Is Boeing deal more about geopolitics?
30 April 2026, 20:00 PM
Editorial
Stop the use of toxic chemicals in plastic
1 May 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
Take steps to save haor harvest urgently
29 April 2026, 19:00 PM
Editorial
Appoint new ACC without further delay
30 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
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
Ensure both security and speed
The UK government's decision to impose a ban on direct cargo flight from Dhaka has badly hit Bangladesh's exports to UK, particularly
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Money laundering and terror finance
The news that Bangladesh might be classified 'risky' by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) is worrying. It is an issue that
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Girl saved from early marriage
A girl was saved from early marriage at Kamardiyar village in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Unesco visit
The recent visit of a joint Reactive Monitoring Mission involving the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) raises more questions than answers.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
CJ's comments
We welcome the very insightful comments of the Hon'ble Chief Justice made at a book launching ceremony on Saturday.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Bogra Hindu man killed for protesting teasers
A man of Hindu community in Bogra’s Shahjahanpur upazila is stabbed to death after he stands up against hoodlums who were harassing girls.
3 April 2016, 09:38 AM
Splitting up ministries
Reportedly, the government is contemplating splitting up five ministries into several divisions each. Of the proposed five, two, home and
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Relocation of tanneries
The project to relocate Hazaribagh tanneries to Savar, considering environmental and health hazards, has become a travesty with lapsed
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Fighting human trafficking
Despite the continuous hue and cry about human trafficking (in the media), very little has actually been done to fight the menace...
1 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Death and violence during polls
We are deeply shocked and saddened at the tragic death of a ten-year-old who was caught in the crossfire between supporters of rival candidates at the union parishad (UP) elections in Keraniganj.
1 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Signature campaign for #JusticeForTonu
A faction of Gonojagaran Mancha launches a mass signature campaign to press for immediate arrest and punishment of the killers of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
1 April 2016, 13:38 PM
The Fakhrul saga
Politics in Bangladesh never fails to amuse us. No vaudeville play writer could have scripted the saga of Fakhrul Islam Alamgir...
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
City brought to its knees
March 30 was a terrible day to be on the road. Commuters were stuck for hours on end as major roads were blocked due to three reasons...
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Lightning kills 13 in 8 dists
Thirteen people were killed and 19 others injured by lightning in eight districts yesterday and the day before.
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
A nearly extinct Dhanshiri
I shall return once more to the banks of the Dhanshiri,” wrote poet Jibanananda Das, “Perhaps not as a man, but in the guise of a white
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Lightning kills 9 in 6 dists
Nine people are killed and 21 others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in six districts.
31 March 2016, 15:45 PM
Halda River at stake
The country's largest natural breeding ground for carp, Halda River, has been under threat owing to various manmade hazards, including industrial waste and sewage contamination, sand extraction and illegal fishing.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Biman gets new Board
At long last, we see changes at the top of the management in Bangladesh Biman. It has not come a day too early, but should have come much earlier.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
A law to improve university standards
It is a positive move that the cabinet has approved of a draft 'The Accreditation Council Law, 2016', that aims to ensure the standards of higher education.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Fuel prices to be cut
Prices of fuel, particularly furnace oil is slated to be cut by Tk15 – 16 per litre within a week whereas other types including octane and diesel prices would be cut within a few months as per a government decision.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM