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
Protect our forests
The wildfire in central Portugal has killed over 62 people, sending shockwaves across the world. Deforestation and dry weather, which
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh's meek surrender to India
Bangladesh made it to the semifinals for the first time in the history of Champions Trophy.
18 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Muslims must unite to defeat terrorism
Muslim countries in the Middle East are at daggers with each other over the Shia-Sunni divide. These are all man-made enmities.
18 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Grief stricken by the London Tower inferno
We are deeply shocked and saddened by the incident at the Grenfell Tower in London, the 24 storey building which was engulfed by fire.
17 June 2017, 18:00 PM
The horrible state of our International Airport
In anyone wants to enter the the International Airport in Dhaka to receive guests coming from abroad, s/he has to buy a ticket for TK 300
17 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Horrible load shedding in Agrabad, Chittagong
Agrabad has been facing troubles of clogged rainwater and high tide twice a day daily due to the removal of temporary barrage in Maheshkhal. Now there is the added trouble of load shedding.
16 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Monsoon woes in the streets of Chittagong
With the arrival of summer, rain with water logging and traffic woes will come back to haunt city dwellers in Chittagong. Water logged
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Preventing deaths from landslides
More than 140 people have been killed in the past two days in the CHT due to the incessant rainfall, including four army personnel. Several others are injured.
14 June 2017, 18:00 PM
All the best to our cricket team!
Bangladesh is going to play against India in the semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy today.
14 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Stop child labour
We keep saying that children are our future nation-builders while many children across the country continue to be pushed into child labour.
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Elementary schools without playgrounds?
A recent survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics suggests that only 2 percent of children have access to playgrounds in Dhaka.
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Recapitalising government banks with taxpayers' money
The government has put aside Tk 20 billion from the budget for the state-owned banks and a private commercial bank. But this
12 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Proud of our Tigers!
We are euphoric and immensely proud of the Bangladesh cricket team for their victory on foreign soil against a strong New Zealand side...
11 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Not enough cyclone shelters
The recent cyclones from the Bay of Bengal highlight how Bangladesh is indeed one of the strongly disaster-prone countries of the world. The people living in the coastal areas like Cox's Bazar,
11 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Connecting with nature
We are blissfully unaware of our responsibility to protect our planet. It is time to address environmental issues on a broader aspect in
10 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Death of construction workers
Three workers have died in a tragic accident recently in Siddeshwari while working on a construction site that didn't have proper safety
10 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Excise tax on bank accounts
Excise tax is an indirect tax imposed on the manufacture, sale or use of certain types of goods and products.
9 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Solar based irrigation
The Daily Star, on the World Environment day on June 5, published news about the use of solar-based irrigation system that is hopefully increasing in our country.
9 June 2017, 18:00 PM
A city choked by traffic and waste
I have been living abroad for the past 35 years. When I come to visit my elderly mother in Dhaka, my heart sinks at the traffic and stench
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Parent counselling for child development
Playgrounds in the city are decreasing day by day due to ceaseless industrialisation, creating a severe shortage of healthy leisure
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM