We are outraged at the death of a kidney patient in the capital’s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in 2018, as doctors removed

It is distressing to learn that the commitment of the government to give incentives of various denominations, to those at the vanguard of our battle

The fire that broke out in Baunibandh slum in the early hours of Friday may have spared the lives of its 350 residents (at least) but they have left

According to a finance ministry report released on November 26, of the more than Tk 1,21,000 crore earmarked by the government under its 21

A photo published in this paper on November 26 of two men working on a high-rise building without any safety gear or protective measures depicts

In the early hours of yesterday, we lost Aly Zaker, an extraordinary actor, valiant freedom fighter, progressive cultural activist, successful

At the age of 60, Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players to have ever played the game of football, has sadly passed away.

It is reassuring to learn that Bangladesh will secure nearly 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from two sources by next year.

We are shocked to learn that Bangladesh has bottom-ranked among 58 economies in the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs for 2020,

In a report published in this daily yesterday, it was revealed that a group of chemical traders in Chennai had been smuggling amphetamine from

One wonders whether we are looking at an impending health crisis, with the most effective medicine that we have known to fight bacteria of various

That former workers of Tazreen Fashions Limited would have to agitate for fair compensation even after eight years since a fire ravaged the factory,

Air pollution led to 1,73,500 deaths in Bangladesh last year, according to a global report. The country’s air is becoming increasingly poisonous

The story of Monir Khan, popularly known as Golden Monir, is a jaw-dropping tale of decades of looting people’s land, gold smuggling and money

It is a pity that our historical heritage whose physical manifestation is in the many structures and edifices are being destroyed—victims of a

Just when Bangladesh’s apparel sector had begun to recover from the shocks of the pandemic, a second wave of coronavirus has already started

A report published in The Daily Star yesterday revealed a shocking picture of our rehabilitation centres where patients are treated more like “criminals” rather than with care and compassion.

It is no doubt laudable that Bangladesh has met all three of the criteria—Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, Human Assets Index (HAI) and

A report published in this paper recently revealed the challenges faced by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) officials when they began a dredging project (required for smooth navigability) to remove silt from Barishal River Port around October 16.

Isn’t it a mystery that although the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, the High Court and the Road Transport Act 2018 have all banned slow-moving three-wheelers from plying on the highways, you still see thousands of them riding around especially in the districts,