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
Healthcare cards for the poor
It is heartening news that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will distribute smart health cards among 30,000 poor families of four upazilas.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM
The marginalised of the marginalised
The just concluded 'National Indigenous Women Conference 2016' has brought to the fore the extent to which women from ethnic
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Save the DND project area
The objectives for which the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra dam project was taken up in the 1960s have been, to a large extent, nullified by
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Sinking of another vessel
DESPITE the plea of environmentalists, political parties, cultural groups and the recommendations of a United Nations team and a
20 March 2016, 18:00 PM
BNP's just concluded Council
The just concluded Council of the BNP offered some interesting ideas but there were disappointments too. The suggestions offered by Khaleda Zia regarding the curtailment of the prime minister's power and bicameral legislature have attracted our attention.
20 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Gas leak in apartment block
WE are appalled by the incident of gas explosion that ripped through a 6-storey building in Banani residential area on March 18, which is
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Where is Zoha?
ACCORDING to our reports there has been no progress in finding IT expert Tanveer Hassan Zoha who has been missing for more than
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM
BNP's party council
The BNP is holding its sixth triennial council after a long gap of seven years. It is a party of a fairly long standing but over the years has
18 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Flouting of traffic rules?
Driving on the wrong side of the road has become the norm in Dhaka these days as highlighted by the front page photos published in this
18 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Myanmar elects a civilian president
MYANMAR, ruled by the military since 1962, seems to be moving towards a full-fledged democracy with its parliament electing Htin
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Abject disregard for public safety
A construction worker working at the Moghbazar-Malibagh flyover without minimum safety gear like a hard hat died on March 16 when
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Improving midwifery services
Although Bangladesh has achieved laudable success in reducing maternal mortality, we are still far from the MDG target.
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Exit of a good man
The former Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor must be lauded for taking the moral responsibility for the bank's financial mishap that led to a US$101 million heist from BB account at the New York Fed.
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Save the Pyain River!
This paper has always been a strong voice against the destruction of rivers. We have highlighted in the past and continue to do so the plight of rivers nationwide...
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Child domestic worker allegedly raped and killed
The alleged rape and murder of yet another teenaged domestic worker, Mussammat Jonia, in Mirpur is testament to the vulnerability of girl children working in households.
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Union Parishad election
The Union Parishad election that is slated to start next week is crucial for us on many counts. This is for the first time polls are going to
14 March 2016, 18:00 PM
JU hall at risk of collapse
Around 200 students of Jahangirnagar University are living in fear that the dorm they live in might collapse on them at any time. Large
14 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Recognised as freedom fighters at long last
It is, indeed, a momentous occasion when 26 war heroines are finally recognised by the state as freedom fighters for their contributions during the Liberation War...
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM
NID card
The ordeal that Umme Kulsum had to go through to obtain her national ID (NID) card from the national ID Registration Wing (NIDW)...
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Cybercriminals operating with impunity
The recent siphoning off of US$101 million from Bangladesh Bank (BB) by international cyber criminals has brought to the limelight the
12 March 2016, 18:00 PM