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
Death and violence during polls
We are deeply shocked and saddened at the tragic death of a ten-year-old who was caught in the crossfire between supporters of rival candidates at the union parishad (UP) elections in Keraniganj.
1 April 2016, 18:00 PM
The Fakhrul saga
Politics in Bangladesh never fails to amuse us. No vaudeville play writer could have scripted the saga of Fakhrul Islam Alamgir...
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
City brought to its knees
March 30 was a terrible day to be on the road. Commuters were stuck for hours on end as major roads were blocked due to three reasons...
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Halda River at stake
The country's largest natural breeding ground for carp, Halda River, has been under threat owing to various manmade hazards, including industrial waste and sewage contamination, sand extraction and illegal fishing.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Biman gets new Board
At long last, we see changes at the top of the management in Bangladesh Biman. It has not come a day too early, but should have come much earlier.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
A law to improve university standards
It is a positive move that the cabinet has approved of a draft 'The Accreditation Council Law, 2016', that aims to ensure the standards of higher education.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Fuel prices to be cut
Prices of fuel, particularly furnace oil is slated to be cut by Tk15 – 16 per litre within a week whereas other types including octane and diesel prices would be cut within a few months as per a government decision.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Plunder of Gangamati Reserve Forest
We are shocked to note that a large number of trees have been regularly plundered from the Gangamati reserve forest in Patuakhali.
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Medieval torture in the name of village arbitration
We are appalled by a report in this daily about a woman and a man being tortured and humiliated at the behest of a village arbitration
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Historic sites in peril
It is incomprehensible how the Department of Archeology can leave several historic structures on the verge of ruins in Chittagong.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Terminal exams for primary students
The guardians of students in different schools, at a human chain in the capital, have demanded that primary terminal examinations be abolished so that undue pressure on students is reduced.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Good news for the visually impaired teachers
It is estimated that there are more than 100 visually impaired teachers working in schools in the country's education system. A
26 March 2016, 18:00 PM
'71 Genocide
If there is anything that keeps the wounds of 1971 festering in our hearts it is the lack of recognition as yet by the UN that the killings by
26 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Sylhet city crippled
We are at a loss to understand why the authorities are assuming such a lacklustre attitude in solving the water scarcity in Sylhet...
25 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Nation at 46
As we step into our 46th year of independence and celebrate our freedom, we bow our heads to all the freedom fighters known and unknown...
25 March 2016, 18:00 PM
When going to school is life threatening
The derelict primary school in Bera municipality in Pabna is a tragic accident waiting to happen. Constructed in 1969, the school building was declared
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM
No news on BGMEA central database
The garment sector's association BGMEA voluntarily took up a project in 2012 to prepare a central database of workers so that it could be used to identify
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Terror attack on Brussels
The mindless violence that erupted in a series of explosions in Brussels airport and a metro train station on March 22 that claimed some 35 lives has sent a shudder through Europe and the world.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Marred UP elections
The first phase of union parishad (UP) elections saw widespread violence that left 10 persons killed and a thousand others wounded.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Obama's visit to Cuba
This is the first visit by an American president to Cuba in 88 years.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM