We are worried to learn that 20 jute mill workers had to be taken to hospital in Khulna as they fell sick while continuing their fast-

It is unfortunate that among the 74 industrial estates of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), only a handful are running with some form of efficiency.

It is truly inspiring that our girls continued to perform extraordinarily in the two biggest public examinations in the country—Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE) and Junior School Certificate (JSC) Examinations—last year, outdoing their male counterparts in terms of participation rate,

While it is unacceptable in a democracy that peaceful protesters would be beaten up by the police, such incidents often take place in the country violating people’s constitutional right.

It is an exciting prospect to be entering a new decade with all its promises to bring our civilisation forward.

Sadly, only about 44 percent or an estimated 2.5 lakh Bangladeshi workers who went abroad were deemed to be “skilled” out of some 6 lakh migrant workers who found work in overseas labour markets.

It is most unfortunate that despite being fined several times by the Department of Environment (DoE) in the last three years for illegally cutting the hills of Chattogram’s Mirsarai and Sitakunda upazilas, certain companies, including some renowned ones, have not stopped the illegal practice.

The National River Conservation Commission’s recommendation to hand jail terms to river-polluters should come as no surprise given the rampant encroachment of our rivers.

There are no words to express our sorrow and sympathies for the bereaved of the victims of the terrible road crash between a lorry

Slums are increasingly a dangerous place to live in, going by the incidents of fire in recent years, not that life is any easier for the residents when there is not a fire to devour all they have.

We are happy to note the small beginning that Sheikh Hasina has initiated in this regard by removing from the party planning mechanism most of the ministers in the new set-up of the party committees.

We find it abhorrible that a school built in 1960 and declared unsafe by the Education Engineering Department (EED) in Jhenaidah in 2015 is still in operation.

The Turag river is being contaminated with the untreated liquid industrial waste that is being dumped into the canals, streams and waterbodies around the garments washing plants and textile units located in Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) area. Local inhabitants tell of a time when the Turag canal water was so fresh that people could drink from it.

At a time when experts are struggling to find an answer to the environmental degradation in Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf caused by vast

While the leading opposition parties, particularly the BNP, have expressed their reservations on the conduct of the DCC elections, that

It is quite disappointing that a project that would make tanneries treat their toxic effluents, so that a river is protected, has still not materialised even after 16 years of its being initiated.

The fact that seven officers of the rank of secretary have been promoted to the higher rank of senior secretary would not be headline

Regrettably, bad air quality is one index where Dhaka is consistently topping the chart.

While the Christians all over the world celebrate the day, let this day be a reminder of the teachings of love for humanity.

The government’s decision to set up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Chandpur tea estate in Chunarughat, Habiganj, will have negative repercussions on several counts.