It is very disappointing to learn that many of our garment workers still do not get maternity leave with full pay and other benefits. And that working conditions in RMG factories are quite unfavourable to the female workers who are expecting.

It is extremely unfortunate that there is no uniform set of guidelines to govern the recruitment of teachers in public universities. And

Multiple newspapers have recently reported how the police have filed cases against opposition activists who were in hospital or abroad or deceased when the alleged offences took place.

The delaying tactics apparently adopted by police officers investigating the case of two Tripura girls allegedly raped by two members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Lama Upazila of Bandarban on August 22 are frustrating.

The delaying tactics apparently adopted by police officers investigating the case of two Tripura girls allegedly raped by two members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Lama Upazila of Bandarban on August 22 are frustrating.

Nonperforming loans (NPLs) jumped by Tk 15,037 crore in the last six months alone bringing the total amount to Tk 89,340 crore in June of this year. This shows just how little control Bangladesh Bank (BB) actually exercises over state-owned banks and their management.

The absurdity of accusing a bedridden 82-year-old, just out of the hospital, of taking part in an assembly of individuals at a playground to carry out “subversive activities” would seem fictional if it weren't actually a true happening reported by this paper.

Yesterday's front-page report in this paper about the soaring number of motorbikes hitting the country's roads revealed some very problematic findings.

On September 5, 38 students were picked up by people identifying themselves as members of the Detective Branch from different parts of the capital, according to the students' parents.

Seven years into the devastating Syrian war, the international community remains still divided as experts fear a possible bloodbath in Idlib, the last stronghold of the Syrian armed opposition.

Although the election schedule has not been officially announced by the EC as yet, the ruling party campaign for the next general election has rolled out, literally on the rolling stock, with the first of its forays to the north of the country.

The International Criminal Court has asserted its jurisdiction to take cognisance of the crimes committed under its statute by the Myanmar military against the Rohingyas.

A person rooting for public interest was arrested, ostensibly on charges of “extortion” on Thursday. The extraordinary circumstances surrounding the case against Mozammel Hoque, the road safety campaigner and general secretary of a passenger welfare organisation, raise lots of questions.

Arecent study has found that excessive pressure of studies, lack of playgrounds and a perceived insecurity of the outdoors deny our

According to a report by International Data Corporation (IDC), Bangladesh has all the ingredients to become a high-tech manufacturing

This paper has covered the lack of safety of human hauler vehicles like the Laguna for many years. We have urged the government to take steps against such vehicles that have no papers and are driven by drivers who lack licenses and in many cases are underage.

The rationale that Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner has recently given to justify the ongoing anti-drug operations, which

The government's decision to revive a project to construct a barrage on the Ganges near Rajbari, abandoned a year earlier because of its “faulty” design, has raised questions about the justification for such a move.

A Chinese consortium has become the Dhaka Stock Exchange's (DSE) strategic partner.

The easing of trade union rules is a positive step that indicates the government's intention to improve working conditions of factory workers.