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
Rohingyas in India need attention too
I hail from Kashmir, and in our southernJammu region, a few thousand Rohingya Muslims have taken shelter.
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Stop traffic rule violations
Violating traffic rules has become a common practice due to the lack of traffic law enforcement.
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Mass shooters, one of the biggest threats to US
American gun lobbyists' claim that “Guns don't kill people, people kill people,” is all too familiar. But the truth is only with guns can a single person kill so many people.
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Taxing foreign remittance
I know a migrant construction labourer who remits his hard earned money from Malaysia, through the banking channel to his mother, who lives in Bangladesh, to meet day-to-day family expenditures. The money is not taxable for him, but taxable for his mother.
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Preserve the sanctity of Shaheed Minar
The Central Shaheed Minar is the ultimate symbol of our glorious Language Movement, which paved the way for our liberation movement. However, it is shameful that we have not been able to preserve the sanctity of this place.
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Boro crop as a solution to rice shortage
Floods have damaged Aush crops across the country resulting in great economic loss. The season of Boro crop is coming. And we need to make full use of it.
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Sustainable tourism in Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar is one of Bangladesh's top tourist destinations. Tourism in this area led to the development of infrastructure facilities such as hotels, restaurants, airport, etc.
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM
NID for expatriates
Expatriates have the right to vote as citizens of this country. Our government in the past took steps to allow them to vote, but in the end no measures were taken.
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Ease university entrance process
We have heard that Rajshahi University has made a large sum of money from undergraduate candidates, as have other public universities.
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
More polytechnic institutions needed
The number of regular graduates is increasing at a progressive rate but many remain unemployed for long periods of time. Industrialists,
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Cancer drugs should be produced domestically
Bangladesh government has set up the Essential Drug Company to produce a number of drugs, contraceptives, saline solution and a few other items required to treat some common diseases.
29 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Collect BCS fee through instalments
While applying for the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exam, a candidate has to pay a registration fee of Tk 700, excluding other costs. It
28 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Severe water scarcity in Old Dhaka
Several parts of Old Dhaka such as Gendaria, Sutrapur, Gualghat, Lakshmibazar, Kaltabazar and Islampur have been facing an acute
28 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Night at a refugee camp
Recently, I read a report titled “Night at a refugee camp” (The Daily Star) and was verytouched by it. The way Pinaki Roy and Mohammad Ali Jinnat described their experience of spending a night at a refugee camp was very impressive and left a profound impact on my mind.
27 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Should Suu Kyi bear all the blame?
This letter refers to the article titled “Suu Kyi's shocking fall from grace” by Peter Andre Globensky and Iqbalur Rahman published in this newspaper. The authors demanded that “she immediately instruct the Myanmar military to cease and desist from their murderous actions against the Rohingya minority.”
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Load-shedding in Rajshahi
The weather in Rajshahi is humid and hot these days, but we hardly have electricity in our locality.
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Urgent rice import needed
Rice is an extremely important and sensitive food item for Bangladesh because it is the country's most important staple food. The recent
25 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Bank recruitment process
The bank recruitment process under the supervision of Bankers' Selection Committee has been praised for its transparent nature.
25 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Vehicles on the footpaths
A photo recently published in The Daily Star showed how the pedestrians were being forced to use the streets because of vehicles parked on the footpaths.
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM
DU should reconsider timing of admission tests
The Dhaka University authorities should reconsider the timing of its admission tests. More than half the candidates do not live in Dhaka city. Those coming from outside usually reach Dhaka a day before their test so that they can attend it the next morning.
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM