Change makers, we salute you

Your newspaper published an extraordinary report on the ninety-year-old Jahiron Bewa, who rides her bicycle to make house calls in
26 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Alternative employment facilities in haor region

The two main means of surviving in the haor regions are growing Boro paddy in the dry season and catching fish in the wet season. This
25 April 2017, 18:00 PM

A suggestion for the DMP

My blue book was once seized by a traffic officer. Six months later, I was told that my document had been misplaced. It was a huge hassle for me to have another blue book prepared.
25 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Conservation of pollinators - an urgent need

Bees and other insect pollinators are crucial natural tools for pollen grain transfers in important commercial crops and tree species
24 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Radioactive threat in haor areas

I was deeply concerned after reading the article titled “Uranium behind deaths in haors?” published by The Daily Star on April 21, 2017. It
24 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Immediate action needed to save public health

It is common for Bangladeshi farmers of haor regions to confront flash floods every year.
23 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Justice delayed, justice denied

The collapse of Rana Plaza is the deadliest industrial disaster of the world. The main culprit, Sohel Rana, owner of the said plaza, has been successful in evading justice till date.
23 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Uranium contamination in haor areas

The headline 'Uranium behind deaths in haors?' (The Daily Star, April 21, 2017) grabbed my attention. Most people don't have much of an
22 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Out of control Chatra League

According to news reports the members of Chatra League were locked in a violent clash with the policemen in the Kazir Dewry area of...
21 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Violence against women on the rise

Recently a young girl was brutally attacked and pushed from a rooftop by her husband in the presence of her mother.
21 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Workers dying from silicosis

Labourers who work in stone crushing in different parts of our country are dying due to silicosis caused by inhalation of crystalline silica
20 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Government surrenders

It is distressing and infuriating to watch our government surrender under duress and blackmail to a handful of private transport owners.
20 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Horrible waste makes travelling to Tangail difficult

The Tangail bound road close to Pabna bypass is covered by a massive volume of solid waste. All Tangail bound passengers have to
19 April 2017, 18:00 PM

The plight of passengers

The BRTA and the officials of the concerned ministry are requested to take a look at a photograph published on the last page of The Daily
19 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Direct train service schedule

I thank Mawduda Hasnin of Rajshahi for her concrete and worthy proposal of a Dhaka-Rajshahi direct train service, printed on April 17 in...
18 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Thanking the High Court for prompt justice

We applaud the High Court's decision of death sentence for the four convicts who brutally tortured Rajon to death.
18 April 2017, 18:00 PM

How effective is the ban on “seating service”?

The transport owners' move to stop seating services has created confusion among passengers due to the withdrawal of buses from
17 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Build a bridge over Panguchi

A great tragedy took place in the Panguchi River at Morelgonj on March 28. The waves created by a navy gunboat overturned a trawler
17 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Dhaka-Rajshahi direct train service needed

A few years ago, a friend of mine was travelling from Plymouth to Preston in the UK.
16 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Protect our culture

On April 13, the photo captioned 'Cultural tradition under attack' published by The Daily Star showed graffiti art smeared with black lubricants at the Institute of Fine Arts in Chittagong University.
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM