Dhaka’s perennial parking problems

The lack of designated parking spaces in and around commercial buildings, markets, and in general in Dhaka, intensifies the already aggravated traffic gridlock on the city roads.
19 February 2023, 14:00 PM

Honouring sentinels of freedom of thought

We must all work together, regardless of our political affiliations, to uphold, protect, honour, nurture and celebrate freedom of thought.
19 February 2023, 10:47 AM

Cutting UN aid will spell disaster for Rohingya refugees

We join the voices of various agencies working on the ground in their alarm over this decision by the UN to cut aid.
18 February 2023, 13:00 PM

Raids at BBC's India offices deeply concerning

Misuse of state power to harass the media has been increasing all around the world.
18 February 2023, 11:00 AM

Why did Tagore have to be 'disappeared'?

Removal of the statue reveals the state of our freedom of expression
17 February 2023, 14:49 PM

Overdependence on gas imports is putting our energy future at risk

Can the government meet rising demand for power?
17 February 2023, 01:00 AM

Tighten security at the Rohingya camps

Authorities must neutralise the security threats and address the concerns of camp-dwellers
16 February 2023, 11:51 AM

A good incentive for primary students

School feeding project must be quickly and efficiently executed
16 February 2023, 02:28 AM

Chhatra League must be reined in

Will AL ever do anything about the criminality of its student wing?
15 February 2023, 13:52 PM

A giver lives many lives

Organ donation pioneer Sarah shows the way forward for others
15 February 2023, 07:33 AM

We need skilled workers for higher remittance

Potential there, political will needed
14 February 2023, 10:47 AM

Telegu people need levelling up

Eviction fears expose generational vulnerability of DSCC cleaners
14 February 2023, 05:56 AM

Students or criminals?

Take action against the DU students involved in mugging, harassing people on campus
14 February 2023, 04:36 AM

Attacks on BNP are condemnable

Government must allow opposition to hold events without interruptions
12 February 2023, 21:08 PM

Injured migrant workers deserve much better

Bangladesh authorities must expand services to help injured or ill returnee migrants
12 February 2023, 20:47 PM

Project to modernise farming must work

Farmers need to be motivated and given necessary tools on time
12 February 2023, 06:32 AM

A canal here, a bird refuge there...

One by one, we’re losing precious natural resources to greed and apathy
11 February 2023, 12:29 PM

An ‘Adarsha’ upheld

HC’s order to give Adarsha Prokashoni a stall in the Boi Mela a promising development
10 February 2023, 17:32 PM

Stop property flight

Why isn’t the govt doing more to stop property purchases abroad through illegal means?
10 February 2023, 12:52 PM

World must ramp up support for quake victims

Inadequate response in Turkey and Syria is deeply worrying
9 February 2023, 21:14 PM