India’s ‘push-in’ strategy violates international law
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Editorial
An alarming report on children’s exposure to climate risks
19 June 2026, 19:07 PM
Editorial
Why build roads through a reserved forest?
10 hour(s) ago
Editorial
Why is safe water inaccessible for millions despite rising spending?
19 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Editorial
BB must confront bad loans’ true scale
18 June 2026, 18:38 PM
Editorial
Dolphin deaths must be investigated
18 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Editorial
Weak policing fuelling rise in crimes
17 June 2026, 18:18 PM
Editorial
Three union names, one troubling pattern
17 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Editorial
Harassment of PM’s adviser unacceptable
16 June 2026, 18:03 PM
Editorial
Bring Benazir back to face justice
16 June 2026, 11:00 AM
Editorial
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