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
DU should hold entrance test first
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) delayed the date of its admission test until the result of Dhaka University's (DU) entrance test is released, meaning, SUST will have fewer candidates sitting for its entrance examination. On the other hand, Jahangirnagar University (JU) held its entrance test before DU.
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Our indifference towards research
Universities across the world are supposed to produce new ideas and conduct research but ours are entirely different. Our teachers go abroad for their higher studies and come back only to give classroom lectures. They hardly ever get involved with research work afterwards.
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Stop question paper leak
Like previous years, the question papers of admission tests at Dhaka University and Jagannath University have also been leaked this year.
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Can BB help stop rice hoarders?
The price of different varieties of rice has recently increased by about 20-30 percent in the retail market. After the recent floods that
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Donald Trump's ten months in power
Since assuming the US presidency about 10 months ago, Donald Trump has spent much of his time trying to repeal or reverse achievements of his predecessor Barack Obama.
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Stop extortion by Hijras
I was disappointed to see a photo published in the front page of The Daily Star on October 13. The photo shows a group of Hijras (transgender people) forcing a bus passenger to get off and pay them money.
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Violence against women and children
It's a matter of extreme sorrow that violence against women and children in our country is on the rise. We are accustomed to reading newspaper reports about
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Lack of playing grounds in Chittagong
The Outer Stadium in Chittagong once used to groom prominent cricketers, some of whom ended up playing in the national team. But, currently, the famous
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Cheating people in the name of “sit-in service”
In the name of “sit-in service”, bus owners in Dhaka are robbing people of their hard-earned money. I am a regular passenger of Bus Route No. 3 which goes from Fulbaria (Gulistan) to Abdullahpur.
13 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Reform the UN
Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations has played an important role in bringing an end to a number of conflicts. However, its noble goal of maintaining world peace and security has come into question because it did not undergo the required reforms in a changed political environment.
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Errant cops should face exemplary punishment
I am shocked to read the news report published in this paper on October 10 titled “Man 'beaten to death' by policemen”.
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Complete JnU hall construction work
The construction work of a student dormitory at the Jagannath University has been underway since 2011. There were a number of extensions to the project deadline, but the authorities seem unconcerned about the delay in project completion.
11 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Protect child rights
This newspaper has recently published a report about child labour. Child labour is a criminal offence according to our labour law, but our social structure is such that engaging children in labour has been more or less accepted by the general people.
11 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Why only blame Mushfiqur?
It is unfair and unjust to blame Mushfiqur Rahim alone for Bangladesh cricket team's debacle in the recently concluded Test series against South Africa.
10 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Severe noise pollution in Dhaka
While I appreciated the editorial on noise pollution published on October 8 in The Daily Star, I must point out that if the public does not bother to be conscious, rules cannot make noise pollution go away.
9 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Reconsider increase of holding tax
It has been reported that holding tax has been increased up to eleven times the previous rate. Surely, this will result in the increase of house rent.
9 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Control lab test charges
It is a common practice for most doctors to advise the patient to conduct diagnostic tests. The number of tests that is usually advised sometimes makes the patients wonder if they are all necessary.
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Who to blame for the failure in the latest Test?
The Daily Star has recently published a front-page report titled “Tigers fail to learn.” I believe it's not only the Tigers who had failed to learn; many commentators and the cricket board should also share the blame.
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Make kidney dialysis affordable
Very often patients with kidney diseases need dialysis. Kidney Foundation and a few other public hospitals have dialysis equipment. They
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Drive against stockists needed
Last month we saw a laudable initiative taken by the police in Dhaka. Although it was a small-scale drive, it revealed some culpable
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM