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
Fake and adulterated fertilisers
According to news reports, fake and adulterated fertilisers have engulfed the local markets, due to which our agricultural production has
19 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Save Dhaka city from sound pollution
The Daily Star has recently reported that DMP destroyed around 10,000 hydraulic horns in the capital in a bid to curb noise pollution. It's a welcome step.
18 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Increase stipend amount for meritorious students
The government of Bangladesh has been providing a stipend to students who pass public examinations meritoriously. In recent years, the number of stipend against PSC and JSC examinations has increased as the number of students increased many folds.
18 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Bashabo-Tantibazar bus service required
The southeast part of Dhaka city, which includes Bashabo, Goran, Nandipara, Kadamtala, Sabujbag and Rajarbag, does not have an
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Hawkers should be rehabilitated before eviction
Recently, both the Dhaka city corporations have resumed their eviction drives to remove the hawkers from pavements. We are not against
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Withdraw recruitment fees
Three lakh eighty-nine thousand applicants applied to sit for the 38th BCS examinations against only two thousand twenty-four posts.
16 August 2017, 18:00 PM
The fugitive killers of Bangabandhu
We have been hearing that diplomatic efforts are ongoing to bring back the fugitive killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. But we still have not been able to bring them back. Why this delay? We are frustrated at this failure of our diplomatic efforts.
15 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Flood, food and people's purchasing capacity
Floods have devastated different parts of the country—damaging crops and homestead. The communication system across the country has also been damaged severely.
15 August 2017, 18:00 PM
When the protectors turn perpetrators
I've recently noticed a report published by The Daily Star detailing how an 8-year old student was brutally tortured by her teachers. Police
14 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Flood in northern districts
The inhabitants of the northern region of the country have been affected by the devastating floods. Due to excessive rainfall and fresh
14 August 2017, 18:00 PM
DA should fix price of medicines
Recently, we came to know that the cabinet approved a National Medicine Policy, which the Health Ministry had drafted earlier. Undoubtedly, it's a laudable step.
13 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Soaring prices of essential commodities
Consumers on a fixed income are hard put, as the price of vegetables has recently increased. Cucumber, for example, sells for Tk 80 per
12 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Stop threatening the Sundarbans
According to a front-page report published by The Daily Star on August 11, the government intends to legalise more than 150 industrial projects in the Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) of the Sundarbans.
12 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Complete Moghbazar flyover project soon
The construction of the Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover is one of the main causes of increased traffic jam in Moghbazar and nearby areas. The flyover was supposed to be active by 2014, but a significant portion of the project is yet to be completed.
11 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Curb the use of polythene bags and plastic bottles
Use of polythene bags and plastic bottles is rampant across the country because of their low cost. What is neglected in the process, however, is the serious impact on our environment.
11 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Let the Farmgate park be safe
Farmgate is one of the busiest places in the capital city. Thousands of families reside here and in the neighboring areas. There is a park at the heart of Farmgate.
10 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Fish revolution in recent times
The Daily Star in its Wednesday issue carried a report that details a report conducted by researchers from the IFPRI and Michigan State University about Bangladesh's fishery sector.
10 August 2017, 18:00 PM
No more admission test, please!
The news report published in The Daily Star titled “7 Newly Affiliated Colleges: DU to hold separate tests for admission” has drawn my
9 August 2017, 18:00 PM
It's not hajj, it's a pleasure trip
The Daily Star has recently published a news report titled “Hajj pilgrimage at tax payers' expense” informing us that the government is
9 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Bring perpetrators of rape to justice
According to Bangladesh Mahila Parishad's figures, as reported by this newspaper, as many as 429 incidents of rape took place between January and June this year, with many victims being teenage girls.
8 August 2017, 18:00 PM