The Munich shooting rampage

We condemn in the strongest possible terms the shooting rampage carried out in Munich, Germany that left at least nine people dead and several wounded before the lone gunman, an 18-years-old German-Iranian apparently killed himself.
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Exorbitant CNG fare in Chittagong

As reported from the port city, the drivers of the CNG run three-wheelers are not only refusing to run on meter, they are also are
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Dhaka's dying canals

Given the importance of canals to a city's infrastructure, it is beyond comprehension that Dhaka's canals are all but destroyed.
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Where are those who have gone missing?

As per a report published in this paper on July 21, some 262 people have gone “missing” over the last 18 months.
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Disruption of classes at Chittagong University

Academic activities at the Chittagong University campus has virtually been suspended following an attack allegedly by some BCL members during which the driver of a university shuttle train and a policeman were injured.
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Naogaon ethnic people get permanent stage

The ethnic people of Mohadevpur upazila of Naogaon have now got a permanent stage for holding their traditional
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Mro mango orchardists head for a bright economy

Being born into the hill-tracts-based Mro community means to inherit a rich culture of age-old tradition, including
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Noted female freedom fighter Shirin Banu passes away

Noted female freedom fighter Shirin Banu Mitil dies of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Dhaka. She was 65.
21 July 2016, 10:09 AM

Bringing light to the visually impaired

In our society, people with disabilities stumble in every sphere of their life, due to lack of equal opportunities and poor access to social services.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Hazaribagh relocation a farce

While we have been hearing about the relocation of tanneries from Hazaribagh area to Savar for more than a decade, nothing major has happened on either side.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Nightly pillaging of trees from Kuakata forest alarms locals

For those who live adjacent to the Gangamoti Reserve Forest that hugs the Kuakata coastline in Patuakhali, it's not unusual to see the
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Appointment of public prosecutors

Regrettably, the partisan considerations that motivate appointment of public prosecutors (PP) have become a systemic problem over the years.
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Road to litterateur Abul Mansur Ahmed's village in sorry state

Unusable during the monsoon months, the roads leading to the historical home where renowned satirist Abul
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Mother-tongue revival bid in Sylhet hills

That one's mother tongue is an indispensible element of self-identity is a truth which is readily understood in
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Minister's earthquake prediction

It is with bemusement that we note our Minister for Relief and Disaster Management giving such categorical assurance that Bangladesh will not experience a massive earthquake in the magnitude of 8 or 9 on the Richter scale.
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Loopholes in the legal process

It is with shock that we read a report in this daily of how gaps between law enforcement and the prosecution process have led to
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

South City Corporation's roadside bins

It was a welcome sight to see the Dhaka South City Corporation's roadside waste bins that were installed right before Pahela Baishakh this
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Number crunching of casualties in road crashes

The confusion over the death count in road crashes during Eid holidays is unwarranted.
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Turkey's abortive coup

We rejoice at the failure of the attempted coup in Turkey, thwarted with the help of the people, the first of its kind perhaps in recent times when the armed coup-makers submitted to an unarmed public.
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Sunderbans robbers surrender

Two Sunderbans-based robber gangs, which had been robbing fishermen and honey collectors and kidnapping them for ransom
16 July 2016, 18:00 PM