The long-awaited opening of the Payra Bridge is finally set to take place next month, five years after the stipulated deadline and at a cost that is 3.5 times higher than the original estimate.

We are sceptical about the recent government decision that any university can resume in-person classes if all of its students complete online registration to get the Covid-19 vaccine by September 27. Earlier, the deadline for reopening the universities was set at October 15.

The fact that we don’t have any Covid-19 testing facilities at our largest international airport yet is a disgrace. It shows just how indifferent the relevant authorities are to the plight of the people—and the migrant workers in particular.

On Monday, Education Minister Dipu Moni unveiled the revised National Curriculum Framework, which, in its current form, looks set to bring major positive changes to our education system.

The basic human rights are enshrined in universal declarations and guaranteed by our constitution to every individual, irrespective of cast, creed or colour. But human rights involve much more than written guarantees, legislation or ratification of international conventions.

We commend the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for its quick move to implement a recent recommendation of a

After 543 days, most schools and colleges finally reopened on Sunday to the delight of students and teachers. On the first day, schools opened amid a festive mood and were buzzing with students who were overjoyed at being able to see their friends after such a long time and get back to in-class learning.

It is surprising to know how the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) circumvented due process to bring in new licensing

All deaths are tragic. But those that occur on our roads are mostly unnecessary and avoidable.

We are delighted to hear the current president of FBCCI, the apex trade organisation of the country, call for the punishment of wilful defaulters of

We wholeheartedly welcome the resumption of in-person classes at schools all over the country in phases starting Sunday.

We are shocked to know about the ordeal of a 21-year-old woman who was recently released after being confined and tortured for five years.

It is unfortunate that a landmark verdict once hailed as a turning point in the prosecution of custodial death and torture cases in Bangladesh has been marred in a lengthy legal battle, making the verdict all but ineffective even after a year of delivery.

It’s quite alarming to know that a syndicate of former and current bureaucrats and officials of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) as well as

We are delighted to learn of the observations made by the High Court in connection with the case against actor Pori Moni, which most deeply reflect our concerns regarding the current state of the judicial system.

It is disconcerting to know of the terrible condition that a three-kilometre stretch of Dhaka-Tangail highway between Norosinghopur and

It is extremely concerning how dengue cases have been on the rise recently. According to the Directorate General of Health Services

As per a report published in The Daily Star on Tuesday, Hashem Foods Ltd has bought legal indemnity by handing out a meagre Tk 2 lakh to each of the families of the victims killed in the devastating fire that engulfed its factory in Rupganj,

As the world continues its journey towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with exponential growth seen across the global

It is disappointing to learn, from a report by The Daily Star, of the rising number of consumer complaints lodged with the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP).