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
Combating climate change
Scientists have warned us that if we continue to accelerate climate change, we might pay the cost with our own lives.
13 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Is social media addiction a real threat?
Our dependence on mobile phones and other gadgets—especially due to social media—has exceeded the (what some might call) healthy threshold.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Skyrocketing loan defaults
With the announcement of a huge number of benefits for the loan defaulters at the beginning of the year, the defaulting loans of banks increased by Tk 16,962 crore in the first three months alone. Defaulted loans amounted to Tk 110,873 crore as of March—the highest ever recorded.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Who controls the private banks?
Experts and ordinary citizens alike have been sceptical about the impact of high interest rates that have prevailed since some time now. Bangladesh Bank too has expressed concerns about the raised interest rate spread and is said to be monitoring the situation closely.
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Is Golden A+ overrated?
A+ is the highest GPA status, only awarded to students who receive at least 80 percent marks in every subject up to the intermediate
9 June 2019, 18:00 PM
A new threat to banking sector
A new kind of fraud involving ATM booths is being suspected by law enforcement agencies after six Ukrainian citizens were arrested in Dhaka.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh doing well so far in England
Bangladesh’s performance in the World Cup so far has been good to watch. It had to have given the Tigers a lot of confidence to beat South Africa in their opening match.
7 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Promoting the usage of ‘Sonali Bag’
The proliferation of polythene bags has not abated despite the government heavily promoting the usage of jute bags for shopping. It can be seen that shopping bags made of synthetic materials and thick papers are in massive use today and, especially, during this Eid season—despite their environmental repercussions.
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Weak performance by Pak and SL
The performance of the first two openers of ICC World Cup 2019 from the Asian subcontinent—Pakistan and Sri Lanka—was utterly disappointing for the fans.
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Time to step up for the farmers
In spite of their role in providing food security for the country as a whole, farmers of this land have long been neglected and overlooked
1 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Misuse of social media on the rise
Social media has become part and parcel of our daily life. In our country, the use of social media is becoming prevalent in almost all
31 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Pink dogs!
By now, we are all used to seeing pink-coloured dogs roaming the streets of Dhaka. The Centre for Disease Control and the Directorate
30 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Hats off to the High Court
We greatly appreciate the High Court for directing agencies like RAB and BSTI to take action against the culprits who are behind food
30 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Justice for rape victims remains a far cry
We regularly read or hear about atrocities like rape and sexual harassment being committed in our society. Such heinous crimes make
29 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Ensure safety of expatriate workers
The contribution made by expatriate workers towards building up foreign exchange reserve for Bangladesh over the last two decades has been tremendous. However, due to persistent political turmoil in the country and other issues, many of them are facing threats to both their livelihood and survival.
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Worsening traffic congestion in Dhaka
Traffic jam has turned our daily trips through Dhaka into something of a nightmare during this Ramadan. And the road conditions are only expected to aggravate with the Eid-ul-Fitr approaching. The horrendous congestion is taking a toll on the life of the residents and daily commuters.
27 May 2019, 18:00 PM
What BJP’s win means for the world
The recent landslide victory of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India, the world’s largest democratic country, the success of Donald Trump
26 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Prevalence of corruption in mega projects
Though 47 years have passed since independence, we have yet to put in place proper infrastructural facilities needed to achieve sustainable development.
25 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Stop the drug war
The ongoing drug war launched by our government is leading to more and more deaths every day. Law enforcers claim that these people are drug dealers who are being killed in “gunfights”, but it is difficult to buy their narrative given the history of lack of transparency that they have.
24 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Govt has failed our farmers
The lack of compassion shown to farmers by the government is unacceptable. It is clear that the reason why farmers are suffering has quite a bit to do with the government—of its lack of action, failed policies and graft.
24 May 2019, 18:00 PM