An exit that ends uncertainty
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Affordable dialysis must not be delayed any longer
25 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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Ensure food security for all
24 July 2026, 20:10 PM
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Hold those liable for Milestone tragedy
21 July 2026, 18:58 PM
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Why is the measles response still falling short?
23 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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A welcome development, but more ground to cover
24 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Don't burden children with entrance exam
22 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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More power to fight drug trafficking needs safeguards against abuse
20 July 2026, 19:26 PM
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Restore Dhaka’s footbridges
21 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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Pull the plug on online gambling
20 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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A subdued, introspective Eid
This will be a different Eid that we will be observing after the holy month of Ramadan. For most of us, it will be within the confines of our
22 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Returning migrant workers will need huge assistance
The outbreak of the coronavirus has put thousands of Bangladeshi migrant workers at risk of losing their jobs as the global economy struggles and is
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Massive work needs to be done in Amphan-affected areas
The whole nation heaved a sigh of relief as cyclone Amphan did not hit the country as badly as we feared it would. Had Amphan—the first “super
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Aviation industry on the brink of collapse
According to an estimate by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the coronavirus pandemic could wipe off USD 190 million or Tk 1,615
20 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Gear up efforts to address post-cyclone challenges
As cyclone Amphan made its landfall in West Bengal yesterday afternoon, being weakened from a “super cyclone” to an “extremely severe cyclonic
20 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Perennial volunteers in public hospitals
In an instance that betrays an abysmal indifference of the authorities, as we are informed through a report in this paper yesterday, as many as 36
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Outrush of Dhaka leavers is worrisome
The news of large numbers of people leaving Dhaka ahead of next week’s Eid-ul-Fitr festival, flouting all social distancing regulations, is
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Thousands of Bangladeshis set to return to the country
An extremely crucial time lies ahead to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, as roughly 29,000 Bangladeshis are set to return to the country over the next couple of weeks from the Middle East.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Cyclone Amphan during the pandemic
The evacuation of thousands of people in response to the warning of cyclone Amphan hitting Bangladesh’s coastal districts is no doubt a huge
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM
WFP’s appeal to help Bangladesh
We appreciate the World Food Programme (WFP) issuing an urgent call for USD 320 million to provide food and financial assistance to the
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Who will protect the protectors?
We notice with abject dismay the continuous and increased number of COVID-19 positive cases among police personnel. According statistics of
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Drug trade in the time of corona
We are concerned that drug pedlars are seizing the opportunity of lax monitoring by law enforcement agencies to become active again in different
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s rice production and stock satisfactory
At a time when people are worried about the possibility of food shortage in the country, as the UN has warned the world about the possibility of
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Reducing vegetable growers’ anxiety
Since the beginning of the countrywide shutdown on March 26, vegetable growers across the country have been incurring huge losses as many of
15 May 2020, 18:00 PM
The loss of a luminary
In the midst of one of the darkest moments in the history of independent Bangladesh, we have lost a guardian and a beacon of hope, Professor
15 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Remarkable work by Bangladeshi scientists
A team of Bangladeshi scientists at the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) led by Dr Senjuti Saha has successfully managed to complete the
14 May 2020, 18:00 PM
The rich and influential creep into relief list!
A report in this daily about the name of the industries and commerce affairs secretary of Brahmanbaria Awami League being in the list of
14 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Editorial: Protect migrant workers from food shortages
A report in this daily on May 13 painted a grim picture of the fate of Bangladeshi migrant workers with most host countries doing very little to
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Why don’t the beneficiaries’ NID numbers match with those on EC database?
While the government’s cash assistance programme for 50 lakh poor families is supposed to start from today, it is unfortunate to learn that many
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Pay staff at the private universities
Ordinarily, it doesn’t make sense for a university to stop paying its staff in the middle of a semester that the students have already paid for.
12 May 2020, 18:00 PM