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Measles response is clearly not enough
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For how long will traffickers go free?
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Make hiring process for BMU super-specialised hospital transparent
25 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Ensure justice for Rana Plaza victims
24 April 2026, 19:52 PM
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First light of justice, at last
24 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Fuel scarcity, unequal cuts deepen power crisis
23 April 2026, 20:35 PM
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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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Kerry's short trip to Dhaka
US Secretary of state John Kerry's short visit, only the second by a US Secretary of State to Bangladesh in four years, we believe, has taken our bilateral relationship one step further.
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
JnU students under BCL attack
We strongly condemn the attack by a section of Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL) on a peaceful procession demanding residential halls for the general students of Jagannath University (JnU).
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Human organ trading continues
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two suspected members of human organ trading gang in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat yesterday.
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Holidaymakers’ long queues for Sep 8 rail tickets
Kamalapur Railway Station is witnessing long queues as large number of holidaymakers gathered there this afternoon to buy advance tickets for September 8, three days before Eid-ul-Azha.
30 August 2016, 08:31 AM
Mir Quasem ‘nervous’ after hearing SC order
Condemned war criminal Mir Quasem Ali became “mildly nervous” after hearing the apex court’s order that scrapped his petition seeking review against death. He is physically well, a jailor says.
30 August 2016, 08:00 AM
Risha's death painful
We are deeply disturbed by the death of Suraiya Akter Risha who was stabbed to death by a stalker at the entrance of her school. It is
29 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Different approach needed
Influential and wilful defaulters were continually taking advantage of the loan rescheduling policy by pressurising banks to reschedule their troublesome loans on flimsy grounds. This impedes on banks' ability to recover loans, increasing their likelihood of becoming irrecoverable long-term according to the findings of the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management study.
29 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Namaj-e-janaza of Qadri held in NY
The namaj-e-janaza of Ekushey Padak winner Bangla poet Shahid Qadri is held in New York. An Emirate flight carrying his body will land Dhaka around 11:00pm (NY time) today.
29 August 2016, 05:43 AM
Long queue at Kamalapur as advance ticket sale begins
Kamalapur Railway Station is witnessing long queues of holidaymakers as Bangladesh Railway began its sale of advance train tickets to ensure a hassle-free journey ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
29 August 2016, 04:27 AM
John Kerry's visit
It is after long four years that a US Secretary of State is visiting Bangladesh. He is coming at a time when the country is going through a testing period. And we acknowledge the US' words of support and offer of help at this trying time of ours.
28 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Navigability crisis
A riparian district once famed for its on-water and riverside markets, where rivers provided the principle means of cargo transport,
28 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Poet Shahid Qadri no more
Eminent Bangla poet Shahid Qadri has passed away at a hospital in New York, United States, at the age of 74. He was suffering from old age complications for the last six months.
28 August 2016, 14:05 PM
Plea seeking Tk 1cr compensation for elephant’s death rejected
The High Court rejects a writ petition seeking its directive upon the government to collect Tk 1 crore in compensation from the officials concerned who were responsible for the death of the Indian elephant.
28 August 2016, 06:58 AM
A welcome decision
It is heartening to hear that England's cricket team will proceed with their much anticipated tour of Bangladesh, as planned. We would like to thank the England and Wales Cricket Board for refusing to be intimidated and in making this correct decision, keeping faith in the ability of the Bangladeshi authorities to ensure that all the necessary security measures will, indeed, be taken.
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Another creditable anti-terror operation
A joint forces raid at a house in Narayanganj Sadar upazila has taken out three militants, including Tamim Chowdhury, the mastermind behind the Holey Artisan Bakery killings. We compliment the law enforcing agencies for the quick and robust operation in the form of “Operation Hit Strong 27”.
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Debit cards for farmers
A-CARDS”, as they are being called is a project financed by the USAID Agriculture Extension Support Activity and facilitated by non-government organisations Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) and CARE Bangladesh, and Bank Asia, a leading commercial bank.
26 August 2016, 18:00 PM
A unique ambulance service
It is not every day we come across a local administration official at Upazila level introducing a service that is so out of the box, it makes
26 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Playgrounds turned marketplace!
No student should have to be in a position where they have to utter the statement: “We are always scared of being kicked or butted by cows.” Or that their classes are disrupted due to the activities of a bazaar on the school premises. Though the distinction between a school and a market are obvious, it is non-existent when it comes to Durgapur Government Primary School.
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Trafficked without a trace
The mystery regarding the whereabouts of the seven Bangladeshis who were reportedly lured and trafficked to Myanmar instead of Malaysia, their promised destination, is no mystery at all.
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM
37 arrested in Satkhira special drive
Police in a special drive arrested 37 people, including five leaders and activists of Jamaat-
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM