We have another coalition, the country's biggest-ever, titled United National Alliance (UNA) led by Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad. Coalition is not new to Bangladesh. But the newest one has generated a few questions.

First it was toxic materialsin the ships, hauled to the breaking yard for scrapping, which posed hazard to the environment as well as to the workers and people living in the surrounding areas.

In the midst of so much chaos in so many places of the world mostly responsible for driving the European refugee crisis, Bangladesh is now the single largest origin of migrants arriving in Europe.

The sufferings of people caused by the lack of availability of safe drinking water have gotten more acute due to the unbearable scorching heat.

Activists and transport leaders in discussions on the proposed “Road Transport Act-2017” on May 4 took policymakers to task for the loopholes and vagueness of the proposed Act.

The flip side to the disappointing fall in the overall pass rate in this year's SSC examinations is that it reflects the result of a more standardised evaluation system introduced by the Education ministry. It seems that this new grading system reduces the possibility of bias or negligence while checking exam scripts.

On Wednesday, BCL leaders and activists confined the Vice Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University (BRU) to his office, demanding

The lead news in this paper on May 4 highlighted the pathetic state of hygiene in the city's Infectious Disease Hospital. Dark and damp

The law minister on Wednesday assured of removing the controversial Section 57 of the amended Information Communication

These women were awarded for their courage, persistence, generosity and hard work and for their immense contributions to Bangladesh's socio-economic development.

As per 2014 data, our total international trade value stood slightly over USD 70 billion and trade misinvoicing was between 7 to 11 percent. If we take the highest estimate (USD 8.97 billion), that figure is big enough to pay for three Padma bridges!

One very essential ingredient of any functioning democracy is a free press.

We do not have words to console Halima Begum who lost both her eight-year old daughter and her husband who reportedly committed suicide by jumping before a running train near Sreepur Railway Station on April 30.

For their efforts to preserve the environment and mitigate risks of climate change, three companies, a rehabilitation centre for the

May 1 remains a day of particular significance since it was the first time in history when 200,000 workers organised a nationwide strike

The story of a Harijan community setting up its own school for its children in Gaibandha would have been cause for celebration if it didn't highlight a shameful fact.

The fate of Bangladeshi migrant workers, taken to Libya on false promises, is one of gross human rights violations.

We welcome the move by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid who has proposed to slap a ban on the private coaching racket that has allowed for many teachers to take teaching out of the classroom into the private domain.

People in different villages of the remote Sajek union under Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati have been suffering from a major food crisis for the last two to three months.

Amidst all the show of force and sabre-rattling by North Korea and the United States, has anyone bothered to ask what would happen if push comes to shove?