It is disturbing to learn of the reported killing of around 50 monkeys at Moheshkhali forest in Cox’s Bazar last week, after they ate poisoned bananas placed as a trap by a local farmer. According to a report by this newspaper,

We are deeply concerned by the reports of attacks on different puja mandaps, temples, and business establishments since the alleged desecration of Islamic scriptures in Cumilla on October 13.

We are worried to learn about the increasing incidents of theft of RMG products on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. According to a report by

After decades of government planning, court orders, and failed deadlines, the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in Bangladesh’s only tannery estate in Savar is still not fully functional.

The Bengali mind is known for its innovativeness. The Dholai Khal initiative is well-known nearly all over the world.

The government has finally formed a trustee board to settle compensation claims over road accidents.

The authorities must rid our university campuses of this source of toxicity.

The skyrocketing food prices continue to make the headlines in Bangladesh, exposing the government’s failure to put in place an effective mechanism to check the prices of essential goods in the kitchen markets.

Why did the education authorities fail to give teachers any sort of directives in this regard over the past 1.5 years?

What are the consequences of workers’ protests in Bangladesh? In any developed society, one would expect protests to be a tool to hold higher powers to account, rather than an excuse to punish the protesters.

The signing of the agreement signals the removal of all reservations the UN might have had about the government’s decision to relocate around 100,000 refugees to the island.

We are delighted to learn that the construction work of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the river Karnaphuli, the first

Ever since the takeover by the Taliban, there have been widespread concerns over the rights of women and minority communities within the country.

We are disappointed to learn of yet another concession made by the authorities to transport associations in the form of late fine waiver for vehicles and

In the aftermath of the arrest of Jashore-based Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Akul Hossain on September 2, and the subsequent interrogation by the

We are quite disappointed at the way the rapid PCR labs are functioning at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka.

The recent assassination of Mohib Ullah, chairman of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights, has increased

Arecent study on the prevalence of electronic gadgets among students and its impact on their health, jointly conducted by researchers of various universities in the country, has found that secondary level students became overly dependent on electronic gadgets during the past year and a half of the pandemic.

A 2019 report from the planning ministry pointed out that most ministries prepare projects without proper feasibility studies and technical designs, which is at the heart of the irregularities in project implementation.

The 543-day-long school closure in Bangladesh—one of the longest in the world—has caused worries about heavy learning losses, and raised concerns over the lack of teachers to help students with recovery.