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
The EC's appeal for PM's help
We are aghast at Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz's appeal to the Prime Minister, seeking her intervention to stop some of her party
21 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Khulna's latest water solution
We are filled with a sense of optimism to know that a much awaited scheme to supply 110 million litres of safe water to half of Khulna
21 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Make corporal punishment socially unacceptable
A roundtable on Corporal Punishment at The Daily Star Center yesterday has brought to light the need for all members of society to work
20 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Access of journos to polling stations
We commend the Election Commission for rejecting the proposal of the police to limit journalists' access to polling stations on December
20 December 2015, 18:00 PM
DMCH's chronic equipment malfunction
PATIENTS getting admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for serious ailments are confronted with the prospect of no
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Violence and violation of electoral code
We are noticing, with growing dismay, that as the municipal polls are drawing closer, incidents of violence and violations of electoral
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Transgender nominees at municipal polls
In a country where the transgender community is still marginalised economically, socially and politically, it is undoubtedly great news
18 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Students go on rampage
An altercation between traders and Dhaka College students over the price of goods turned the entire area into a bloody battleground and
18 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Shortage of skilled workforce
As an integral part of the government's Vision 2021, the concept of Digital Bangladesh reinforces Bangladesh's aspirations of becoming a
17 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Ambiguities regarding Saudi Coalition
We are quite taken aback by the news that Bangladesh has joined Saudi Arabia's new Islamic Coalition against terrorism. Ambiguities
17 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Banned pesticides in use!
It is extremely concerning that substandard, fake and banned pesticides are being marketed across the country, under the very nose of
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Bearish mood prevails over banking sector
The recent London-based BMI research has highlighted the vulnerability of the banking sector of Bangladesh, particularly the state-owned
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The true taste of victory
On this momentous day, we pay tribute to the martyrs, freedom fighters and Birangonas who have made supreme sacrifices for our
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Illegal brick kilns in Bandarban
As per a report published in this paper on December 15, dozens of illegal brick kilns are using firewood from the forests in Bandarban
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Harassment of indigenous community
For over a decade, the indigenous population of Madhupur has been vociferously protesting the Forest Department's move to encroach
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Fugitive war crimes accused
In this month of our nation's victory over the Pakistan occupation army, we reinforce our call to bring all the perpetrators of the heinous
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
COP 21 Agreement reached
AT last a deal has been reached to put a cap on greenhouse gas emissions, something that has been eluding us for almost twenty years.
13 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Martyred intellectuals
Of the most calumnous and barbaric acts perpetrated in post-World War II era, the killings of our intellectuals in 1971 by the marauding
13 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Lynching of dacoits
EIGHT robbers were beaten to death in Araihazar of Narayanganj on Thursday while four more were severely wounded by
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM
A historic day for the country
PRIME Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the main construction work of the Padma Bridge on December 11. We
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM