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
Poorly managed recruitment process of the ACC
The Anti Corruption Commission published an advertisement for recruitment on January 6, 2015, but it is yet to complete that recruitment process.
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Look after our water bodies
Bangladesh is blessed with its surrounding rivers, especially the Buriganga, Dhaleshwari, and Sitalakhya, which serve as lifelines to the
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM
An admirable message
Kudos to Mr. Shuva Das for the humanitarian letter titled 'Ragging in public universities must be stopped', published in your newspaper on February 1.
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Water resources need to be explored
Bangladesh can strengthen its economy by exploiting resources from rivers and the Bay of Bengal.
7 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Protect South Asia's biodiversity
The vastly populated nations across South Asia are suffering from several anthropogenic issues impacting conservation and management of their vast natural resources, wildlife, and biodiversity in particular.
7 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Donald Trump's flawed foreign policy
President Trump's ban on immigrants from seven major Muslim countries, his threat to come out of NAFTA, cut down US subscription to the UN Fund and NATO, and the US withdrawal from the TPP agreement speak volumes about his misconceptions over US' longstanding foreign policies.
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Save our teenagers
It is alarming to see teenage boys involved in crimes such as drug addiction, snatching, eve teasing and even murder. It is a dangerous signal for the nation at large.
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Traffic jams in Shahbagh
Many people use the Shahbagh intersection every day, which is always clustered with traffic. Insufficient traffic police and improper time management of the traffic signals are the key reasons behind this problem.
5 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Books should be presented as awards
Book reading culture is gradually shrinking among our societies. I believe that, instead of presenting just crests, gifts and other prizes in contests and special occassions, participants should receive books.
5 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Textbook errors must be corrected
We appreciate the government's efforts to improve the quality of education in Bangladesh, but we must also bring to light the mistakes
4 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Rohingyas must get the help they deserve
I am writing in reference to the resettlement proposal of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to a remote island, as reported by the
4 February 2017, 18:00 PM
When children resort to crime
“When children resort to crime” by Aasha Mehreen Amin recently published in your newspaper shed light on a very
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Dangerous rail-crossing at Khilkhet point
While travelling last Friday, my car was blocked by vehicles, vendors and pedestrians halfway across the Khilkhet
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Help the Kunderpara Gana Unnayan Academy
Miscreants set the Kunderpara Gana Unnayan Academy on fire last week, leaving the students with no option but to study in the open field now.
2 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Woeful traffic: Some questions
We blame the traffic police for their failure to manage Dhaka's worsening traffic situation, yet we overlook how much civic sense has deteriorated among our drivers and car owners. The people's blatant violation of traffic rules is behavioural dysfunction at its worst.
2 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Addressing the ground realities of the Rampal protests
Rubana Huq's article “The alternative road to dissent” published in your paper yesterday raised many troubling questions. The author's apologist stance completely reduces the concern of activists and environmentalists protesting the project to an absurd simplicity.
1 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Ragging in public universities must be stopped
Ragging, the hidden mistreatment of freshers at the hands of senior students, has over the years become a tradition in the higher educational culture in Bangladesh.
31 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Public libraries in every village
The shortage of reading facilities in our rural areas is depriving students of the works of Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and many other luminaries.
30 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Animal Husbandry education needs attention
Animal Husbandry education is an applied branch of biological science relating to livestock production science and technology.
30 January 2017, 18:00 PM
An appeal to the Honourable Prime Minister
Wards No. 12 to 15 under the Dhaka City Corporation are densely populated with shops, schools, and colleges. Building the 100 feet road from Ansar Camp to Kachukhet, a project that was planned by RAJUK 30 years ago, will improve communication channels for civilians travelling through those areas.
29 January 2017, 18:00 PM