We are once again suffering the deleterious outcome of concentrating the bulk of health service facilities in Dhaka. And we are learning our lessons the hard

We all know how corrupt individuals beat the system with influence and of course, money. But the news of a convicted prisoner accused of a huge scam that deceived thousands of

We, along with environmentalists and forest inhabitants, are concerned about the government's plan to build the country's third safari park in the hilly, 5,141-acre Lathitila forest of

We are shocked and saddened to hear of the deaths of at least five Covid-19 patients in Satkhira Medical College Hospital after disruptions to their oxygen supply on Wednesday

We are relieved to know that Piara Akhter, a woman who languished in jail for 24 years despite having committed no crimes, has been finally released from jail. She was in fifth grade

Five years after the gruesome Holey Artisan Café attack shook the nation, it is most unfortunate that our counter-terrorism efforts have remained less than

We warmly welcome the government's decision to reform the provision under Section 155 (4) of the Evidence Act, 1872 which allows the character of a

We are relieved to know that two and a half million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine are set to arrive in the country by July 3, after the mass inoculation campaign has remained stalled for over two months.

We are confounded to learn that instead of recognising the diligence of a teacher who pointed out an anomaly in the 2019-2020 admission process in Comilla University, the university authorities have decided to take departmental action against him.

To learn that a project proposal to construct an alternative road from Sreemangal to Bhanugach that would skirt Moulvibazar’s Lawachhara reserve forest is still waiting to be placed at a pre-ECNEC meeting for approval is frustrating.

We commend the HC for granting bail to an innocent man—named Manik Hawlader—who had been wrongfully serving the jail sentence handed down to a convict.

The news published in The Daily Star yesterday of a 60-year-old union parishad (UP) chairman forcefully marrying a minor girl, aged only 14, is an example of how corrupt public officials defy the law of the land recklessly and with impunity.

We’re deeply saddened by the news of a deadly explosion in a building in Moghbazar, Dhaka on Sunday evening that killed at least six people, including an infant, and left about 50 others with various degrees of burns and injuries.

We join our voices with WHO in expressing our disappointment with the discriminatory distribution of vaccines around the world with rich countries

The government has at last opted for what it terms as a “complete” and “strict” lockdown of the country from July 1, having earlier announced that

We welcome the prime minister’s approval of the proposal to scrap 10 coal-fired power plants. It is definitely a step in the right direction and in

The country, on Friday, recorded its second highest numbers of both deaths (108) and infections (5,869) from Covid-19. This resulted in the

It is shocking to see how fast Covid-19 infections are rising in all divisions except Dhaka, although that can change anytime. The National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 (NTAC) has recommended a complete shutdown for 14 days to save lives and ease the burden of overwhelmed hospitals.

We commend the commerce ministry’s decision to hold the payment of local e-commerce platforms until confirmation of the delivery of their products.

It’s disturbing enough that Covid-19 infections continue to rage across the country, but now another life-threatening disease has presented