Not long ago, the problem of load-shedding was a serious one for the nation, causing economic losses due to prolonged power outages. However, the

Amidst a global pandemic, two nuclear-armed countries like China and India are in conflict with each other over their borders. If the conflict escalates

Since the easing of the lockdown, many businesses, as well as the ever-popular tea stalls, have reopened. Tea and coffee are being served in plastic

The practice of honouring the last rites of the deceased has been impeded by the pandemic, as it is unclear how long the virus can survive on a person

Incidents of rape are still taking place quite frequently in Bangladesh. Those who commit such heinous crimes usually have no remorse. Every day,

There used to be a polls section on the website of this daily where we could vote on whether we agreed with government policies or not. This was our

The former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza tested positive for coronavirus recently and confirmed it through a Facebook post. Earlier, Mashrafe’s brother informed the media that the fast bowler had been suffering from fever for the past few days. Also, left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam and former opener Nafees Iqbal confirmed that they had tested positive for the virus.

I strongly believe that if the world unites effectively in tackling the reasons that cause people to flee their home countries, then recurring incidents of migrants dying at sea will eventually come to an end.

Recently, we witnessed how Sundarban protected us from the super cyclone Amphan. In the process, a large number of trees were damaged. We must

At a time when doctors—frontline workers in our battle against the coronavirus pandemic—are struggling to provide healthcare support to the nation, I was enraged by the news that the family of a patient who died after giving birth to a child reportedly killed a doctor in Khulna.

Following the proposed budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, mobile phone users will have to pay higher bills as supplementary duty is set to increase

As an ordinary citizen, I feel immensely proud of all the workers on the frontline serving our nation diligently ever since the pandemic broke out.

Bangladesh was allowed to operate special charted flights to and from selected countries including Japan, on the condition that all intended

Since the easing of lockdown, we saw a steady rise in the number of vehicles on the roads. Regular bus services resumed to facilitate public

Our protests about race equality will be in vain if we fail to look at ourselves. Associating white with superiority is set deep in our minds while being

It is still a matter of grave concern that so many are still suffering from the pandemic and lockdown. Day labourers, domestic workers and rickshaw

It is heart-breaking that during armed conflicts, children are among the worst affected. The six most common ways their rights are violated are:

Recently, we were shocked to learn about the tragic murder of 26 Bangladeshi workers in Libya, which brought renewed attention to the subject of

Women living in the coastal regions face great trouble with menstrual hygiene, especially during disasters, when they have to evacuate to cyclone shelters where there

The recent incident surrounding the brutal killing of George Floyd, an African-American man by a police officer in Minneapolis was utterly shocking.