We thank former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon for his comment that Bangladesh is the best teacher in climate change adaptation while addressing an audience at the conference on climate change adaptation in Dhaka. It is true that Bangladesh has come up with some innovative adaptation practices such as developing water resilient crops, home solar systems and a climate trust fund and these can be emulated by other countries.

We can understand the intention of the DSCC mayor to address the horrendous traffic situation that prevails in the capital city. However, the purpose of reducing traffic congestion is to benefit the people of Dhaka.

The dengue outbreak in the capital has reached alarming proportions during the last two months, as this daily reported on July 10.

The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines state that 10 items are needed to provide child curative care. Unfortunately, 95 percent of hospitals and healthcare institutions in the country do not have all the 10 basic instruments to treat children. And this data is coming

As the incessant downpour on July 8 has left many of the low-lying areas of the port city under knee-to-waist-deep water, the issue of poor town planning has once again come to the fore. About 187.2mm of rain in 24 hours in the city has not only submerged its major

The government’s subsidy expenditure has increased by a mammoth 29.36 percent this fiscal year to Tk 46,385 crore, with allocation for exporters going up by a staggering 70.63 percent year-on-year to Tk 6,825 crore.

It is shocking and worrisome to learn from a Prothom Alo report that over 300 children have been involved in almost 100 murders in the capital in the last 16 years.

It is unthinkable that decrepit and damaged railway bridges would remain in a state of disrepair not for one, two or ten days but for years together.

Bangladesh has seen an alarming rise in child rape and abuse cases in recent times.

It was heartening to know that an enterprising man in a remote village in Tangail’s Nagarpur Upazila is showing the world how to bring about a material change with an immaterial toolkit comprised only of hard work, sheer willpower and perseverance.

The Bangladesh Business Awards (BBA) is a ceremony that is jointly organised by The Daily Star and DHL every year to recognise the immense contributions of two companies and two individuals to the economy.

While this is not a breaking news for us, we are quite appalled by the levels of irregularities in the Bangladesh Railway (BR) as revealed by an Anti-Corruption Commission probe. It is ironical that a public service as crucial as our railway which is always in high demand, does not generate as much revenue as it should. In fact, the government incurs huge losses because the BR is steeped in all kinds of corruption. And this has been going on for years, depleting railway funds and resources and rendering BR unprofitable and inefficient.

Myanmar must be called to account for what it has been and is still doing to the Rohingyas. There are ample grounds for the

According to the result of a joint study on water quality of Dhaka Wasa by ICDDR,B, and BUET, four out of ten Wasa zones are contaminated.

It is an incontrovertible fact that most of the incidents of student clashes in the colleges and public universities in the last decade have been between BCL factions,

Professor Mahmood, a professor of English at the University of Science and Technology of Chittagong (USTC), was dragged outside of the classroom on July 2 by some students where he was assaulted and one student tried to set him afire by pouring kerosene on him.

The Daily Star’s investigative report on the extortion case filed against Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, secretary general of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, has brought to light some major anomalies which question the authenticity of the case.

The new budget, under the stewardship of a new finance minister, has been passed in parliament and it has both good and not-so-good sides.

We commend the High Court for declaring river grabbing and pollution criminal offences in a landmark judgment. As the full text of the HC verdict was released on July 1, we have come to know of the 17-point directive the HC has given in an attempt to save our rivers, most of which are now in a deplorable condition because of continuous grabbing by local influential people and pollution by indifferent and non-compliant industries.

We are quite surprised to learn that the government has allocated only Tk 2,550 crore for the repair and maintenance of all roads and bridges across the country,