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
Address impediments to investment
The quarterly economic review unveiled by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on February 10 has called on the government...
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Plight of the Dalits
The fact that members of the Dalit community are being deprived of basic services such as education, proper sanitation facilities and
10 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Online harassment of children
A global study on online behaviour by children aged between 12 - 18 has been made public by the global mobile phone company Telenor
10 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Rein in on ad-hoc school fees
We would like to appreciate the stance taken by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid with regards to the freestyle manner in which some schools have collected additional tuition and registration fees from SSC examinees.
9 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Caned for not wearing a uniform!
The caning of a schoolgirl in a government school in Pabna leaves us disgusted and horrified. Rojoni, the victim, was beaten until she fainted...
9 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Gold in SA Games
We are heartened to witness the victorious performance of two Bangladeshi sportswomen who have clinched gold in weightlifting and
8 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Hunger despite food self-sufficiency
It is a gross contradiction that although we have achieved self sufficiency in food, 60 million of our people do not get to eat enough to
8 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Forest department fells 266 trees
In less than a week of reports of unrestrained tree plundering in the reserved area of Kadirgrah National Park in Mymensingh...
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Did we hear you right Mr. IGP?
We thought we had misread the comments of the inspector general of police, but double-checking a remark of his carried in this newspaper yesterday..
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Ancient railway bridges dangerous
The Sylhet-Kulaura-Akhaura railway route is 177km long and has some 250 large and small bridges, many of which were constructed as
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Increasing violence by the police
The tragic death of Babul Matabbar, a tea vendor, who suffered severe burns in a murky incident involving the police and died subsequently, moves the conscience of the nation, but unsurprisingly, not the administration.
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Alarming rise in child killings
As per a news report in a leading Bangla daily, some 1,085 children have been murdered in the country over the last four years.
5 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Celebrating 25 years
For most people a 25th anniversary celebration is an excuse for a grand party.
5 February 2016, 18:00 PM
The Daily Star at 25
What seemed the other day has been 25 years! We have lived through very interesting times, and time flies when redolent with interesting events.
4 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Rampant tree felling in national park
We are outraged at the news of unbridled tree plundering in the reserved area of Kadirgrah National Park in Mymensingh.
3 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Negotiating levy-free work a must
Malaysia will now take Bangladeshi workers for all sectors including construction, industries, services and plantations.
3 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Insulted for doing his job?
Auno in Faridpur has risked his job by doing his duty as a representative of the government. He refused to allow a father to enter the
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Bloated civil bureaucracy
We are dumbfounded at government plans for yet another round of promotions at deputy, joint and additional secretary levels. We are
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Too many migrant worker deaths
A Daily Star report has found that over the last decade the number of Bangladeshi migrant workers who have died abroad of stroke or heart attack has been increasing every year.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Elimination of child labour
While we can take comfort from the fact that we have been able to reduce the number of child workers by two million in the last 10 years, a large number of children are still employed in hazardous work.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM