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
Extortion on highways
We welcome the decision to mount police vigil on highways to prevent extortion by lawmen and transport organisations during the rush Eid season.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
What after the Greek referendum?
On July 5, the Greek people unanimously voted “No” in the country's referendum on whether to accept the terms of the EU bailout, with a convincing 61 percent of people rejecting the austerity measures brokered by European powers.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Punishing children at home
It is jarring to note that up to two-thirds of the country's children are subjected to some kind of beating by their parents.
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Still no arrests of sexual predators
The contradictory remarks of the state minister for home and officials of Rab and police, regarding the arrest of sexual assaulters during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations, are both perplexing and disappointing.
7 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Improving social indicators
While Bangladesh has made significant progress in terms of improving social indicators such as a higher completion rate of primary education and access to drinking water, there are regional disparities in areas such as children's nutrition, access to sanitation and maternal healthcare.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Substandard wheat for social safety schemes
Despite concerns and criticisms from different quarters about the “substandard” quality of wheat imported from Brazil, the government is going ahead with its plans of distributing the wheat under different safety net schemes, such as Test Relief, Open Market Sales and Food for Work programmes.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Pervasive beggary is shaming us
We have poverty eradication programmes aplenty but none by way of eliminating beggary. Thus, we get to hear of the declining numbers of people below the poverty line being claimed as poverty alleviation successes.
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Violation of professional ethics
A report published in this newspaper yesterday reveals an alarmingly high number of caesarean deliveries performed in private hospitals.
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM
BSF man acquitted again!
We are shocked that for the second time a Border Security Force (BSF) court has exonerated the BSF jawan accused of killing 15-year-old
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Homegoers' misery
This is a problem recurring every year and it is the unfortunate homebound passengers who have to endure the trauma. No sooner were
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Remittance at record high commendable
It is heartening to note that the fiscal year has closed posting $15.31 billion worth of remittance, the highest ever in Bangladesh's history.
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Admission to colleges remains an ordeal
The fate of many admission seekers to colleges is still hanging in the balance, even though classes have already commenced at colleges across the country on Wednesday.
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Attaining 'lower middle income' status
It is no doubt a hopeful sign for Bangladesh that it has graduated from a low income status to a lower middle income one (LMIC) according to the World Bank's classification.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Stop plying faulty vessels
We are used to hearing assurances offered by the operators of various transport services as well as the relevant authorities in the administration that faulty vessels would not be allowed to run, particularly during the Eid holidays.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Cops' devious fund raising
We are taken aback by the news that some personnel of Barisal Metropolitan Police (BMP) were involved in creating a joint bribe fund as speed money for promotion.
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Finance Minister's bold admission
The Finance Minister's exasperation in parliament, over the government's inability to take punitive action against a top official of Sonali Bank for his involvement in the Hallmark loan scam as well as of those in the Basic Bank scam...
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Wheat scandal continues
In a surprise turn of events, the Brazilian wheat imported under certification by the ministry of food to be safe for human consumption has hit a snag.
30 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Improvised vehicles on the rise
It is extremely disturbing to see ramshackle, odd-looking contraptions namely Nosimon-Korimon and Bhotbhoti gleefully plying on the country's roads.
30 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Education budget lamentable
It is no wonder that Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid is lamenting the poor budgetary allocation for his ministry, with only Tk. 4000 crore allocated for educational development purposes, while other ministries have been given Tk. 16,000 crore to realise their development objectives.
29 June 2015, 18:00 PM
A surge in counterfeit currency
With Eid in the offing, counterfeit note syndicates have become active again. Over the last few weeks, law enforcers have busted the dens of a number of racketeers who have been dealing in fake notes for a long time.
29 June 2015, 18:00 PM