The clash between Santals and workers of Rangpur Sugar Mills in Shahebganj backed by local police in Gaibandha, which resulted in the death of a Santal, is disturbing.

The news of Bangladesh being among the countries in Asia with least forest is unsettling. According to data released by the Asian Development Bank, the country has only 11.2 percent of its land mass under forest, a whopping 13.8 percent short of the desired forest cover.

We strongly condemn the attack on on-duty journalists in the heart of the capital's Chakbazar area this Saturday.

It was welcome news when our Prime Minister inaugurated the upgrading of the Jatrabari-Kanchpur road to eight lanes. It was designed to ease congestion on the Chittagong-Dhaka and Dhaka-Sylhet highways. The project cost was 131.99 crore.

We can only write a requiem for the once mighty river that has been one of the capital's lifeline sustaining its population. It is all but dead and nothing can resuscitate it back to life unless some drastic measures are taken.

More than a month has gone by since a three-month old girl was stolen from Dhaka Medical College Hospital without the authorities being able to trace her.

The irony of the ICU is that Tk. 6 crore was earmarked for procurement of equipment as far back as 2008 but the lengthy decision making process delayed the opening for eight years. And now that it has opened, the people of the district must wait how long for the four nurses trained in ICU operations to be appointed, is anyone's guess. Is it really any wonder that the hospital authorities have effectively suspended operations?

Only five days after the coordinated attack on Hindus in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar, five Hindu homes were again set on fire to the

It is little wonder that the weapons used in the Gulshan attack were obtained from across the border as we understand from police statements.

Illegally constructed structures have once again started to spring up on the Kuakata beach, defying a High Court directive issued in 2011 and this time it is being done by just one man.

This day 44 years ago the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was adopted. It was one of the finest documents to be framed, which promised a secular and egalitarian society based on justice, equal rights and opportunities for all. Regrettably, the dreams of the founding fathers enshrined in the Constitution have remained largely unfilled.

According to the new country strategy paper of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the lending institution has broadened its loan base to USD 8 billion over the next five years to Bangladesh to cover a wide range of areas for development.

It appears that contractors who are given jobs by the government to construct buildings have made it a habit to construct buildings that

It is extremely disappointing to know that despite the Anti-Corruption Commission's efforts to curb corruption through filing of graft cases, the whole process is becoming ineffective because of legal tangles. It has lead to a huge number of cases piling up indefinitely.

It is no one but the bigots who will be emboldened by the silence of the authorities. When a couple of extremist groups stir up public sentiment to oppress a community and rob them of their dignity and law stands by to watch it happen, what message does it send to the country and the world?

It is appalling to learn that a young girl found no recourse but to commit suicide out of public shame steeped upon her and her family by the local Union Parishad (UP) member in Gopapur Upazila of Tangail.

The role of Election Commission (EC) is vital for strengthening democracy. And a free and fair election, which is its primary task, is the sine qua non for a functional democracy. And towards that end it should be transparent and free from political influence.

Sometimes miracles do happen. Such conviction comes from the recent expulsion of two top BCL men for “breaching party rules” as the report goes. We can assume that brandishing arms in public and most importantly, getting photographed while doing it would be a violation of the code of conduct of the organisation.

Bangladesh's 108-run victory over the much fancied English side in the five-day test has done us proud.

We condemn in the strongest possible terms what could be described as re-enactment of the Ramu incident a few years ago.