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
Rice self-sufficiency is vital
With natural disasters of various types occurring around the world, we need to attain rice self-sufficiency and ensure a reliable supply chain so that
4 March 2021, 18:00 PM
DSA must go!
There can be no denying that the risks of the Digital Security Act far outweigh its benefits, if any. This has been proved beyond doubt over the past two years or so since the enactment of the law.
3 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Misuse of sitting service buses
There are numerous passenger-faring vehicles on our roads, with buses mostly being used for commuting.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Vaccination could help universities reopen
The pandemic has resulted in students losing out on an entire academic year. The authorities should take urgent steps to ensure that university
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Fate of low-value coins?
In Bangladesh, the one- and two-taka coins are hardly considered to be of any value. At a time when goods and services costing Tk 5 or below are getting rare, it makes us wonder why coins of these values exist.
25 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Violence over a cricket match
What happened in Jahangirnagar University (JU) on February 19 is appalling. Students of JU were allegedly attacked by locals over a cricket match.
21 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Woes of Bangladesh cricket team
It was shocking to see how the Bangladeshi cricket team lost the last Test match against the West Indies. They showed disappointing levels of
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Preserving natural gas
The importance of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the daily lives of Bangladeshi citizens cannot be overstated. Almost all of us know that LPG is not
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Reopen educational institutions
All educational institutions in Bangladesh have been closed for about a year now, due to the pandemic. Despite several announcements to reopen
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Expedite recruitment process
Over the past year, due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, many government recruitment processes have been halted. And few recruitment
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Golden jubilee of Liberation
We are proud of the performance of the Bangladeshi military contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi on January 26, in the year of the
1 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Reopening schools
Since March last year, all educational institutions have been shut due to the pandemic. Finally, there is a ray of hope as the government has decided to
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Monitor vaccinations
We finally received a timely gift from India, 20 lakh doses of vaccine for the coronavirus, and are thankful for it. Also, three crore vaccine doses that we
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Beware of bird flu
An outbreak of the avian influenza known as bird flu is reportedly spreading across multiple districts in neighbouring India. Fortunately, our ministry
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Drive responsibly
As of recently, there has been an increase in the number of motorcycle related accidents on our roads and highways. Unfortunately, many of the
17 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Why sex education
Sexual education is not about encouraging one to have sex. Rather, it teaches one to have a safe and responsible sexual life. It teaches consent and
13 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Democracy must be cherished
The interpretation of democracy by Abraham Lincoln, that it is a government of the people, by the people, for the people, was terribly mistreated
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Good news on the vaccine front
On October 5, Globe Biotech, a Bangladeshi company announced that its first vaccine candidate had passed the pre-clinical trial on mice. And on
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Proper vaccination strategy vital
Once the vaccine becomes available in Bangladesh, the highest priority for the government will be vaccinating front-line health workers and the most
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Don’t lose hope
The future has never seemed more uncertain than it does now. While we’ve learned a lot about Covid-19 and how to live and work through a
4 January 2021, 18:00 PM