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
The lessons of this tragedy
The Prime Minister has announced two days of national mourning in honour of the 22 victims mercilessly murdered by a terrorist attack on a restaurant in Gulshan.
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM
A highway to growth
The expanded four-lane highways connecting Dhaka with Chittagong and Mymensingh would make travel faster and easier, and advance trade, export and import, contributing to the GDP.
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Disease and hunger in Thanchi
It is distressing news that thousands of people in Thanchi, a remote hilly upazilla of Bandarban, are facing an acute food crisis
1 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Unfit buses getting facelifts
An estimated 70 lakh people leave Dhaka to celebrate Eid outside the capital, the majority of whom use buses for transport. The rush of
1 July 2016, 18:00 PM
The games we play with murder
Two recent cases of murder have caught the public eye. First, the murder of Tonu that still remains shrouded in mystery.
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM
When Corruption rules
Corruption seems to be the order of the day, as revealed by the TIB National Household Survey 2015, with about 70 percent households falling victim to it while accessing basic services such as passport, law enforcement, education, BRTA, land administration, judiciary, health, etc.
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Poor condition of Bogra women's college
The Mujibur Rahman Women's College of Bogra, afflicted with shortage of teachers and education facilities, is another proof of the dismal state of the local colleges in Bangladesh.
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Fire fighting gear in high-rise buildings
A fire broke out at a residential multi-storeyed building in the city on June 29 and we are relieved that the fire brigade personnel were able to put it out in six hours and there were no casualties.
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM
The PMO directive to utility agencies
We are heartened by the Prime Minister's Office's circular to the chiefs of all utility service providers in the capital, directing them to ...
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Implementing the gender budget
TK 92,765 crore has been set aside as the 'gender budget' in the next fiscal for the development of women. However, we are not clear as
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM
187 Tripura people flee their homes
The news of 187 Bangladeshi indigenous people fleeing their homes and trying to cross over to India gives an indication of the
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM
A humane example
The pictures of two women published in this paper yesterday, before and after they were rescued in mentally decrepit condition
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Another death in custody
The death of a young man in police custody in Mymensingh remains shrouded in mystery due to contradictory statements by the OC of Mymensingh Police Station and a doctor of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
26 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Construction phase of metro rail
The proposed elevated metro rail connecting the two ends of the capital is indeed a welcome move.
26 June 2016, 18:00 PM
A fugitive MP's mysterious movement
The ruling party MP from Tangail-3 constituency, wanted by the police in a murder case, seems to have attained the powers of
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
UK referendum result
European integration was a grand experiment that's been dealt a body blow by Britain's decision to leave the EU. Whether it a
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Blocking roads for programmes and rallies
It is a common sight in Dhaka now to see roads blocked and the common people stuck in traffic due to rallies or programmes of political parties.
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Britain exits EU
A52-48 split in vote in favour to exit the European Union; it will have tremendous multifaceted implications for Great Britain.
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Garbage-littered road
The photo published yesterday in the back page of this newspaper shows piles of garbage and construction materials left on the Bir Uttam Rafiqul Islam Avenue at Madhya Badda in the capital.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM
What a travesty of justice
This is the ultimate nightmare for parents of a young woman in our society. Suchona comes from a family of four and has been hounded by a married man for two years.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM