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Why must MPs get offices in upazila parishads?
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A puzzling policy turnaround
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Can we ever seek justice for sexual violence?
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Delayed testing is hampering measles treatment
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Protect youth from irregular migration
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Cultivating vegetables in traffic island
The photograph of bitter gourd plants grown in the traffic island in a part of Dhaka city is indeed heartening.
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Women denied fair wage
Women farm labourers in the district are being deprived of their right to get the same wages as male labourers.
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM
18,973 pass in 13th NTRCA written tests
A total of 18, 973 candidates have come out successful in the 13th National Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (Ntrca) written tests, according to a NTRCA press release.
15 November 2016, 13:05 PM
God made us Santals: Their sad saga
After the rampage and arson they faced, how are the Santals passing their days in Gaibandha? What are their mental traumas? How can they forget the flames and marauding crowd plundering their homes? How can they forget the dark night full of horrors?
15 November 2016, 08:17 AM
Roads have become daily killers
The frightening image of the body of a demolished truck – the result of a head on collision with another truck- in yesterday's paper, invokes the horror of brutal, untimely deaths that we must witness every single day because of road accidents.
14 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Yet another attack on a Hindu home
We are saddened by the news that the two committees in charge of probing the Nasirnagar arson think the tragedy was avoidable.
14 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Heed the views of the youths
The views of the youths offered through a poll undertaken by the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Annual Survey hit the nail in the head, pinpointing exactly where the problem lies in the way of our all-round development.
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Endangered wildlife of Lawachhara
An increasing number of wild animals living in the Lawachhara National Park are being run over by vehicles plying on a road passing through the forest, according to a report in this newspaper.
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Darkness under the light
It is surprising to think that the bustling trade in narcotics at Bastuhara Colony and adjacent Barisal slum in Patiya Chittagong is situated
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Blanket arrests in Nasirnagar
Confirming fears of activists who had warned about blanket arrests in the wake of the attacks on the Hindu community in Nasirnagar,
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Arrange schooling in mother tongue for indigenous kids
Indigenous leaders and members of the civil society yesterday urged the government to take initiative to arrange education in mother
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM
A happy occasion for slum kids
It was a different day for all concerned as a group of young learners under the banner of Child Journalists’ Forum gifted a khata (copy
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Landmark ruling on arbitrary arrests
We welcome the Supreme Court's (SC) verdict on the issue of arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torture of arrestees on remand.
11 November 2016, 18:00 PM
38 schools unfit for use
The horrid condition of 38 primary schools in Nilphamari is a travesty against the curious young minds that attend these schools in the hope of broadening their horizons and receiving a proper education.
11 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Update official websites
Despite the much hyped digital leap the country has embarked upon, official websites of many institutions remain inadequately
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Santals being denied their livelihood
Some 1,200 Santal families were evicted on November 7 from land belonging to Rangpur Sugar Mill in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Trump wins
Against all media predictions, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the next President of the United States of America on January 20, 2017.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Sesame crop of choice for upland farming
Sesame farming is proving to be a winner in Lalmonirhat. With reliable profits, the crop's suitability for higher terrain and bumper harvests possible with due care, sesame has earned popularity with farmers.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Stalkers turn brutal
It is shocking to look at pictures of a father writhing in pain after both his legs had to undergo amputation after being assaulted by a bunch of men who was harassing his daughters.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Legality of NHRC chief’s appointment challenged
A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court challenging legality of Kazi Reazul Hoque’s appointment as chairman of National Human Rights Commission.
9 November 2016, 06:09 AM