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
An example of true passion
I was travelling yesterday and the rickshaw-puller was a boy aged 20-21.
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Fiasco in Admission Test in DU
The standard of education in the country has nosedived with the passage of time. Educational institutions coupled with coaching centres and guardians have turned students into robotic examinees, not learners.
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM
A noble initiative by Quantum Foundation
Quantum Foundation, a voluntary and non-profitable organisation, has been relentlessly and silently working for the welfare of our society.
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Farming industry needs young leaders
Bangladesh is full of natural resources. Despite such a large share of our economy taken up by agricultural activity (almost 80 percent of the population's occupation is farming), younger generations show little to no interest in the sector.
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM
A request to Roads Transport and Bridges Minister
We heartily congratulate Minister Obaidul Quader for being elected as General Secretary of Awami League.
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Use of fictitious ISBN by Bangladeshi publishers
Most publishers of Bangladesh are unaware of the use of International Standard Book Number in their books.
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Helpline 1098: a laudable initiative
We envision a country where children will be safe and comfortable, and no girls will be abused or harassed. A land where people like Badrul or Saiful would never dare to commit such heinous crimes.
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Save the trees
I fully appreciate our honourable mayor's contribution towards fixing many of Dhaka's sewerage lines. However, the contractors are in the process, harming our trees whilst fixing the sewerage system along Gulshan 2, in the backyard of Road 50 near the lake.
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Government's help needed for female migrants
I agree with the article “Abuse female expatriate workers face” published on 27 October, 2016. I would like to add that 45% of female migrant workers are exploited both physically and sexually in their work places.
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Brutality against women and children needs action
The names of Tonu, Risha and Khadiza are still fresh in our minds, as is the brutality committed against them. And yet proclivity to
27 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Little girl fights for life
Three people were arrested at Lalbagh on charge of raping a girl. We find this kind of horrible news almost daily these days. People demand strict punishment of the culprits, but in very few cases do we come to know about any measures taken after a long time, if any.
27 October 2016, 18:00 PM
A hard fought test
Little did the debutant Mehedi Hasan Miraj know that he would be able to extract the best bowling figure on barely starting his cricket
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Recruiting teachers for university level
All university authorities, public or private, always try to select the best candidate. But what is the definition of a “best candidate”? Some
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Batsmen must monitor their session timings
Years ago in a Bangladesh vs. West Indies test match, Alok Kapali, at 85 runs, lifted his bat to hit the ball for a 6 only to get caught out
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Make salt prices reasonable
Adding iodine in edible salt was made mandatory by government two decades ago because of goiter – an uncommon disease in Bangladesh.
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM
"The Next Hope"
Bangladesh is growing faster than our expectations towards its decisive target to be a middle income country by 2021.
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Is quality education being assured?
The 2.47 percent passing rate in DU admission test of Cha unit has surprised us a lot, since the students passed in HSC exams with a healthy passing rate of nearly 75 percent along with a recorded amount of GPA 5 this year.
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
An example of leadership and patriotism!
October saw the demise of Thailand's long-serving monarch King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Congratulations to the youngest test player!
I wholeheartedly congratulate Mehedi Hasan Miraz who has had quite a splendid start in international cricket at age 18.
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Gender equality requires micro-level development
I completely agree with the article “Discrimination against female farmers" published on October 20, 2016. I would like to add that women in rural areas are more exploited than those in urban areas because they are deprived of many facilities.
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM