Counter-militancy efforts

A very important aspect of countering the onslaught of the militants in Bangladesh, particularly the religious militants...
2 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Pirojpur in crisis

The people in half of Pirojpur district, according to a report in this paper on February 28, are facing the worst crisis imaginable – lack of safe drinking water.
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Freeing up parking spaces

Dhaka North City Corporation has issued a one month period to all building owners who must remove illegal structures that have sprung up in the...
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Children working in hazardous conditions

We are appalled by the inhumane condition in which children are being forced to work in different sweatshops across the capital. Boys
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Domestic violence continues unabated

The horrific news from Rangpur of 27-year-old Tahmina Begum being doused by kerosene and set on fire by her mother-in-law, leaving
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Save us from the mosquito menace

ONE wonders why the government service providers, particularly those that are supposed to provide the city dwellers with amenities and
28 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Cessation of Hostilities' in Syria

DESPITE the many questions swirling around the 'cessation of hostilities', brokered by the US and Russia and backed by the UN Security
28 February 2016, 18:00 PM

High dropout rate at secondary levels

A report titled 'Bangladesh Education Statistics-2015', prepared by the Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Tragedy strikes family

We find it difficult to express our sorrow for the family of Shalin bin Nawaz who, along with his wife, are fighting for their lives due to the
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM

No place for people with disabilities?

The poignant story of Mahafuzar Rahman which appeared in this paper on Feb 25, ought to move the conscience of the state, and impel it to take concrete
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM

'Gunfight' deaths

Yet another person has lost his life in what is described as a 'gunfight' between the Rapid Action Battalion and the dead. The dead is an accused in the most
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Better treatment for crash victims

According to the World Health Organisation, 21,000 people die due to road accidents in Bangladesh.
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Freeing Footpaths

That a few members of the police force are standing in the way of the eviction drives by Dhaka South City Corporation, according to Mayor Sayeed Khokon...
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Unfriendly workplaces for PWDs

There are ample researches and reports that clearly show that people with disabilities (PWDs) are not inefficient...
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Japanese companies prefer Bangladesh

In its latest survey of Japanese companies operating in Asia and Oceania, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) took inputs from CEOs of more than 9,500 Japanese companies in 20 countries over October and November, 2015.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Another avoidable death

We are saddened by the untimely death of a young man riding a motorcycle which was hit by a police-requisitioned vehicle in the Kakoli area of the capital on February 23.
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Women trafficked to Syria

The stories of human sex trafficking from Bangladesh to Syria, as documented by a prominent Bangla daily, are truly horrifying.
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Overloaded vehicles on bridges

The collapse of the Bailey bridge, under the weight of an overloaded truck, over the Kansama Canal in Bandarban speaks volumes about
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Another minor gang-raped

AGAIN a teenaged girl has been gang-raped, this time in Dakshin Khan area of Dhaka. It is reassuring that the police have arrested five
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Child domestic worker set on fire

The news of 12-year-old Purnima, being set alight by her employer and then left in a warehouse without any medical treatment...
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM