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Ensure justice for Rana Plaza victims
24 April 2026, 19:52 PM
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First light of justice, at last
24 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Fuel scarcity, unequal cuts deepen power crisis
23 April 2026, 20:35 PM
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Why must MPs get offices in upazila parishads?
22 April 2026, 19:14 PM
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A puzzling policy turnaround
23 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Can we ever seek justice for sexual violence?
22 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Delayed testing is hampering measles treatment
21 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Protect youth from irregular migration
20 April 2026, 18:30 PM
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The price of subsidised delay
19 April 2026, 19:45 PM
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Efficient utilisation of LoCs a must for proper development
At the just-ended Bangladesh-India line of credit (LoC) review meeting, officials of both Bangladesh and India expressed their hope that the
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
The long wait for compensation
That rape and sexual assault is an endemic issue in the country can be seen by just how regularly one reads about such cases in our daily pages.
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
How many more projects will be delayed?
Only two days ago, we wrote in these columns about how time and cost overruns have become the norm in our development projects, wasting crucial time
29 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Felling trees for development can’t be the norm
Worrying developments have been reported in the Shahjalal Upashahar area of Sylhet city where 200 trees were recently chopped down. A report by The
29 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Inspiring example of teaching disadvantaged children
It is heartening to learn about a tutorial centre set up in Jhenaidah to educate underprivileged children for free. Alamgir Hossain, currently a
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Myanmar must do more to stop drug trafficking
In a bid to stop drugs such as yaba and crystal meth—popularly known as ice—from pouring into Bangladesh from Myanmar, the former has
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM
High time to diversify our export basket
We second the prime minister’s call to private entrepreneurs on Tuesday to try and diversify Bangladesh’s export items. For far too long, we
27 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Enough with the project irregularities
The need of the hour is accountability, and that will not come out of writing endless reports
27 October 2021, 15:01 PM
Politically linked individuals behind communal violence?
So far, hundreds have been arrested and around 85 cases have been lodged against thousands in relation to the communal attacks that took
26 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Police constables deserve better
Many have this image of a police constable as someone wielding his baton, chasing after peaceful bystanders, unnecessarily harassing the
26 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Female returnee migrants deserve a respectable life
Words are not enough to express our frustration about the way our female returnee migrant workers are being treated by their families and
25 October 2021, 18:00 PM
How hard is it for two ministries to get along?
The instruction to unify the two offices first came from the prime minister in 2010.
25 October 2021, 14:40 PM
Concentrate on producing vaccines locally
According to Dr Firdausi Qadri, winner of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, Bangladesh needs to attain self-sufficiency in vaccine supply
24 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Are they the real masterminds?
There is no denying the fact that, had the law enforcement officials been more alert and pro-active, most of the attacks on Hindu houses, temples, and business establishments that occurred in various parts of Bangladesh since October 13 might have been prevented.
24 October 2021, 13:27 PM
Resumption of regular flights at HSIA encouraging
It is reassuring to learn that our aviation sector is recovering at a quick speed after the second wave of Covid-19 in the country waned and many countries lifted their travel restrictions.
23 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Crime, tensions in Rohingya camps only soaring
The killings of six Rohingyas in Moinarghona camp-18 madrasa in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila in the dead of Friday night has added to our concerns over the safety of the refugees within the camps.
23 October 2021, 12:53 PM
Uncontrolled food prices must be checked
It is really worrying how the rising prices of essential food items have continued to afflict ordinary people over the last few weeks.
22 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Time to take a hard look at our social media policy
The role of social media in creating communal tensions is once again under the spotlight after the recent spate of attacks on Hindus which, experts say, was set off by a hate campaign over the alleged desecration of Islamic scriptures at a Cumilla puja mandap.
22 October 2021, 13:33 PM
Will our roads ever be safe?
The state of the road safety in Bangladesh is dismal at the moment, to say the least. And it includes the state of the roads too.
21 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Justice is key to ending communal violence
In an unexpected twist—or is it, really?—in the ongoing saga of communal violence, police have reportedly identified, from CCTV footage, the person who
21 October 2021, 18:00 PM