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
Rejoinder from University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
An editorial titled “Why more private universities? Authorities do not seem to be serious about quality”, published in The Daily Star on
16 January 2017, 18:00 PM
President Obama's moving farewell speech
President Obama's farewell speech truly moved me. His statements on immigrants were especially poignant as he said, "If we're unwilling
15 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Political rallies disrupting city life
Dhaka is a crowded city, where traffic congestion has become a part of everyday life. This situation is further aggravated when political
15 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Perennial traffic gridlock of Dhaka
Dhaka city has become synonymous with traffic jam. Perennial traffic jam has gripped the entire city. It is quite unpredictable how long it
14 January 2017, 18:00 PM
To Bangladesh Railway
Death is inevitable; no one will live forever. We have to accept it, but untimely deaths due to accidents are very hard to accept. Often we
13 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Save the reserve trees
Of late, illegally cutting down of reserve trees has taken a massive form. Poor surveillance and failure to ensure exemplary punishment to
12 January 2017, 18:00 PM
A risky tendency
A few days back a massive fire broke out at the DCC Market of Gulshan-1, leading to huge losses for shop owners, as it took four days
11 January 2017, 18:00 PM
For a clean, hygienic city
This letter refers to a fascinating picture published in TDS on December 31, 2016, which shows rickshaw puller Nissan spreading flower
11 January 2017, 18:00 PM
No textbooks on the NCTB website
No textbooks either for the Bengali or English versions are to be found on the NCTB website. Not only that, other materials like teachers' guide cannot be found there either.
10 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Urge authorities to save migratory birds
I was shocked by yesterday's report on The Daily Star highlighting the killing of migratory birds. Poachers' trapping of birds and killing
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM
We should all fight child labour
Let us take a New Year's pledge of not visiting houses, shops and restaurants that employ child labour. We can help ferry young lives
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Is Bangladesh prepared to face an earthquake?
Earthquakes are becoming more frequent by the day – the most recent one took us all by surprise on January 4.
8 January 2017, 18:00 PM
The unsettled issue
Tamils have the right to live in peace and harmony in Sri Lanka. However, history is testament to the ethnic Tamils' unfortunate treatment in Sri Lanka.
8 January 2017, 18:00 PM
What is the actual rate of inflation?
For the last few days, print and electronic media have been busy with Bangladesh's inflation figure of about 6 percent for the year 2016,
7 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Gulshan DCC market fire
A devastating fire engulfed Gulshan1 DCC market this week and gutted hundreds of shops. After 15 hours of toiling efforts, finally the firefighters managed to douse the fire.
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Waiting for a peaceful Rakhine
According to the UN, at least 30,000 Rohingyas have been displaced by the recent violence in the Rakhine state. They have been made
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Free hostels from student politics
Most government universities and many colleges have residential facilities. Students who come from less privileged backgrounds have to live in university hostels.
4 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Dirty footbridges
It is very unfortunate that most of the footbridges of the city are so dirty that pedestrians feel discouraged from using them.
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Universities are living things!
Universities have, of late, come under severe criticism. But the truth of the matter remains that universities across the country have worked relentlessly to impart the different branches of knowledge, starting from humanities to the sciences.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Death of children from drowning
Drowning is the leading cause of death of children aged 1-17 years and has turned into a "silent epidemic" in Bangladesh. On average, 18,000 children die every year from drowning in this county.
1 January 2017, 18:00 PM