NHRC response to The Daily Star editorial
25 April 2024, 05:00 AM
Destruction of Hargazi Canal
24 April 2024, 08:18 AM
Trapped in a never-ending scroll?
31 December 2023, 13:37 PM
When will the government learn from past dengue outbreaks?
22 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Install fire-escape facilities in every building
17 August 2023, 20:03 PM
World Breastfeeding Week / We need more breastfeeding corners
2 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Climate change will further widen the class divide
14 July 2023, 07:00 AM
Who will listen to the woes of trainee doctors?
18 June 2023, 15:54 PM
Concern about widespread gas leaks
25 April 2023, 12:00 PM
Plug the brain drain
7 October 2022, 11:50 AM
Boosting Bangladesh’s export growth
A World Bank report revealed that Bangladesh could significantly boost export growth, maintain its position as a leading garment and textile manufacturer
22 February 2020, 18:00 PM
For the love of language
We may not have had the good fortune of meeting with the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952, yet their patriotic spirit remains
21 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Lamia’s request to PM meets a satisfactory end
According to a recent report by this daily, a fifth grader named Lamia Akter, from the Dakkhin Gazipur Government Primary School in
19 February 2020, 18:00 PM
DMP’s awareness programme is a good initiative
As a working woman, I can comprehend the amount of caution we need to maintain when stepping out of our homes. Cases of rape
18 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Why should there be rigid timings for Boi Mela?
Yesterday I visited the book fair around noon and all I could see were closed stalls and the security dismissing people, saying that the fair won’t start until 3 pm.
17 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Uniform admission tests are not a good idea
Our Education Ministry fails to understand that implementing uniform admission tests for public universities will be chaotic and full of complexities.
16 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is one of the most discussed issues right now in Bangladesh. Scholars are trying to raise awareness among stakeholders about it in order to reap its benefits.
15 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Ban use of guidebooks
In March 2008, a High Court bench delivered a verdict prohibiting the printing, sale and marketing of notebooks and guidebooks. Sadly enough, the verdict has not materialised yet.
14 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Save students from drugs
While the purpose of higher education should be gathering knowledge and skills and of course becoming a good human being, for some students the purpose seems to be the opposite as they indulge in activities likely to have contrary effects.
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Well done Tigers!
Our heartiest congratulations to the young cricketers, who have just made the whole country proud by becoming world champions. It is
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Speed up the completion of Dhaka Metro Rail
China has recently built a hospital in 10 days after the outbreak of coronavirus turned into an epidemic, showing us that if there is a will, there is a way. In Dhaka, the construction work of the metro rail is still creeping along at snail’s pace,
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Bring govt’s bank debts under control
Finance Minister Mustafa Kamal recently said that the government had borrowed over Tk 13,27,624 crore from Bangladesh Bank and scheduled banks from January 2009 to December 2019.
9 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Combatting yaba trade
Our government has established a zero-tolerance policy against the drug trade especially yaba. Despite that, we still see reports about yaba being seized.
8 February 2020, 18:00 PM
My thoughts on Ekushey Boi Mela
Every year I look forward to the coming of Ekushey Boi Mela, the world’s longest book fair spanning an entire month.
7 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Where’s our democracy?
The election has become nothing but a race between the ruling party and the opposition, as they only intend to defeat each other at any cost
6 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Re-fix excise duties
The current system for excise duty from bank accounts is unfair. Since July 2017, Tk 2,500 is charged as excise duty from a bank account maintaining a balance of more than Tk 1 million even for a single day over the year.
5 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Gross violations of election code of conduct
Free and fair elections are still a far cry in the present perspective of Bangladesh. In a democratic country, fair elections must be ensured to elect eligible representatives. But the means to conduct a fair election in Bangladesh is a million-dollar question now.
4 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Regular parent-teacher meetings good for students
Parents in Bangladesh are often unaware of their children’s out-of-class activities that are harmful for the environment as well as their school’s reputation as a whole. Students sometimes end up getting involved with politics, or the local offshoots of political parties.
3 February 2020, 18:00 PM
I was deprived of my right to vote
I went to Habibullah Bahar School Election Centre in Uttara to cast my vote, but the person in charge showed me a hard copy of the voter list and said I was listed as a migrant who had moved somewhere else.
2 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Mobile gaming poses serious risks
Online multiplayer battle royale games have taken the world by storm in recent years. One particular game, considered to be one of the best-selling and most-played video games of all time, has millions of players across the globe.
1 February 2020, 18:00 PM