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
Lack of infrastructure impeding growth
The true potential of the economy is not being realised because the infrastructure of the country remains inadequate in terms of skilled manpower...
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Commendable SSC exam results
We are happy to see that the results of this year's secondary school certificate (SSC) exams have surpassed that of last year's, with a pass rate of 88.7 percent.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM
The price hike is baffling
We are dismayed to see a continuous increase of prices of onions, gram, lentils and other essential food items.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Nizami's end
Nizami was the highest ranking Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader to be hanged for crimes against humanity in 1971. With his execution, the stigma that we had been carrying for the last 45 years has been removed.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Another child beaten to death
The barbaric killing of 12-year-old Alauddin, a worker at a bakery in Lakshmipur, Noakhali, allegedly at the hands of his employer and co-workers, leaves us feeling helpless and angry.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM
State-owned banks in trouble
According to a report published in a leading Bangla daily, four State-owned banks (SoBs) including Sonali, Agrani, Janata and Rupali have piled up bad loans to the tune of Tk 5,867 crore.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM
An end to CHT land dispute?
The announcement by the Prime Minister that she wants to put an end to land disputes in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) gives a glimmer of hope that the most sensitive component of the CHT Peace Accord may be resolved under the PM's leadership.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
The misery of migrant workers in Malaysia
Reports of Bangladeshi migrant workers falling victim to abuse, mistreatment, fraud and other maltreatment in the hands of their foreign employers are not new.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Intolerance continues to kill
The motive behind the horrid murder of Shahidullah, a 'Pir' in Rajshahi, is unknown but the way unidentified assailants killed him bears the hallmark of extremists who have been behind the recent killings of several others, both Muslim and non-Muslim.
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Pakistan at it again!
This is the second time that the government of Pakistan has issued statements related to the trial of war criminals of 1971.
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Intolerable cruelty of people
A report by this paper on May 7 carried the picture of a young man tied to the front bumper of a truck on the Natore-Bogra higway. The
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Great expectations!
A year of having two dynamic mayors has certainly given much hope to Dhaka's dwellers. They have managed to accomplish what their
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Early marriage a curse
According to UNICEF, 23,000 children would not have to die if women in the country did not give birth before the age of 20.
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM
The HC ruling on the 16th amendment
The HC on Thursday declared the 16th constitutional amendment as illegal, unconstitutional and against the principles of the separation of powers between the various organs of the state and the independence of the judiciary.
6 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Driving on the wrong side
That the High Court had to issue a rule, asking the authorities concerned to explain by two weeks as to why they should not be directed to stop...
5 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Media Monitoring Centre
We are concerned about the government's professed move to set up a “media monitoring centre” to keep an eye on news items published in different media.
5 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Teacher shortage in local colleges
It is worrying to note that colleges outside the capital have been badly suffering from severe teacher shortage while the colleges in Dhaka
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Terror attacks on the rise
According to the IG police, terror attacks have spiked up in recent years. While the figure is worrying we would have liked to know what is
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Fire at Karwan Bazar
On May 1, a fire completely destroyed 186 shops in Karwan Bazar, causing irrevocable loss to the shopkeepers.
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Land registration hampered
We are surprised by the report in this daily regarding the strike of extra-muharrirs (copiers of deeds) of land registry offices across the country because they have not been paid for the last 13 months.
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM