It is disturbing to learn that despite our repeated calls to the authorities to ensure safety of our workers at workplaces, no substantial steps have been taken so far to stop or even reduce the number of deaths in workplaces. Instead, the number has actually increased.

The PM's cautionary advice to the newly elected lawmakers not to misuse their position is certainly a sobering directive for her future cabinet and gives hope for the ordinary people.

Remittance inflow has recorded a sharp rise in the last fiscal which rose to a record USD 15.53 billion (and increase of USD 2 billion from 2017) could not have come at a better time, especially since the country has been facing a decline in its foreign exchange (Forex) reserves.

A journalist was arrested and another one sued under the much-criticised law, Digital Security Act, in Khulna for their reports based on information collected from official source. This stands in stark contrast to the repeated promise by the government that journalists wouldn't be targeted by the law.

There can be no better way for schoolchildren to start a year than getting their textbooks delivered to them as soon as the year starts. It's a moment of joy and celebration for them, and of relief for their parents.

The incident of a Gazipur-bound bus hitting two teenage girls near the Abul Hotel in Malibagh Rail crossing area on January 1 turned the entire area into a warzone for four hours.

The country saw a general election on the penultimate day of 2018 that resulted in a landslide result for the AL-led alliance. People left the capital city in droves to cast their votes since the chance to exercise their franchise had arrived after a decade. The capital wore a deserted and somewhat eerie look.

We are horrified at the incident of a gang-rape in Noakhali's Subarnachar last Monday. A 35-year-old woman was victimised for voting for the BNP. Going by the report of this daily, during Sunday's voting, Ruhul...

The verdict of the 11th parliamentary polls is clear: Awami League has secured a decisive victory with two-thirds majority. Sheikh Hasina, who is set to become prime minister for a third consecutive term, made history on Sunday as this is a wholly unprecedented feat.

Our oft-repeated insistence in this column, and related reports, on ensuring a level playing field and the consequences of not having one, has come to be fully reflected yesterday in the polling centres all around the country. What we witnessed yesterday was entirely the result of the absence of a level playing field. Our comments today are pegged mainly on the atmospherics of the Election Day and of the preceding period leading up to December 30, while those on the results would follow later.

This election is unique. Because the last election was largely uncontested, and it being the first participatory election in a decade,

When it comes to combating the scourge of child marriage, we do not usually envision the fight being fought by school children themselves, and that too happening at a remote char land like the Char Sinduma on the banks of the Teesta River in Hatibandha upazila.

This paper recently carried out an opinion poll to get a sense of what went right and what didn't in 2018. Respondents included some 37 prominent businessmen, the presidents of four leading trade bodies, CEOs of banks, non-financial banking institutions, insurance companies; economists and researchers.

What impression has one got from the goings-on in the last three weeks now that the campaign phase of the election has ended? Firstly, in spite of the claim of some EC members, the number of incidents of violence and the tally of injured suggest that it was more than sporadic or stray. Thank Providence that although the number of injured was almost 1,200,

One of the indicators of a good election is the presence of national and international observers during the election process without any restrictions. It is, thus, surprising that

The face-off between the Chief Election Commissioner and the Jatiya Oikyafront delegation that ensued during a meeting on Tuesday is regrettable.

Election campaigning is going ahead with full steam. Amongst the host of problems that we have seen so far is the use of children in campaigning. In a photograph published in this

We are appalled at the way a lawmaker and AL candidate contesting from Natore-2 has threatened voters of his constituency if they chose to vote for any other party other than the party with the “boat” symbol.

In another reprehensible attempt to suppress the media and its electioneering coverage of the upcoming national elections, a gang of 30 to 35 people launched a hideous attack on

In a world where hatred and bigotry seem to be ever increasing, where people are being persecuted daily for their beliefs, let this Christmas be a reminder of the teachings of love for humanity.