Restore Dhaka’s footbridges
21 July 2026, 12:00 PM Editorial
Pull the plug on online gambling
20 July 2026, 10:00 AM Editorial
Banks’ proposed fee hike is unjust
19 July 2026, 18:43 PM Editorial
We must fix the microplastic menace
18 July 2026, 18:55 PM Editorial
We cannot continue to fail young learners
19 July 2026, 10:00 AM Editorial
Prepare our youth for the AI economy
18 July 2026, 12:00 PM Editorial
Protect youth from being trafficked
17 July 2026, 12:00 PM Editorial
Don't let red tape drown our children
16 July 2026, 12:00 PM Editorial
Youth skills must match industry needs
15 July 2026, 18:07 PM Editorial

Fully-fledged hospital sitting idle for 19 years

It is deeply disconcerting that the Indurkani Upazila Health Complex in Pirojpur, which was established in 2002, has not provided any indoor services to patients since its founding 19 years ago, despite being equipped with the necessary equipment and facilities.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Commuters suffer big time due to transport shortage

People living in Dhaka, especially the office-goers, suffered immensely on Wednesday due to a lack of public transport as the government’s directive to keep half the seats in buses vacant came into effect.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Lack of resources and awareness amidst Covid-19 surge

Whether the newer strains of the coronavirus are responsible for the recent spike in the number of infections in Bangladesh is still being debated.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Violence in Myanmar continues to escalate

THE situation in Myanmar has only gone from bad to worse since the military seized power after refusing to accept the results of the country’s national elections in February.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Government’s fresh directives on Covid-19

In the face of exponentially higher daily coronavirus infection rates, the government on Monday issued a gazette notification containing 18 new directives aiming to combat this spike.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Where did appeasing Hefajat get us?

Even though the Hefajat-e-Islam used the visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their recent onslaught across the country,
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Sharp rise in Covid-19 cases

The fact that the rate of new Covid-19 cases has increased by 85 percent and the deaths by 42.5 percent in the last week highlight that this deadly infectious disease is on a fast moving upward trajectory again.
28 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Myanmar’s ‘Day of Shame’

In a recent brutal crackdown on unarmed, civilian protestors, on March 27—also the country’s Armed Forces Day—the Myanmar military junta killed 114 people, including many children.
28 March 2021, 18:00 PM

17 fall victim to yet another instance of reckless driving

We are yet again bombarded with the horrific news of 17 people dying when a bus and microbus collided, head-on, on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway on Friday afternoon. 11 people were burnt to death as the microbus involved went up in flames and kept burning for 10 minutes,
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Taking our 50-year old friendship to the next level

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh—the India premier’s first ever foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic has been successful in demonstrating India’s interest in deepening an already close friendship. Along with Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence,
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Struggling families of freedom fighters

A report published by The Daily Star on Thursday has brought to light the acute hardship that the family of a martyred freedom fighter is going through, who are yet to receive any official allowance from the government as they are entitled to.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Words of friendship from PM Modi

We attach great importance to the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the independence of Bangladesh and the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Get the Covid-19 vaccine – it’s safe

A Bangladeshi-born British scientist, Dr Khondoker Mehedi Akram, is the latest expert to reassure us that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine,
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

50 years of Bangladesh’s independence

Today is a momentous day in our nation’s history as we observe the 50 years of our existence as an independent country. Fifty years ago, in the face
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Thousands suffer from lengthy gas supply disruptions

Almost all throughout Tuesday and even Wednesday, thousands of people in different parts of Dhaka city suffered due to a disruption in gas supply to their homes.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Over 45,000 Rohingya refugees affected

The stories of loss and devastation that are coming out of Balukhali after two separate fires tore through the refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on Monday are heart-wrenching.
24 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Don’t let the vaccination drive wither away

Having gotten off to an impressive start, the government’s vaccination drive seems to be losing steam at a most crucial time.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Fire in Rohingya camps

This Monday’s fire in the Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhiya was the third one that had broken out in the last four days.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Sharp rise in Covid-19 infections worrisome

We’re deeply concerned about the manner in which the Covid-19 positivity rate in Bangladesh has started climbing again.
22 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Salinity getting worse in coastal areas

A recent survey, titled “Gender-responsive Coastal Adaptation” and carried out by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has brought to light the hardships faced by people of the coastal areas.
22 March 2021, 18:00 PM