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
Huge backlog of court cases
ACCORDING to official data more than 4,300 cases are filed daily, of which 3,278 are disposed of. That our judiciary with all its
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Encroachment on Turag's flood plains
We are deeply concerned about the pathetic plight of the once ebullient River Turag, which has been reduced to a narrow stream over
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Rise in gas and power tariff
It is not unusual for governments to adjust the prices of goods and services, but when such regulatory arrangements disregard the normal market forces it becomes an aberration.
28 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Who do the pavements and footbridges belong to?
Anyone who has ever taken a long walk through the streets of Dhaka can vouch that it is unfriendly to pedestrians.
28 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Poor quality medicines
We are informed by the Directorate General of Drug Administration that some 153 sub-standard drugs have been detected, of which, 43 had already been marketed and awaiting registration.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Case for lowering oil prices
Despite the Finance Minister's verbal indication that oil prices will be lowered in a matter of weeks, we see an apparently negative approach taken by high officials of the government who are opposing the idea of reducing fuel prices, arguing that the BPC still has a huge debt and other liabilities.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Strengthening community clinics
Community clinic has proved to be an efficient and low cost primary healthcare provider at the grassroots level. The present government deserves full credit for reviving and bolstering them.
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Offers of Chinese investments and loans
By what has been expressed by the visiting Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng, we are given to understand that China has offered to invest US$350 million in various sectors of the economy.
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Primary schools in wretched state
A report published in this daily yesterday revealed the awful conditions of Islamia UP Government Primary School in Sutrapur of Old Dhaka. Four other schools in the same area are in no better state.
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Remittances bounce back
Inbound remittance from expatriate workers in the Middle East in fiscal year 2014-15 stood slightly above US$9 billion reflecting a rise of 8 percent from the level of previous year.
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A grave trafficking crisis
The 'discovery' of yet more mass graves along the heavily-forested Malaysia-Thailand border makes the case that the Southeast Asia human trafficking disaster is far from being over.
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Land-related services in dire straits
It is a reality commonly acknowledged that land administration in the country is fraught with corruption and inefficiencies, making it difficult for people to access land-related services and resolve disputes over land.
24 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Impunity in Rajuk
There are a few organisations in the country whose name is synonymous with corruption. Our capital development authority is one such. And the report carried in this paper yesterday explains why that is so.
23 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Rise in money laundering cases
There has been more than 25 percent increase in money laundering cases lodged with the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) year-on-year in 2014.
23 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Families seeking justice under threat
We note with concern that the family of two school girls, murdered earlier this month in Madaripur, is being threatened and harassed by
22 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Unity government in Sri Lanka
In a surprise but welcome move, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) which conceded defeat in the election to Wickremesinghe's United National Party (UNP) on August 17 has announced that it will join a unity government with the winning incumbent. This marks a
22 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A bottom-up approach to justice
An international conference held in the capital yesterday highlights the importance of restorative justice toward reducing crime and bringing peace and harmony in the society.
21 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Day of the grenades
AUGUST 21, 2004 will go down as one of the blackest days in our political history.
21 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Protesting mother beaten to death
In Tarash upazila of Sirajganj, a 45-year-old woman, Khushi Begum, was beaten to death when she protested the harassment of her daughter.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Vegetable, fruit export to EU dips
Export of fruits and vegetables to the European Union (EU) fell significantly over the first seven months of the year. No less than 143 consignments have been rejected by EU authorities on the grounds that there is lack of proper and, in some cases, fake documentation.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM