the opportunity and the facility to do.