Don't let red tape drown our children
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Youth skills must match industry needs
15 July 2026, 18:07 PM
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Transparency must guide appointments at the Information Commission
15 July 2026, 13:00 PM
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Dhaka can no longer do without a dynamic drainage system
14 July 2026, 18:13 PM
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Do not overload young learners
13 July 2026, 18:52 PM
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Reassess the future of Khulna's jute mills
14 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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We must prepare for a harsher climate
12 July 2026, 19:00 PM
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Do not let maternal care gains slip away
13 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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Emergency services need urgent bolstering
12 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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High fertility isn’t good news
11 July 2026, 18:12 PM
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An indelible mark on our secular history
Humayun Azad verdict to serve long-denied justice
15 April 2022, 13:26 PM
Covid treatment must be made affordable to all
It is most unfortunate that two years into the pandemic, the government has still not been able to ensure proper treatment at affordable costs for Covid-19
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Celebrate our unity this Pahela Baishakh
Let us shed the darkness of the past to welcome the new year
13 April 2022, 13:19 PM
Work now, pay much, much later?
It is disappointing to learn how the government’s 40-day job scheme project fails to be efficient in serving the farmers in the northern districts of Bangladesh, seemingly every year.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Erratic flash floods in haors alarming
Long-term solutions needed to tackle this trend
12 April 2022, 11:58 AM
Why is the birth registration process so chaotic?
We remain cautiously optimistic about the LGRD minister’s assurance that the birth registration process would be made simpler and
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Inflation pushing people to the edge
The size of our market dictates that it cannot be controlled by enacting laws alone.
11 April 2022, 12:42 PM
Premature end to another prime minister’s tenure
Another elected government in Pakistan has failed to finish its term.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Will we finally have inclusive police services?
PM inaugurates OSS desk for women, children, disabled persons and the elderly
10 April 2022, 13:33 PM
Sanity must prevail as Ukraine war escalates food prices
The Russia-Ukraine war has already resulted in an abnormal escalation in global food prices, especially of staple grains and vegetable oils,
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Help struggling countries reach vaccination targets
Countries that are still falling behind the WHO-set inoculation target must be assisted by the international community.
9 April 2022, 11:35 AM
Pakistan SC spoils Imran’s game
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s embattled prime minister, knew he would lose the no-confidence vote in parliament, and so he decided to avoid it and go for fresh
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Release Hriday Mondal, save academic freedom
The state cannot punish someone for teaching students to think rationally
8 April 2022, 12:54 PM
Govt should be lauded for Anti-Discrimination Bill
We commend the government for placing the much-awaited Anti-Discrimination Bill in parliament. The bill aims to protect and ensure equal
7 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Resurrect the EC’s lost image
Its obligation is to the people only
7 April 2022, 11:39 AM
Has Wasa water ever been safe to drink directly?
When the long-serving managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) assures us that the foul-smelling tap water
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Take the MPs’ concerns for price hike seriously
Such animated discussions benefit both govt and the public
6 April 2022, 11:17 AM
Bangladesh-US relations
Setting a unique example of diplomatic nicety, US President Joe Biden wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that he was confident
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Shocking state of private primary schools
Govt must critically assess and provide assistance to those in need
5 April 2022, 11:41 AM
A real tragedy is unfolding in Sri Lanka
We are heartbroken by what is happening in Sri Lanka. Years of mismanagement and nepotism, followed by the Covid-19 pandemic and
4 April 2022, 18:00 PM