Govt rehabilitates the displaced

We are encouraged by the government's move to rehabilitate people displaced by land acquisition for the construction of the Padma Bridge...
11 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Another Dinajpur temple attacked

We are appalled that there has been yet another attack on a religious gathering in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ...
11 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Women ignored by two major parties

It is one of the greatest ironies that the two major parties of the country, both of which are headed by women, should be so apathetic...
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM

High capital flight outwards

According to the report titled “Illegal Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2004-2013” published by Global Financial Integrity...
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM

237 arches for the home minister!

We are astounded at the ostentatious reception arranged for the home minister at Feni on his way to Khagrachari.
9 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Open sewer trap

Last year, we watched with horror the fate of four-year-old Jihad who had fallen down an unguarded borehole and the saga that unfolded in the botched attempt by the fire brigade to rescue him.
9 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Trump's irresponsible utterances

We are constrained that the irresponsible comments coming out of some GOP presidential hopefuls have only helped to spawn Islamophobia in the USA...
8 December 2015, 18:00 PM

HC presses for road safety

The High Court (HC) ordered the government to implement 28 guidelines by a seven-member expert committee formed under a court order...
8 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Footpath encroachment

The picture of a footpath in Farmgate published in our paper yesterday spoke a thousand words and aptly describes the woes of the pedestrians in the streets of Dhaka.
7 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Jafflong's beauty degraded

We are dismayed by reports of a blatant onslaught on Jafflong's pristine environment that has always attracted tourists and nature lovers.
7 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Where have all the missing persons gone?

The statistics are frightening for any society that prides itself on its civilisational credentials, and even more so for any government....
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM

DMP collecting personal information

The latest move by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to distribute forms to house owners and tenants asking for all kinds of personal information is baffling.
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Blasts at Hindu temple

WE are horror-struck by the series of blasts in the historic Kantaji Temple in Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur early yesterday that has injured
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Lawmaker breaking the rules

The alleged involvement of a local lawmaker from Chuadanga in the attack on a police station to free pro-ruling party activists is
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM

People with disabilities

According to World Health Organisation (WHO), around ten percent of the population of Bangladesh are comprised of people with disabilities (PWD). In Bangladesh, most of the PWD live in rural areas.
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Violation of electoral code

There are reports of gross violation of the electoral code of conduct in several constituencies even before the start of the campaigning.
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Teachers' strike at JU

The ongoing boycott of classes by teachers at the department of Geography and Environment of Jahangirnagar University, resulting in the suspension of all classes and exams, defies logic.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Lift ban on social media

As the social media ban reaches its third week, perhaps it is high time the government re-evaluated the prohibition which has all but cut off Bangladesh from the rest of the world.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Bravo Bengal Foundation

We would like to congratulate the Bengal Foundation, its chair, executive director and its team, for a magnificent job accomplished.
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Unwarranted delay in 7-murder trial

It is discouraging to note that after almost 19 months since the gruesome murder of seven individuals in Narayanganj, there are still flaws in the...
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM