Don't let red tape drown our children
16 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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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
Editorial
Do not overload young learners
13 July 2026, 18:52 PM
Editorial
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
Editorial
High fertility isn’t good news
11 July 2026, 18:12 PM
Editorial
Legal reforms are but the first step to ending rape impunity
The law minister’s statement that the government is going to introduce legislation removing two questionable sections of the colonial-era
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Lifting Covid restrictions doesn’t mean lowering our guards
The government’s decision to lift all Covid-19 restrictions, however poorly implemented, comes as a relief as it means resuming, with greater
21 February 2022, 18:00 PM
ICJ’s fresh hearings into Rohingya case bring fresh hope
The world must come together for the Rohingya cause
21 February 2022, 12:19 PM
Indomitable Ekushey
As we observe the 70th anniversary of the historic Ekushey February, which in 1952 saw the culmination of a bloody struggle for the state
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Justice eludes Churihatta fire victims
Old Dhaka with its many warehouses remains a ticking time bomb
20 February 2022, 14:04 PM
Why are e-gates at Dhaka airport not operational yet?
Here is another classic example of the blame game so often seen among different agencies in the public sector.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM
ACC must not lose public confidence
Its recent conduct to a sacked official raises a lot of questions
19 February 2022, 13:49 PM
Unfit vehicles, unaccountable authorities
Recent data from the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has laid bare, once again, just how unsafe our roads are. As stated in a report by this
18 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Rate of stimulus disbursement disgraceful
Are we to believe there are no eligible beneficiaries in the country?
18 February 2022, 13:44 PM
Rid Old Dhaka of chemical warehouses
The bspectre of death still haunts the streets of Old Dhaka, where many precious lives were lost in raging fires originating from some
17 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Why raise the prices of Ramadan essentials now?
Govt must take measures to keep the market stable before it spirals out of control
17 February 2022, 12:13 PM
The saga of river killing continues
Hardly a day passes by without the media carrying news of a river slowly dying because of people’s greed and the authorities’ lax oversight.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Raising water price again will be devastating
Dhaka Wasa’s push amid high inflation makes no sense
16 February 2022, 14:02 PM
No respite from illegal brick kilns
It is alarming to know that at least 99 brick kilns in Brahmanbaria are operating illegally, posing serious threats to the environment and public
15 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Vital tasks ahead for the search committee
It should nominate persons of integrity, who can withstand pressure
15 February 2022, 13:03 PM
Good news from Mongla Port
The news comes as a breath of fresh air that the second largest seaport of Bangladesh, the Mongla Port, has been seeing a lot of activity
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Time to explore our own gas
Relying on imports will only burden the consumers
14 February 2022, 13:19 PM
An inexcusable failure to ensure road safety
One issue that we have written extensively about is the lack of road safety in Bangladesh and the authorities’ continued indifference to it.
13 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Low-income people need a breathing space
Urgent measures needed to tackle rising prices and disappearing jobs
13 February 2022, 12:57 PM
Migration too expensive for workers
It is good news that the expatriates’ welfare ministry is considering revising the migration cost for the Bangladeshi job seekers in the international markets.
12 February 2022, 18:00 PM