Is Bangladesh prepared for a second wave?

A report published in this newspaper reveals the harrowing outcomes experts predict we might have to endure while braving a possible second
9 November 2020, 18:00 PM

A unique and sensitive High Court verdict!

We commend the High Court for a landmark verdict that demonstrates compassion and foresight on the part of the HC in the dispensation of justice to
9 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Why are minority communities not being protected?

It is most unfortunate that religious and ethnic minorities across the country have been coming under regular attacks when the party in power
8 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Biden’s historic win

Perhaps the most tortuous election in recent US history has been concluded. Although the counting is not over yet in all the states as of writing this
8 November 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Reintegration loan’ for migrant workers

While we appreciate the government’s initiative to provide our returnee migrant workers with special loans for their economic reintegration, the loan
7 November 2020, 18:00 PM

PM’s appeal for free vaccines for all

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for future Covid-19 vaccines to be made available free of cost to all countries, joining a growing chorus of
7 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Private firm to help ease BRTA’s burden in Mirpur VIC

The government has decided to hire a private company to check motor vehicles’ fitness with machines, which we think is a prudent move, given the
6 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Lessons from the US elections

At the time of writing this, the outcome of the nail-baiting US presidential elections is still hanging in the balance as the last votes are being
6 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Call drops becoming more frequent

Frequent call drops and disruptions became a major problem for more than 16 crore mobile subscribers in the first eight months of this year. There
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

No coordination, urgency or foresight in govt’s migration initiatives

The insensitive way in which the migrant workers’ crisis has been handled since the onset of Covid-19 seems to indicate that the government only
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Textile mills evaded taxes worth nearly 39 crore

In a report published by The Daily Star on Wednesday, it was revealed that 36 textile mills located in Narsingdi had evaded tax duties and VAT of
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Govt must prepare for a second wave of Covid-19

With fears of a second wave of Covid-19 coming in winter—as is happening in Europe and other countries—the government’s preparation for it
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh crowned champion in global robotics contest

We heartily congratulate the team of young innovators who have brought laurels for the country after becoming the champion in the biggest global
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Stranded migrant workers’ quandary should be resolved quickly

It is a common sight to see our stranded migrant workers agitating on the streets. It is either to demand more flights to get to their workplaces in
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Financial hardship of RMG workers have increased

According to a study conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) in association with Microfinance Opportunities (MFO),
2 November 2020, 18:00 PM

“I won’t write news anymore!”

Journalist Golam Sarwar, who went missing on his way to work on October 29, was found unconscious beside a canal at Sitakunda’s Kumira,
2 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Journalists must be protected from harm’s way

Killed, maimed, jailed, sued, bullied and harassed in various other ways, journalists are under growing pressure across the world. With the addition
1 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Our female expatriate workers continue to die

The statistics are astounding. It should have made the relevant agencies sit up and act. However, it seems that they are totally inured to such tragic
1 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Migrant workers falling victims to human trafficking

The horrific massacre that took place on May 27 in a town called Mizdah in Libya, where 26 Bangladeshi migrants were killed when a fight broke out
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM

A brutal lynching in Lalmonirhat

We are speechless by the brutal death of a man at the hands of a mob that later set fire to his lifeless body as an act of rage for “hurting religious
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM