A long-awaited nod to justice

ACC finally charge-sheets Basic Bank’s Bacchu, but it must explain the delay and other unresolved issues
13 June 2023, 11:01 AM

How sincere are we to end child labour?

Government efforts to eradicate it are largely inadequate
13 June 2023, 05:46 AM

No excuse good enough for the persistently high prices of essentials

Why aren’t local prices going down like global prices?
12 June 2023, 17:58 PM

We must not give up on jute

BJMC and government must take measures to revitalise jute.
12 June 2023, 05:00 AM

The EC can't ignore low voter turnout

Absence of main opposition remains the biggest challenge
11 June 2023, 11:25 AM

Another deadly month for road travellers

Crash figures from May show alarming lack of efforts from Bangladesh authorities
11 June 2023, 05:18 AM

We need a vibrant library culture

National Book Centre must do a better job to fulfil its mandate
11 June 2023, 02:52 AM

A super specialised hospital that serves no one

BSMMU must ensure its new unit is ready to serve the public without any further delay
10 June 2023, 02:00 AM

Why is 1 in 5 buses in Dhaka unfit?

Authorities must wake up from their perpetual slumber and address the anarchy in the transport sector
9 June 2023, 11:01 AM

Our workers in Maldives deserve better

RMMRU survey reveals struggle with poor pay, abuse and discrimination
9 June 2023, 07:00 AM

Development cannot be focused on short-term gains only

Tangail bridge left unattended for five years requires urgent repairs
8 June 2023, 23:44 PM

Why are we so intent on killing forests?

Chattogram district administration must answer for felling 5,000 trees
8 June 2023, 05:23 AM

Power sector must answer for its persistent failures

Frequent outages amid heatwaves lay bare the dysfunctional state of power sector
7 June 2023, 12:23 PM

Stop blaming external factors for record-high inflation

Bangladesh government should own up to its mistakes
7 June 2023, 05:58 AM

A step backward for democracy

Proposed curbing of EC’s power sends a wrong message at the wrong time
6 June 2023, 20:39 PM

Bring closed schools back to life

These non-government primary schools need assistance to reopen
6 June 2023, 06:11 AM

Inaction on plastic ban is killing our environment

Drastic measures by the government are needed to tackle the plastic pandemic
5 June 2023, 10:29 AM

Why is government support for poor going to non-poor?

Only 40 percent of social safety net budget catering to poor, vulnerable groups
4 June 2023, 16:00 PM

People deserve answers for failed govt policies

Shambolic decision-making in the power sector has led us to suffer enough
4 June 2023, 12:17 PM

Dhaka can’t afford to lose more greenery

DNCC’s tree felling spree must stop
4 June 2023, 06:16 AM