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
Congratulations to our math geniuses!
We are very proud of Ahmed Zawad Chowdhury who has won the first ever gold medal for Bangladesh in the International Mathematical Olympiad. This year, among the 116 participating nations, Bangladesh has been ranked 41st. Aside from Zawad's gold medal, three Bangladeshi students won bronze medals.
24 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Pedestrians have a responsibility too
Of late, the number of road accidents has increased alarmingly, in Dhaka city in particular, and in the country as a whole. Mostly, the reason has been pointed out to be reckless driving by bus drivers with their faulty transports.
23 July 2018, 18:00 PM
A foot overbridge needed at Baipail
Every day thousands of people including students and garment workers have to cross the Baipail Traffic Police Junction in Savar dangerously as there is no foot overbridge in the area.
22 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Publish a booklet on FIFA World Cup 2018
We thank The Daily Star for magnificently covering all the aspects of the FIFA World Cup 2018, which included the country profiles and backgrounds of the teams
22 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Making creative education method effective
According to a government monitoring report, around 41 percent of high schools do not—or cannot—prepare creative question papers.
21 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Tonu's murderers still untraced: whose fault is it?
The rape and murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu in Cumilla two years ago sparked outrage across the country, but those responsible for the crime are yet to be traced and brought to justice.
21 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Is ridesharing a solution to congestion?
The number of ridesharing companies in Dhaka is increasing and we can see how our narrow roads are getting flooded with motorcycles carrying passengers who would otherwise have to wait long hours to find a transport.
20 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Mobile gardens
The story of Tapan Bhowmik, an auto-rickshaw driver, published by The Daily Star was good to read. While his “mobile garden” may contribute little to saving the environment, it does carry a symbolic value at a time when we are destroying our environment on a daily basis.
20 July 2018, 18:00 PM
New round of bank scandals
A report in the Prothom Alo highlighted how a business group withdrew massive amounts of money—totalling Tk 5,000 crore—from
19 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Attack on DU teachers shameful
Traditionally, the DU campus has been a common platform for protesters—a bastion for freedom of speech.
19 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Attack on quota protesters
The right to protest is enshrined in our Constitution. Yet, when university students took to the streets to demand reform of the quota system, they have been slandered,
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Protect native fish species
The availability of native fish like koi, puti, mola-dhela, shol, magur, shing, chitol, gozar, etc. in natural water bodies is decreasing day by day. These fish are not usually seen in the market.
18 July 2018, 18:00 PM
How helpful are ride-sharing services?
In Bangladesh, ride-sharing relies on a peer-to-peer driver-partner concept, according to which drivers team up with a particular company like Uber, Pathao, etc. These app-based platforms act as a medium between the driver and passengers.
17 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Severe load-shedding in rural areas
Although electricity production in the country has increased significantly over the last few years, there's no visible progress in reducing load-shedding in the rural areas.
17 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Patients' dissatisfaction with health services
Persistent dissatisfaction over the quality of healthcare services have led to a decline in people's trust in public and private hospitals, resulting in an increased tendency among patients to go abroad for treatment.
16 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Adhering to best practices while drawing blood
Phlebotomy or drawing blood for diagnostic tests is the most commonly used invasive procedure all over the world. The World Health Organization has guidelines for phlebotomy, the full compliance of which is a precondition for better health care. Unfortunately, many local diagnostic centres do not comply with that.
15 July 2018, 18:00 PM
The tourism potential
According to the United Nations Development Programme, the contribution of the tourism industry to the global and national economy is increasing day by day. In fact, globally, tourism is one of the major sources of revenue for countries like Nepal and the Maldives.
15 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Save Halda
The country's largest fish spawning ground, the Halda River, is being destroyed because of the
14 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Sonali bag project stuck in limbo
The Daily Star published a story titled “An opportunity yet to be seized” on July 10 regarding jute polymer invented by a Bangladeshi
14 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Jute polymer can be the game-changer
The world is now more determined than ever before to protect the environment from polythene and plastic pollution. To overcome this challenge, biodegradable products can help by replacing plastic materials. Such a product is jute polymer, invented from jute fibre extracts by Bangladeshi scientist Mubarak Ahmad Khan in 2015.
13 July 2018, 18:00 PM