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
Medical college entrance exam
We are concerned at the lack of progress in addressing the demands of a section of students and guardians who are calling for an independent probe to ascertain the veracity of their claim that the entrance exam question paper was indeed leaked.
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Rise of women in the workforce
At 36 percent, Bangladesh has fared better than most South Asian countries in terms of women's participation in the workforce and the World Bank has rightly hailed the country as a model to emphasise the need for investing more on women.
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Children in need of homes
Lost or abandoned children in Bangladesh are denied the chance of a normal childhood, as highlighted by a Daily Star report yesterday. If unclaimed by their
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Society considers them a liability
It is one of those issues families do not like to air in public. Mentally challenged children or adults are not talked about and are usually hidden away from sight.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM
US bombing of hospital in Kunduz
Nothing can explain away the bombing of the hospital being run by the Doctors Without Borders in Kunduz on October 3.
9 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Vitamin A-enriched 'Golden Rice'
It is undoubtedly great news that Bangladeshi scientists will be conducting field test on a vitamin A-enriched rice variety called Golden Rice, prior to taking it to the production phase.
9 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Poor status of emergency treatment in Nitor
It is disheartening to note that the emergency unit of the country's prime hospital for accident victims, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (Nitor), is suffering due to mismanagement and inadequate staff.
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka court's delinquent staff
That a temporary staff engaged with Dhaka court has managed to forge bail documents for seventy inmates charged with dealing in drugs, arms and ammunition over a period of five months speaks volumes of the state of the principal jail in the country.
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Woman subjected to public beating
We are absolutely repulsed by the incident in Kaliakor upazila in Gazipur, where a 45-year old woman was beaten publicly by a village elder for “disobeying” him.
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Combating extremism
A recently organised seminar by this paper titled “Extremism and Challenges for Bangladesh” brought together security analysts, researchers and leading editors to discuss ways and means to tackle the threat extremism poses to the country.
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM
TPP signed
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement was signed on October 5. As Bangladesh is not a signatory, the country's garments sector (RMG) is likely to suffer as it will not get preferential treatment for RMG export to the TPP member countries.
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Pastor targeted
An attempted murder in Pabna, within days of the killing of two foreign nationals, has added to the ongoing sense of unease amongst us.
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Teachers' protest continues
TEACHERS from the university to the primary levels have been agitating for over a month. In the background of the World Teachers' Day that was observed yesterday, we feel sorry to see the way teachers at public schools, colleges and universities are treated in the country.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Still no headway in investigations
It is of concern that little palpable headway has been made in the investigations of the killings of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella and Japanese national Kunio Hoshi that took place within a span of five days.
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Too many unauthorised hospitals
The 'discovery' of yet another private hospital operating without proper authorisation accentuates the worsening conditions of the health services in the country.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM
A trigger happy MP
A minor boy in Sundarganj of Gaibandha was shot and wounded in both legs, reportedly by a local member of parliament, on Friday.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Anarchy in city transport fares
Dhaka commuters are in a fix as bus operators, human haulers and other transports have hiked fares arbitrarily. Investigative journalism by a leading Bangla daily reveals
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Yet another foreign national murdered
We are aghast at the killing of yet another foreign development worker on Bangladeshi soil, only five days into the murder of an Italian citizen in Dhaka. The Japanese national, Kunio Hoshi, was shot dead in Mahiganj area of Kawnia Upazila, reportedly in the same manner as Cesare Tavella.
3 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Palestinian flag at the UN
Today we are one with the Palestinian people celebrating the raising of their flag at the United Nations for the first time in history,
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Prime Minister at the UN
We say with pride that among all the heads of states and governments who participated in the 70th anniversary of the United Nations
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM