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
Save our elephants
Eleven elephants were killed this year—seven were electrocuted while four, including a three-year-old calf, were shot dead. Most of the killings
24 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Is tourism safe now?
Given the number of people visiting popular tourist destinations across our country, it may appear that coronavirus is long gone and that is rather worrying.
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Chinese loans and investments in Bangladesh
The Chinese government, as a part of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), invested huge amounts in the form of loans in Bangladesh. However, there is a
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Unfair Myanmar elections
With more than one million people disenfranchised or displaced, Myanmar’s election cannot be free and fair. The US and its global partners must
9 November 2020, 18:00 PM
For the love of Hilsa
There was a 22-day ban on catching hilsa, which lasted till November 4, to ensure safe spawning of the fish during its peak breeding period in the sea,
7 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Help jute workers
According to a report, export of goods made from jute rose by 40 percent. The Ministry of Textiles and Jute stated that the influence of jute on the
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM
PM’s timely decision
As Covid-19 has started to spread again with new force around the world and many countries in Europe have announced fresh lockdowns, Prime
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
A gruesome mob lynching
I was horrified to read the news of Shahidunnabi Jewel, who was beaten and torched to death in Lalmonirhat district on Thursday. Locals claim that he
2 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Whatever happened to safety measures?
Given the way people are roaming around these days, it is as if everyone is suddenly immune to the coronavirus and all the warnings seem to be falling
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Chaos over cables
For the third time, the overhead internet and television cables in my area were cut by the city corporation in the name of enhancing the beauty of the
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
No room for complacency
According to a survey by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), around 45 percent of people surveyed in Dhaka were
15 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Second wave of Covid-19
The severity of coronavirus has not diminished, but public life is continuing as before. People are crowding bazaars, shopping malls and public
12 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Women paving the way
At a time when the nation is enraged over the recent atrocities faced by women, we are proud of Nazma Begum—the Bangladesh Army’s first woman
9 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Is rape being normalised?
A graphic video of a woman being raped and brutalised has caused a national outcry recently. The horrific incident reveals the audacity of sexual
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh in UN Peacekeeping Mission
It is a matter of great pride for us that Bangladesh has secured the top rank in sending troops to the United Nations peacekeeping missions amongst
4 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Horrors in hostels
The recent case of rape at MC College is another example of the misdeeds committed by student cadres of the ruling party. All student dormitories are
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Alarming rise in rapes
Why are we failing so miserably to put an end to rape? What is more horrifying is that gang rapes are on the rise. The recent cases of a Chakma woman
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Drug trade on the rise
The rate at which drug dealing and drug abuse is on the rise is surely alarming. In the past, such things would take place in narrow alleyways or similar
26 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Will the pandemic ever end?
It frightens me that despite the worsening conditions in Bangladesh, its business as usual whenever I step out of the house. It seems that the public
22 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Take action against syndicates
Capitalising on the demand of the general consumer and increasing the price by reducing the supply of goods in the market in the hope of extra profits has been going on for a long time. Even in the early stages of lockdown, low quality products were being sold at high prices.
21 September 2020, 18:00 PM