Bid to reclaim defunct SIBL rings alarm bells
28 April 2026, 19:09 PM
Editorial
Safeguard women migrant workers’ rights
29 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
Remove ageing buses from roads
28 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
Don’t let investigation delays derail justice for July uprising
27 April 2026, 19:12 PM
Editorial
How long will the National Public Library stay closed to the public?
27 April 2026, 11:00 AM
Editorial
Rid Geneva Camp of drug trade
26 April 2026, 18:30 PM
Editorial
Measles response is clearly not enough
27 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
For how long will traffickers go free?
25 April 2026, 19:00 PM
Editorial
Make hiring process for BMU super-specialised hospital transparent
25 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
Ensure justice for Rana Plaza victims
24 April 2026, 19:52 PM
Editorial
Rana Dasgupta denies seeking Modi’s help
Advocate Rana Dasgupta denies allegations that he sought the help of the Indian prime minister in combating the recent attack on minorities in the country.
20 June 2016, 15:46 PM
‘Muslim-Hindu refugees helped each other in 1971’
Muslims and Hindus helped each other in overcoming the crisis in refugee camps during 1971, recalls Julian Francis, a friend of Bangladesh’s Liberation War.
20 June 2016, 08:06 AM
Blood from Mumbai
In a remarkable act of compassion, four people from Mumbai have donated a rare group of blood, known as 'Bombay blood' to Mohammad Kamruzzaman, a victim of a traffic accident who needed it for a life-saving surgery.
19 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Crossfire is not the answer to militancy
We cannot but express our total dismay at the rising number of deaths of suspects in police custody.
19 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Mir Quasem seeks review of death sentence
Convicted war criminal Mir Quasem Ali seeks review of the Supreme Court verdict that had upheld his death penalty for crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
19 June 2016, 07:55 AM
British MP murdered
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the senseless murder of Ms. Joe Cox on June 16. She was a Member of Parliament for the
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Rising Teesta water
Usually, when we pen editorials on the Teesta river, it is to express our concern over the alarming drop in the flow of Teesta water into
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Markets in N districts see ample supply of mangoes
Fruit traders of Dinajpur and its surrounding districts are earning more profit selling mangoes as markets in the districts are witnessing
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi paralysed in work accident gets $600,000
A Bangladeshi construction worker paralysed after a worksite accident is awarded about $600,000 in damages and costs.
18 June 2016, 12:47 PM
Mystery behind the three killed in Jessore!
Three bodies were found killed and dumped in Jessore's Jhikargacha on Wednesday. According to police, the three were robbers
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Pecuniary punishment against defaulting tanners
At last the High Court has ordered errant tannery owners to pay a hefty fine per day for every day of delay in shifting their
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM
60pc Bangladeshi women watch ‘Star Jalsha’
Sixty percent of women in Bangladesh watch Indian television channel ‘Star Jalsha’, which gained popularity for its daily soaps, reveals a study.
17 June 2016, 10:10 AM
Halt mass arbitrary arrests, HRW urges Bangladesh govt
The Bangladesh authorities should investigate attacks on secular writers, gay rights activists, and religious minorities, and identify and prosecute the perpetrators, Human Rights Watch says.
17 June 2016, 04:35 AM
Don't shoot
The killing of three people in Pabna, Brahmanbaria and Jessore in police 'shootouts', speaks of abuse of power.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Action against fake CNG cylinder providers
It is not every day we see authorities take notice of newspaper reports and editorials. We are pleased to see the Department of Explosives and the Rupantarita Praktritik Gas Company Ltd.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Will Pirojpur's guava heritage stand the test of time?
Pirojpur's people are serious about guavas. Grown in the area for more than a century guavas are a part of Pirojpur's
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM
154 Hazaribagh tanners to pay Tk 50,000 each as compensation
High Court directs owners of 154 tannery industries at Hazaribagh to pay Tk 50,000 per day each as compensation for damaging the environment. They will have to pay the compensation to state fund until they relocate their industries to Savar.
16 June 2016, 09:10 AM
College admission merit list published
Merit list for over 13 lakh college admission seekers who have passed the latest SSC examinations has been published.
16 June 2016, 08:23 AM
Relaxing traffic laws unhelpful
We are taken aback when the minister for Road Transport and Bridges goes on record to state that unfit buses are kept on the roads to ease public suffering.
15 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Train services remain poor
Although nearly three and half months have elapsed since the government increased the train fares, the railway services remain horribly poor as were in the past.
15 June 2016, 18:00 PM