A photo published on the back page of this daily yesterday, showing two workers on an eight-storey under-construction building in Dhaka’s

We are troubled to find that our concerns of increased bus fares only adding to the sufferings of ordinary Bangladeshis, who are already struggling to cope with the aftershocks of the pandemic, have turned out to be all too true.

A study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has confirmed what we have repeatedly written in this column—that government policies

What is the Election Commission doing when the pre-election violence is escalating with every passing day, and the electoral code of conduct is being violated by the candidates and their supporters?

We are shocked at how, according to locals, a portion of the 384-metre roller-compacted concrete road in Kurgaon area of Ashulia in Savar

The hike in fuel prices, which led to a strike of public transport and goods-carrying vehicles since Friday morning, left the general public struggling to go about their daily lives and had a number of other knock-on effects.

It is appalling to see how the Santal community in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila are under continuous threats of eviction from what they call their ancestral land.

The effects of the government’s sudden decision to increase the price of diesel and kerosene by 23 percent have been immediate and reverberating. With transport workers on strike, buses were nowhere to be seen starting Friday and commuters had to resort to more expensive modes of transport.

It seems that tensions in Rohingya refugee camps are only increasing as this daily recently reported the death of an alleged Arakan Rohingya Salvation

Since the Covid pandemic started, a number of studies conducted by different organisations have indicated that poverty in Bangladesh has risen due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns, as well as other factors.

A study recently conducted by the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police has revealed some eye-opening findings related to militancy, including the fact that economic hardships are pushing people down the path of radicalism.

At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has pointed out that effective action plans to address climate change are not possible without adequate, sustained, and flexible climate finance, and we fully agree with her.

It is encouraging to note that a South Korean consortium has started its study to assess whether it would invest in the development of a

The pledge by world leaders at COP26 to end deforestation by 2030 has been met with scepticism by environmental groups across the world, with Greenpeace describing it as a green light for “another decade of deforestation.

We are deeply concerned by the influx of illegal firearms and ammunition through our borders, as it poses a serious threat to our national

Yesterday, as we marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the International Press Institute, in a statement, drew attention to the fact that the global conviction rate for violent crimes against journalists is abysmally low—in at least nine out of 10 cases, the killers go unpunished.

At a webinar on Sunday, experts said that Bangladesh needed to have a vibrant bond market to meet the country’s requirement for long-term

While it is good to know that maize production in Bangladesh has become profitable for our farmers, particularly in the country’s northern region, it is disconcerting to note that proper storage and processing facilities for maize still remains a major concern.

Over the past few days, 23 women have been rescued from the hands of traffickers, of whom 22 were in three “safe houses” in Dhaka’s

In a discussion organised by the Editors’ Council on Saturday, newspaper editors and academics expressed concern that the freedoms of the press and speech in Bangladesh were under serious threat.