Rescuers now being harassed!

It is disturbing to note that police have allegedly unnecessarily kept three people for 'interrogation' in relation to the case of attack on constables at Ashulia Checkpoint.
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Time running out for expats

THE deadline for Bangladeshis living abroad to switch to machine readable passports (MRPs) runs out in about two weeks time and the...
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Suu Kyi wins big

Myanmar's voters have spoken in the first openly contested election after 25 years, and the National League for Democracy...
10 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Already more than 2000 arrested

The government's countrywide drive to arrest 'suspected troublemakers' in the wake of the recent killings of law enforcement agents and other subversive activities is giving out mixed signals.
10 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Many terrorists on bail

A report in Prothom Alo has revealed an astonishing fact – a large number of suspected militants are arrested but then get bail because their bail pleas are not contested.
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Rana Plaza disaster case

Government rule requiring its clearance to proceed against any government official is standing against the completion of the legal process of the Rana Plaza disaster.
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM

A long-awaited election

The November 8 election in Myanmar is a step forward and a significant improvement on the manifestly rigged affair in 2010.
8 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Justice for Rajon and Rakib

The courts have awarded various degrees of punishment to most of the accused, including the maximum punishment to several of them, in the killing of two young boys in Sylhet and Khulna.
8 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Port city's gas crunch

For the past week, Chittagong city residents have been forced to choose alternative, albeit more expensive, fuel sources to cook.
7 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Action against District Judge

It is not very common to see a judge subjected to disciplinary action. Yet in what is a rare case, the law ministry has initiated disciplinary
7 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Many unable to decide their healthcare needs

At least 37 percent women in Bangladesh are unable to take decisions about their own healthcare, according to a report published by UN Women...
6 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Burgeoning middle class

According to the study 'Size and growth of the middle class in Bangladesh: trends, profiles and drivers' unveiled recently by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
6 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Rajshahi University VC slammed

One of the fundamental prerequisites for good governance is the distinction between the party and the government. This stood blurred and now seems to be totally removed now.
5 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Women trafficked as sex slaves

We are deeply troubled by the allegations that women from Bangladesh are being trafficked to war-ridden Syria as sex slaves and domestic workers.
5 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh on track for reducing stunting

It is assuring to note that Bangladesh is on course to meet the global targets for reducing the rate of stunting, low height for age among children under five.
4 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Fatal attack on police

The attack on the police in Ashulia yesterday, which killed one and injured four others, has just ratcheted up the problem in an already jittery law-and-order situation.
4 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Mandatory use of fare meters ignored

A recent report published in this daily revealed that some auto-rickshaw drivers are not adhering to the new fare chart and the mandatory use of...
3 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Clamp down on BCL warring factions

What sort of message is the ruling party giving out when two factions of the Chhatra League (BCL) battle it out for supremacy on Chittagong...
3 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Hanif's insensate remarks

We are somewhat assuaged by Mahbubul Alam Hanif's apology for the remarks he had made on the comments of Professor Fazlul Huq, father of late Dipan.
2 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Jail Killing Day

We join the nation in mourning the death of Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain (Rtd.) Monsur Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman, the four ...
2 November 2015, 18:00 PM