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
Cold storage with a difference
The cold storage built by a seed trader in Dinajpur's Kaharol upazila holds a lot of promise. It runs without electricity and its design has been proven to be effective for the last five years.
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Teenage girls need more attention
Teenage brings a whole gamut of problems in girls that range from child marriage, sexual harassment to deprivation of education.
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Rab's revised list
The Rab has revised the list of missing persons, where the number of such individuals has been reduced to 68 from the previous 265. While we are relieved by this drastic fall in number yet the question persists: Is this the right number?
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Worsening flood situation
Large tracts of land in northern and north-eastern regions of the country have been flooded and the situation is expected to worsen as waters in the Teesta, Brahmaputra, Dharla and Surma Rivers continue to rise.
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM
A commendable operation in Dhaka
We congratulate the law enforcing agencies on their successful operation in busting a terrorist hideout in the heart of the capital.
26 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Unfit vehicles plying the streets
The photo of a dilapidated vehicle published in this paper on 24th July beggars belief. The jalopy that is carrying passengers on the road of the capital as well as the inaction of the police and the agencies that are supposed to enforce road safety have shocked us.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Barbaric murder of a child – again!
There are no words to express our abhorrence and shock at the barbaric torture and killing of 10-year-old Sagar Barman, by co-workers of the factory he worked at in Narayanganj. The monsters who killed him did so by inserting an air pump into his rectum and pumping air into his abdomen which led to his horrible death.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Declaring part of Madhupur as reserve forest
The recent declaration of 9,145 acres of land in Madhupur of Tangail by the government as a reserve forest has left about 6,000 people living in the area...
24 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Kabul continues to bleed
We condemn Saturday's bomb attack in Kabul on a peaceful demonstration of Hazaras that killed eighty and wounded hundreds.
24 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Another round of price hike
It is not without reason that a leading chamber of commerce opposed the latest proposal by Bangladesh Energy Regulatory
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM
The Munich shooting rampage
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the shooting rampage carried out in Munich, Germany that left at least nine people dead and several wounded before the lone gunman, an 18-years-old German-Iranian apparently killed himself.
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Exorbitant CNG fare in Chittagong
As reported from the port city, the drivers of the CNG run three-wheelers are not only refusing to run on meter, they are also are
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Dhaka's dying canals
Given the importance of canals to a city's infrastructure, it is beyond comprehension that Dhaka's canals are all but destroyed.
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Where are those who have gone missing?
As per a report published in this paper on July 21, some 262 people have gone “missing” over the last 18 months.
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Disruption of classes at Chittagong University
Academic activities at the Chittagong University campus has virtually been suspended following an attack allegedly by some BCL members during which the driver of a university shuttle train and a policeman were injured.
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Bringing light to the visually impaired
In our society, people with disabilities stumble in every sphere of their life, due to lack of equal opportunities and poor access to social services.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Hazaribagh relocation a farce
While we have been hearing about the relocation of tanneries from Hazaribagh area to Savar for more than a decade, nothing major has happened on either side.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Minister's earthquake prediction
It is with bemusement that we note our Minister for Relief and Disaster Management giving such categorical assurance that Bangladesh will not experience a massive earthquake in the magnitude of 8 or 9 on the Richter scale.
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Appointment of public prosecutors
Regrettably, the partisan considerations that motivate appointment of public prosecutors (PP) have become a systemic problem over the years.
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Loopholes in the legal process
It is with shock that we read a report in this daily of how gaps between law enforcement and the prosecution process have led to
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM