Airport Road needs to be traffic-free

The Airport road in Dhaka is extremely important, for both commercial reasons and for travellers departing or arriving in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, there are no alternate roads to ease the pressure from this road.
21 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Northern Bangladesh deserves more attention

There is no doubt that the USD 24.45 billion soft loan on 27 different projects, along with the USD 13.6 billion investment on 13 joint venture agreements with China will play a great role for the economic development of Bangladesh.
21 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Havoc by bikers

While most people in our country are law abiding citizens, the callousness of some influences others to follow suit, creating a chaotic
20 October 2016, 18:00 PM

The nightmare of Dhaka traffic

Our beloved, beautiful Dhaka city has become a nightmare for commuters. Reaching any destination involves hours of sweating and
20 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Let's football!

The defeat against Bhutan is a mournful knock to our football journey. Former footballers and football lovers all over the country have expressed their concern over the development of national football.
19 October 2016, 18:00 PM

How the government can reduce our financial burdens

Bangladesh has achieved drastic poverty reduction within 45 years of its independence. The government, NGOs and private sectors are responsible for such commendable feats.
19 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Authorities must facilitate our right to know

I completely agree with Dr. Shamsul Bari's article titled "Right to know, not need to know" on October 17, 2016.
18 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Hoping for a peace-loving President of the United States

I watched every speech in the election campaign and every debate when Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were running for presidency.
18 October 2016, 18:00 PM

We Love the King

Thailand is in mourning as their beloved king, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away on October 13.
17 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Congratulations, Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury Tutul!

Congratulations to Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury Tutul, winner of the PEN Pinter Prize. He has received this prize for his outstanding contributions to publishing in a time when hundreds of writers find their voices repressed.
17 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh's achievements from President Jinping's visit

It is truly a blessing for us that Bangladesh's location off the Bay of Bengal and its vast and promising work-force are attracting nations
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Let's preserve our humanity

I completely agree with Mohammad Badrul Ahsan's article titled 'Humanity's abandoned house' on October 15, 2016.
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Congratulations, Patrick D'Rozario

We offer our heartiest congratulations to Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario of Dhaka on his becoming the first Bangladeshi cardinal - a rare
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Why are bauls being attacked?

Bauls are being attacked in different parts of the country. This time, miscreants burnt a 'baul akhra' in Faridpur. Earlier in July, three bauls of Chuadanga were attacked.
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Recruitment process in Bangladesh Bank

BB published a circular to recruit “Officer (General Side)” against its vacancy in June 2014. After almost 6 months of the publication date,
14 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Attitude towards education must change

In the recent admission test results of University of Dhaka, a major portion of the students have failed in English even though most of them got A in HSC.
14 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Tigers fought well, but lacked consistency

We fought well on Wednesday, but there was no consistency in both the batting and bowling of our players. Tamim played well but couldn't score a big total.
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Reducing child marriage is our duty

Across the developing world where child marriage is most prevalent, investing in sons' education is seen as a worthwhile investment to parents.
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Tips for the Tigers

Congratulations to the Tigers, Mashrafe in particular, for a brilliant win. When England were 31 for 4 after 10 overs, we started to believe that Bangladesh could pull off an unlikely win, and when Moeen Ali was dismissed in the 27th over with the score at 120-6, the game seemed firmly in the Tigers' grip.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM

We want to breathe pure air

The air in Hazaribagh is seriously polluted. With residential houses and tannery factories cohabitating in the same area, smoke from the factories...
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM