Letters to the Editor

NHRC response to The Daily Star editorial

The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh responds to an editorial by The Daily Star.
25 April 2024, 05:00 AM

Destruction of Hargazi Canal

There are no visible changes yet.
24 April 2024, 08:18 AM

Trapped in a never-ending scroll?

Breaking free from the cycle of excessive consumption requires awareness.
31 December 2023, 13:37 PM

When will the government learn from past dengue outbreaks?

We even have our own experts repeatedly giving warnings ahead of the dengue season, and every year, they fall on deaf ears.
22 August 2023, 03:00 AM

Install fire-escape facilities in every building

In high-rise buildings, there should be fire-proof steel staircases for evacuation.
17 August 2023, 20:03 PM

We need more breastfeeding corners

In 2021, Bangladesh ranked first out of 98 countries in supporting lactating women
2 August 2023, 00:00 AM

Climate change will further widen the class divide

The summer of 2023 has tested the patience and tolerance of Bangladeshis, both in urban and rural areas. This year has seen an unprecedented rise in temperature, breaking many previous records.
14 July 2023, 07:00 AM

Who will listen to the woes of trainee doctors?

The trainee doctors at BSMMU have been demanding an increase of monthly allowance from Tk 20,000 to Tk 50,000 – a demand which is justified.
18 June 2023, 15:54 PM

Concern about widespread gas leaks

This is a constant fear that people in the country must live with.
25 April 2023, 12:00 PM

Plug the brain drain

As a developing country, Bangladesh is a victim of brain drain.
7 October 2022, 11:50 AM

Railway passengers need comfortable seating arrangement

Sadly, there are not enough seats for the passengers to sit and take rest on the platform.
29 September 2022, 11:54 AM

Dhaka traffic made worse by our unruliness

Must we add to the woes of Dhaka traffic by driving as we please?
4 August 2022, 12:47 PM

Let gamers be

The recent arrest of 108 youth gamers from a community centre in Chuadanga is quite bizarre.
3 August 2022, 06:18 AM

Give us our driver’s licence cards

People are deprived of their licences due to backlogs created by the authorities themselves.
21 July 2022, 11:13 AM

'We don’t want schedules, we want electricity'

We cannot settle for anything less than uninterrupted electricity supply.
11 July 2022, 07:53 AM

All arts should be included in the curriculum

Education is supposed to be the systematic doorway to achieving conscious growth as a human being. Of all the things our current educational system takes into account, the arts are always kept on the sidelines as an extracurricular activity.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Flood affected people need help

As the nation celebrates the opening of the Padma Bridge, let us not forget the flood affected people of Sylhet and Sunamganj. As the water
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Sanitary napkin as a relief item

More and more districts are being flooded in the country, and the affected people are in desperate need of regular relief items. Since a large
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Spend more time with children

Today’s children are the craftsmen who will build the country of tomorrow. They will lead the nation one day.
14 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Deaths in preventable fires unacceptable

Have we become used to the news of fires that have devoured the lives of so many innocent people in Bangladesh of late? If not, why do we frequently fail to
11 June 2022, 18:00 PM