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Destruction of Hargazi Canal
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Trapped in a never-ending scroll?
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When will the government learn from past dengue outbreaks?
22 August 2023, 03:00 AM Letters to the Editor
Install fire-escape facilities in every building
17 August 2023, 20:03 PM Letters to the Editor
World Breastfeeding Week / We need more breastfeeding corners
2 August 2023, 00:00 AM Letters to the Editor
Climate change will further widen the class divide
14 July 2023, 07:00 AM Letters to the Editor
Who will listen to the woes of trainee doctors?
18 June 2023, 15:54 PM Letters to the Editor
Concern about widespread gas leaks
25 April 2023, 12:00 PM Letters to the Editor
Plug the brain drain
7 October 2022, 11:50 AM Letters to the Editor

The values of Sheuli

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is better known as night jasmine in English and sheuli in Bengali. This soul-touching flower with its snowy white
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Call on Myanmar, Bangladesh, India to conserve hilsa

Apropos to the news “Call on Myanmar, Bangladesh, India to conserve hilsa” (TDS, May 5, 2016), it is important to mention that not only hilsa...
13 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Australia relaxed ban on freights from Bangladesh

It's good to learn that Australia has relaxed the ban on freight from Bangladesh, allowing Bangladeshi freights to be re-screened in a third country before reaching Australia.
13 May 2016, 18:00 PM

COMMENTS

Though I am against capital punishment, I have no sympathy for cases like these.
13 May 2016, 18:00 PM

COMMENTS

He should have been tried when he was young. And those who are against his hanging should know what Nizami had done to the people of Bangladesh.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

State to ensure the equal rights of minorities

People around the world sometimes think in a bizarre way; they think that the country belongs to only the majority (be it based on race, religion, ethnicity or nationality); the minorities are, thus, treated as second or third class citizens.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

COMMENTS

Both Mominul and Anamul Haque Bijoy are world class players and they deserve to be included in the ODI team. But sadly, both of them have been ignored by the coach and the team management.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Nepali politics taking wrong turns

The political parties in Nepal seem to be interested only in grabbing power at any cost. Till date the unresolved constitutional issues and redrawing...
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Lack of digital etiquette

We appreciate the digitisation of ministries, city corporations and other departments by the government.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Working conditions need further improvement

The Rana Plaza accident has at least led to the talk of improvement of workers' rights and working conditions in the garments sector.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Stop being the henchmen of the government

In a democratic system, the opposition political parties play a very important role in strengthening democracy.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Sadiq Khan: the new mayor of London

The victory of Labour lawmaker Sadiq Khan as the mayor of London is historic as he is the first Muslim mayor of a major European capital.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

COMMENTS

The call for the killing is wrong. And so is telling people what they should or should not wear.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Lessons from Mother's Day

Every year in most countries of the world, the second Sunday of May is celebrated as the Mother's Day denoting the universal and individual love and respect for mother.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

To discipline means to teach, not to punish

On May 7, 2016, the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore was celebrated across countries.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Reconsider the ban on commercial establishments in residential areas

The government has recently issued a notice to the people concerned that no commercial establishment will be allowed to operate in residential plots of Dhanmondi, Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, and Uttara.
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM

More public libraries needed

Libraries play an important role in spreading knowledge. A well-stocked library is as essential as a park in a modern city.
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM

COMMENTS

It is not enough that only the car was seized. The tax dodger should also be imprisoned as a punitive measure.
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Waste bins for a clean Dhaka

The mayor of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sayeed Khokon has taken an initiative to set up 15,000 waste bins in the city
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Comments

“Call on Myanmar, Bangladesh, India to conserve hilsa” (May 5, 2016)
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM