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
Significant progress in RMG safety
The Transparency International's Bangladesh chapter (TIB) has termed the work done over the last three years by the readymade garments (RMG) sector on improving safety standards as “revolutionary”.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Sylhet city earthquake-prone
Sylhet city sits in close proximity of the Dauki fault line making it susceptible to widespread damage should a major quake occur.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Reckless driving continues to kill
The fatal road crash in Rangpur, caused apparently by rash driving of a coach helper, once again points to the worsening state of lawlessness prevailing in the transport sector.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Grabbing garbage dump land
We are concerned by the report in this daily that the only piece of land meant for throwing garbage in Dinajpur municipality...
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh-Myanmar rail connectivity
Bangladesh has finally taken the decision to get connected to the Trans-Asian railway, one of the most comprehensive networks of rail lines that connect Europe with Asia.
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Rethink foreign recruitment freeze
We join the Malaysian industry's demand that the freeze on foreign labour recruitment initiated by that country's government is putting
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Clean, well managed public toilets?
The opening of two new public toilets by the Dhaka North City Corporation is certainly something to celebrate in a city that is notorious
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Minister's bland statement on extra-judicial killings
The Information Minister's response to the US 2015 Country report that cites, among other things, the rise in extrajudicial killings and the
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Corruption in the CMCH morgue
Visiting the morgue for the autopsy report of a loved one is traumatic as it is, extorting the relatives of the dead for such services is just
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Illegal occupation of school property
An investigative report of this newspaper has come up with disturbing facts that land belonging to state-owned schools has been forcibly grabbed...
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Survivors still haunted by Rana Plaza
Three years into the Rana Plaza collapse, as many as 58.4 percent of Rana Plaza survivors are still suffering from mental illnesses...
17 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Preventing heart attacks
About a quarter patients die within one hour of a heart attack, which can be prevented by the immediate administering of some simple
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Faulty CNG cylinders
Two horrible accidents within the same week involving faulty gas cylinders in vehicles should be a wakeup call to CNG vehicle users and
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Water crisis tormenting city dwellers
The summer heat is excruciating enough without having to suffer through an acute water crisis.
15 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Casualties of earthquake
It is with a heavy heart that we offer our sincerest condolences to the families of those who have lost their dear ones during a devastating earthquake in southwestern Japan.
15 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Rise in child suicide bombers
A new report published by United Nations Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) portrays a disturbing picture of how children are being recruited...
13 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Shubho Naboborsho
The first day of the Bangla calendar is an occasion of festivity imbued with the spirit of unity among diversity.
13 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Safe street food, finally!
We are delighted and relieved to learn about an initiative by the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to ensure that street food is prepared and served in a hygienic way.
12 April 2016, 18:00 PM
More auto-rickshaws!
The horrific traffic congestion that Dhaka commuters must suffer everyday has become a chronic problem.
12 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Social safety nets
Even though Bangladesh is on its way to become a middle income country (MIC), nearly a third of its population lives below the poverty
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM