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
Safety of our banks
Yesterday, this paper reported a story on a bank robbery of a branch of Premier Bank in Badda. The chilling story recounted how the
25 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Don't reduce interest rates on savings certificates
In recent weeks, a lot has been said and proposed to the effect that interest rates on savings certificates should be cut down. The
24 August 2018, 18:00 PM
600 women raped in six months!
A recent report revealed that nearly 600 women were raped in Bangladesh between January 1 and June 30. Bangladesh Mahila Parishad
20 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Flood preparedness
Most of the rivers in India, including the Ganges, are flowing above the danger level. Being a lower riparian country, Bangladesh might
20 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Keralites' immense suffering
The southern Indian state of Kerala has been hit with what is being called the worst monsoon in a century. Already more than 350 people have lost their lives in the severe floods.
19 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Stop misuse of savings certificates
I would like to highlight my views on government savings certificates. The government wants to cut down the interest rate on savings certificates.
18 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Highways remain unsafe
Despite the demands, there has been little positive changes seen in terms of improving road safety. The highways, in particular, pose grave dangers because of three-wheelers and unsafe locally made vehicles.
17 August 2018, 18:00 PM
DU authorities' double standards
On August 9, the Dhaka University authorities temporarily suspended a 4th-year student from the finance department, asking him to
17 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Remove unfit vehicles before Eid
A recent media report described how bus owners were having their rickety buses repainted in order to give them a new look before Eid. Since a large number of people would go home during the holidays, bus owners clearly want to cash in on this. The two factors combined are extremely concerning.
16 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Stop smoking in public places
Although right now it seems like a losing battle, we must continue the campaign to stop smoking in public places and transportation.
16 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Fixing the city's woes
It is not at all surprising that Dhaka has been ranked among the world's worst cities to live in, second only to war-torn Damascus.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM
CU needs more transport facilities
Chittagong University hosts as many as 25,000 students but does not provide them with adequate accommodation or transportation facilities. Most students live outside the campus and they can only depend on the shuttle train that carries students from Chittagong town to the universities.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Smoking in public places
Everyone is well aware of the fact that smoking is harmful to one's health. Scientists say that smoking is responsible for many diseases such as cancer, heart diseases and bronchitis.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Streamlining CNG service
Along with buses, it is now time to streamline the city's CNG service as well. The authorities have declared that all CNGs plying the roads must have functional pay-metres installed in them.
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Issuing bus tickets should be made mandatory
Most bus services in the capital do not issue tickets to passengers. This practice needs to be stopped immediately.
12 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Plastic bags endanger the environment
The mass production of plastics started nearly 70 years ago. Over the next two decades, the volume of the production increased twice.
12 August 2018, 18:00 PM
The language of the student protest
Earlier this month, the nation experienced an unprecedented event of student protests for safer roads.
11 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Redesigning higher-secondary English textbook
English for Today, the English textbook of the higher secondary level, redesigned in 2015, contains materials that are mostly written by
11 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Release Shahidul Alam
It is really unfortunate that police have arrested Shahidul Alam, an internationally acclaimed photographer, on charges of making provocative comments. If people like him are detained for speaking up, what would happen to general people?
10 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Sexual harassment in public transportation
In a city of approximately 20 million people, it's only normal that many women use public transports to go to many parts of the city every day for different purposes.
10 August 2018, 18:00 PM