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
Repairing sewer, water lines causes sufferings
The sewer and water lines of Dhaka City are repaired and reconstructed every year. It creates huge sufferings for the city dwellers. I think I speak for everyone when I ask, why do the same lines have to be repaired and reconstructed every year?
29 August 2017, 18:00 PM
The age of internet banking
Taking money out from banks is no longer a tiring job. You no longer have to wait in long queues to withdraw or transfer money. Because of internet banking, all banking facilities have now been made much easier.
28 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Ticket fares should be regulated
People are leaving for their hometowns, mostly using intercity bus services and other transport facilities. Transport services, however, are
28 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Building in a well planned way
Agricultural land in our country is relatively scarce when compared to our gigantic population. Data provided by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics show that we are losing whatever little agricultural land we have at the rate of one percent per year.
27 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Have we done enough?
According to a UN report, 17 percent of Bangladesh's land could potentially be submerged under water. Irregularities and corruption in the construction of dams and barrages are largely responsible, to some extent, for the current severity of the flood situation.
27 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Introduce weekend special train
Every year during the Eid, a few special trains as well as a few extra compartments are added to the existing train services for almost all
26 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Repair Chittagong city's unsafe roads
Chittagong is mired in numerous problems, of which water logging, as everyone knows by now, is the main one. Because of water
26 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Ctg's water logging problem
Inundation caused by high-tide twice, has led to the suffering of thousands of families living in the Agrabad residential area. All roads in
25 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Vehicles on Dhaka roads
The rise in the number of motor vehicles on Dhaka's roads is, to some extent, the main reason for traffic gridlocks, resulting in massive
25 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Recruit support staff for govt hospitals
Government hospitals have been acutely suffering from support staff shortages for many years.
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Distribution channels for flood victims
A recent video clip that went viral on the Internet shows the helplessness of people in flood-hit areas of our country. The video shows some victims of a flood-affected area scrambling for relief in knee-deep water as volunteers from a nearby boat hurled the bags to them.
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Too many candidates, not enough vacancies
On August 25, 2017, the Non-Government Teachers Registration and Certification (NTRC's) examination is going to be held. A report
23 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Rest in peace, Nayak Raj
It is saddening to hear that Nayak Raj Razzak died of heart failure at the United Hospital. I have known him ever since Behula was
23 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Medical waste poses health risks
The Daily Star has recently published a photograph of dumped medical wastes in front of a hospital in Dhaka. In developed countries, technologies like autoclaving and incineration are used for the final disposal of medical wastes.
22 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Unhealthy fake cosmetics
Many fake cosmetics using the name of world-famous brands have flooded the markets of Bangladesh. These are very injurious to the human skin and can permanently damage other organs. Such fake products are openly sold in many markets. There is no one
22 August 2017, 18:00 PM
No unsupervised Internet access to children
Our country is moving fast in terms of Internet and smart-phone penetration, but moral and social values have been in decline. A survey
21 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Roads in northern districts too dangerous
Every year, many people are killed in road accidents, particularly in the highways of the northern part of our country. The roads there are
21 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Aerial survey of flood sensitive spots
Flood has affected the country twice this year. As a result, bridges, roads, railway lines, crop fields, villages and towns have been severely affected and damaged.
20 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Teachers, like everyone else, deserve safety
Recently, we came to know that a primary school teacher in Barguna was gang-raped on her own school premises. This is a heinous incident that has raised several questions.
20 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Repair the roads of Dhaka
Almost all the roads and lanes of Dhaka city are in bad shape. Uncoordinated development works, incessant rain and the lack of a proper
19 August 2017, 18:00 PM