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
Probir treated like a common criminal
We are relieved to learn that Probir Sikder, a seasoned and well known journalist who was a freedom fighter and who lost several members of his family in the liberation war, is out on bail.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Three pro-ruling party men killed by law enforcers
We were outraged at the heinous crimes perpetrated by some pro-ruling party men in Magura, Hazaribagh and Kushtia.
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Woman-unfriendly public transport
With a handful of women-only buses run by Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) on major routes in Dhaka, thousands of women commuters are forced to resort to other forms of transportation to get around the city.
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
When medicine kills
A report published in this newspaper reveals that the Drugs Control Ordinance 1982 under which medicine adulterators are tried is incomprehensive and inadequate.
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Jubo League attack on school students
We are shocked and appalled that 40 school children were injured during a protest in their school premises by activists believed to be with the Jubo League.
17 August 2015, 18:00 PM
VAT from private universities
Some eminent citizens over a BBC programme have urged the government to lift VAT from private universities. The private universities, according to the relevant Act, are supposed to be run on a non-profit basis.
17 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Erosion of trust on police
The report in this newspaper yesterday about how the bloggers are losing trust in the law enforcing agencies regarding their capability and indeed willingness to provide them with the minimum of security is very distressing.
16 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Leather sector's export picking up
It is heartening to note that we have had two consecutive years of good export earnings from the leather and leather goods sector.
16 August 2015, 18:00 PM
COMMENTS
“Lawmaker snatches'criminal' from Rab”(August 13, 2015)
15 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Private universities flouting rules
It is disappointing to note that a great many private universities are violating the conditions and rules set out by the Private University
15 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Interference saps police performance
A recent meeting of superintendents of police (SPs) at the police headquarters brought to the fore difficulties faced by law enforcers in
15 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Fixing speed limit at 80 km
The government's decision to fix the speed limit of vehicles on highways across the country at 80 kilometres per hour in an attempt to reduce frequent road accidents may have been well-intentioned, but it has left officials at a loss about how to implement it.
14 August 2015, 18:00 PM
His towering image, an eternal beacon
Forty years ago today was the darkest day in our national history. For, on that day Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman without whom Bangladesh, the nation-state we call our home, would not have been born, was assassinated along most members of his family.
14 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Lawmakers as lawbreakers!
A recent report in this newspaper of a ruling party lawmaker's men snatching away a criminal from Rab custody underlines a serious abuse of power in utter disregard for the law of the land.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Making RMG compliance mandatory
A recently held seminar in the city organized by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) brought together union representatives, business leaders in garments industry and other stakeholders to deliberate on the issue of compliance.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Errant factories flout HC rule
Although many tanneries located in Hazaribagh have been taking preparations to relocate to Savar, the High Court has issued a contempt ruling against ten factories for non-compliance.
12 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Ensure safe recruitment process for Malaysia
It is reassuring to hear from the new Expatriate Welfare Minister Nurul Islam that the government will introduce a disciplined system for sending workers to Malaysia so that no one would be exploited.
12 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Rayerbazar memorial
The Rayerbazar momorial is the site we go to pay our respects every year to intellectuals massacred on the eve of victory on December 14, 1971.
11 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Justice elusive to abused children
The one-stop crisis centres (OCC), formed in 2001 to facilitate medical treatment, police assistance, social services, legal assistance and counselling for women and children who were victims of repression, have reportedly been reduced to providing medical services only.
11 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Serial killing of bloggers
It is disquieting to note that the law enforcing agencies have not yet been able to make any tangible progress in connection with the murder of the four bloggers who were killed in the last seven months.
10 August 2015, 18:00 PM