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
Newborns being stolen from hospitals
The news that newborn babies are being stolen from hospitals, especially public hospitals, is a matter of grave concern. The Dhaka Medical College Hospital last month formed a three-member probe committee to investigate one such incident on its premises.
22 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Questions about the Rohingya repatriation deal
According to the Rohingya repatriation agreement signed between Bangladesh and Myanmar, the latter is to take back its citizens from
21 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Spend public money judiciously
One of the most common and irritating features of life in Dhaka is the constant road and footpath digging. Such repair works, if needed,
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Farmers Bank in disarray
Farmers Bank's MD has reportedly been terminated by Bangladesh Bank. A newspaper report said the bank would be unable to pay its
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
US should reconsider its support for Israel
The fact that all member states of the United Nations Security Council except the United States supported the draft resolution rejecting
19 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Stop school-level politics
The Daily Star published a letter titled “Don't bring politics into schools” on December 15, 2017. The writer of the letter was shocked to
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Obstacles we must overcome
According to the United Nation's World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018 report, Bangladesh is set to become one of the fastest
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM
A major blow to Bangladesh's image
Bangladesh has always been a peace-loving country with a rich heritage. We have maintained a reputation for being generally civil,
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Elections before and after independence
Our hearts swell with pride every time the elections of 1954 and 1970 are mentioned. History books are full of details about how local
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Keep BCS out of political influence
Every year a huge number of jobseekers take part in BCS exams to realise their dream to become a first-class government officer. A
16 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Reaping demographic dividend
Our country has been going through a golden age of demographic dividend since 2014. It is a period when the young population of the
16 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Move factories out of residential areas
Industrialisation has, no doubt, created new employment opportunities. However, industrialisation should not take place in a way that
15 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Don't bring politics into schools
Recently, I was shocked to learn that Bangladesh Chhatra League is setting up committees at high schools across the country. I fail to
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Corruption must be contained
The Daily Star has recently published a report titled ACC to go after big names next year, based on comments by the Anti-Corruption
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Help Musahar community in Bihar
The Daily Star on December 8 reported about Musahar community in Bihar. The fact that these people eat rats is disturbing. In the 21st
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM
No receipt for charges
I went to a school to pay tuition fees for my son. They demanded that I pay five taka as service charge. I asked that they include the
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Take actions against BCL leaders in Rajshahi
The Daily Star reported on December 7 that some Chhatra League (BCL) leaders assaulted five female students of the Institute of Health Technology in Rajshahi in front of police and the principal of the institute.
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Pay teachers' salaries
Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project (SEQAEP) is one of the largest safety net projects in the secondary education sector. Under this project, run by the education ministry and funded by the government and World Bank, more than 6,000 graduates from renowned public universities work as additional class teachers.
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Banks are losing public confidence
Bank robbery nowadays does not necessarily require for robbers to physically break into a bank and steal the money from its vault.
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM
The irony of Ershad's case
I still vividly remember the day Hussain Muhammad Ershad was forced to resign from the office of the president.
10 December 2017, 18:00 PM