Reaction / What does success mean if it cannot care for a mother?
2 June 2026, 18:33 PM
A decomposed body in Mirpur-11 exposes the fragility of elder care in modern life
2 June 2026, 18:33 PM
100 Days of BNP govt / Govt plans big for edn, execution doubts remain
28 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The BNP-led government flagged education as a priority in its first 100 days, unveiling plans for curriculum revision, compulsory sports from Class IV, free uniforms, midday meals and a commitment to raise education spending to 5 percent of GDP.
28 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Reaction / When will these painful stories end?
27 May 2026, 18:42 PM
Measles continues to ravage our children and with them their faimilies
27 May 2026, 18:42 PM
Reaction / Why must workers wait for Eid dues every year?
26 May 2026, 19:00 PM
When planning fails selectively, and always in the same direction, always at the worker's expense -- it is no longer a planning problem.
26 May 2026, 19:00 PM
Reaction / Before we called her a victim, she was a child
20 May 2026, 19:56 PM
Ramisa’s murder must not become another passing outrage
20 May 2026, 19:56 PM
DCs seek PM’s intervention on drug menace
4 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Deputy commissioners yesterday warned that the growing availability of drugs among youth, despite regular enforcement drives, poses a grave threat to the nation, urging the government to adopt tougher measures to curb the menace.
4 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Can playing a historic speech justify repeated bail denials?
26 April 2026, 11:00 AM
About a month and a half has passed since the arrest and detention of leftist student leader Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi.
26 April 2026, 11:00 AM
When mobile journalism crosses the line into public shaming
20 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Journalism is meant to hold power to account, and mobile journalism, using smartphones for reporting and storytelling, should have ideally taken that mission to new heights.
20 April 2026, 12:00 PM
July uprising: AL govt, oppositions used children as pawns
Both the previous government (Awami League) and opposition groups recruited, paid, and used children in violence during the July uprising, a United Nations Fact-Finding Mission has reported.
22 February 2025, 20:03 PM
Mohammadpur 'gunfight' follows a disturbingly similar script
Instead of dismantling organised crime, the interim government appears to be using law enforcement as another tool for political persecution
21 February 2025, 10:05 AM
Are they even trying? Or have they decided not to act?
A month on, there is still no justice for violence against adivasis
18 February 2025, 09:20 AM
Set up waiting list system to recruit teachers
The government’s advisory committee on primary education reform has proposed a new system for teacher recruitment.
17 February 2025, 18:00 PM
July Uprising: State forces, AL perpetrated gender-based violence
The United Nations fact-finding report has exposed disturbing accounts of gender-based violence during the July uprising last year, with women protesters facing physical assaults, rape threats, and arbitrary detention.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Why not banish Aynaghars?
Enforced disappearances have long been a dark stain on Bangladesh's history, with Aynaghar standing as one of the most harrowing symbols of this systemic abuse.
13 February 2025, 07:39 AM
Primary education: PECE, similar tests should be scrapped
A government-appointed advisory committee yesterday recommended scrapping the Primary Education Completion Examination and similar tests.
10 February 2025, 19:17 PM
Renaming education cadre proposed
The Public Administration Reform Commission has proposed the creation of a separate body for recruitment tests to appoint education cadre officers.
7 February 2025, 19:20 PM
44th-47th BCS exams: PHQ for halting recruitment to 310 police posts
The Police Headquarters has recommended suspending the recruitment process for all 310 police cadre posts from the 44th to 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.
2 February 2025, 18:00 PM
How many more have to die in custody?
For years, extrajudicial killings have almost been a hallmark of Bangladesh law enforcement practices
2 February 2025, 07:24 AM
You promised change, where is it?
Two weeks after the attack on adivasi protesters, the attackers still roam free
31 January 2025, 06:55 AM
UGC considers ‘July 36 univ’ for seven govt colleges
The University Grants Commission is considering a new public university named “July 36 University” for the seven government colleges that were under Dhaka University.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Will the mob decide Bangladesh’s future?
In Joypurhat, a group of people stormed a football field and forced a women's match to be cancelled
29 January 2025, 09:23 AM
Public universities: Admission woes deepen for students
Admission seekers are set to face increased hassle with at least 10 public universities no longer participating in the cluster-based admission test system. They are holding entrance exams on their own.
25 January 2025, 18:34 PM
Govt's decision to release top criminals proving costly
Despite assurances from police of a zero-tolerance policy, citizens have seen a surge in crime
22 January 2025, 06:30 AM
Arresting scapegoats will hardly make a difference
Police arrest hospitals staffers and a doctor for the death of a protester shot by law enforcers
18 January 2025, 06:20 AM
Students suffer as NCTB fails to deliver books
Only 37% of 40.15cr textbooks distributed till first half of Jan
17 January 2025, 18:03 PM
Police brutality on protesters: A betrayal of the July uprising
They risked everything for a better future, a better Bangladesh
16 January 2025, 15:26 PM
Removal of word ‘adivasi’: Indigenous group attacked at NCTB; 20 hurt
At least 20 persons were injured yesterday in an attack on an indigenous group and its supporters protesting the removal of a graffiti from textbooks featuring the word “indigenous” (adivasi, in Bangla).
15 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Shakib Al Hasan: An icon we once adored, now fading into memory
Shakib is still a legend. His achievements have changed Bangladesh cricket forever. But a legacy is more than just numbers and trophies.
14 January 2025, 02:06 AM