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
Standardisation of answer scripts
The pass rate of SSC examinations has fallen this year by 7.49 percent due to the new evaluation process. Examiners trained by the
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Ignoring court orders by government agencies
This refers to a news report titled "DB asked to submit probe report June 7" published by The Daily Star on May 8, 2017, regarding the
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Honouring a friend of the country
Professor Waris Mir was among the few Pakistanis to raise his voice against the genocide of Bangladeshis in 1971.
9 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Malpractice in university admissions
Public universities are considered to be the best providers of quality higher education in Bangladesh. Among them, Dhaka University is revered as the finest.
9 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Our betrayal to the Sundarbans
My hometown is Khulna. It gives me great pride to have grown up close to the Sundarbans. Ever since the signing of the MoU over the
8 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Polytechnic institutions needed
Bangladesh has seen commendable growth in the size of its educated workforce over the years.
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Children exposed to hazards
Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives them of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend
6 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Illicit financial flows from Bangladesh
As per the latest Global Financial Integrity report, Bangladesh has lost between USD 6 to 9 billion to illicit financial outflows in 2014. This
5 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Salute to Unsung Heroes!
Seven underrepresented women who have contributed to nation building were awarded by The Daily Star and IPDC Finance Ltd on May 2,
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Politics in cadre recruitment
On May 2, 2017 cadres recommended by the PSC joined their workplaces after passing through the stages of the 35th BCS exam.
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Consumers will bear the brunt of the new VAT rate
A 15 percent flat VAT rate on 4,800 consumer products will limit our purchasing power. Production of some local products may also
3 May 2017, 18:00 PM
The problem with the VAT rate
A lot of controversy is going on regarding the imposition of 15 percent VAT on all goods and services. In advanced countries, VAT is imposed on producers of goods and services and not on consumers.
2 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Discourage tobacco consumption
Bangladesh remains one of the world's largest consumers of tobacco, according to reports published by The Daily Star.
2 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Gaps in workers' rights go unnoticed
Occupational health and safety service in Bangladesh is still in the developmental stage. Most of these services cater only to the needs of workers in the industrial and manufacturing sectors, ignoring the other professions.
30 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Disadvantages of unfair pricing
The RMG products imported from Bangladesh are sold at prices four or five times higher than the buying price in retail houses in the EU,
29 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Unethical policemen must be disciplined
According to a report published on the last page of The Daily Star on April 29, a police probe found 11 detectives involved in snatching
29 April 2017, 18:00 PM
A malpractice far too common
Question papers getting leaked the night before public examinations has become somewhat of a culture in Bangladesh in the present day...
28 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Develop the livestock sector
There are seven universities in our country which are providing formal education in veterinary medicine. Developing this sector can help
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Rampal power plant is becoming a horrible reality
I was shocked and dismayed to read that the state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured the export order for the
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Control stent prices
A national Bangla daily reported recently that the international market price of each BMS cardiac ring (stent) is USD 70 to 120 (equivalent
26 April 2017, 18:00 PM