We strongly condemn the attack on the members of the media by the activists of BCL and the police. It is shocking that journalists would have their phones, cameras and other equipment snatched and destroyed, harassed and physically assaulted for doing their duty.

The Bagerhat district administration is doing the development work of an Ashrayan (shelter for the poor) project on a new char that has emerged recently in East Sundarbans.

We are dumfounded by the brutal attacks on student protesters, journalists and other citizens allegedly by Chhatra League men yesterday.

As this daily has reported last Wednesday, six cattle markets out of 13, for cattle sales before Eid-ul-Azha, in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) have failed to get a single offer in the last three biddings as a syndicate is forcing general bidders to keep out from bidding.

It has become a predictable reaction of the government to initiate curative actions after a matter precipitates to a point such as we have witnessed in the present situation stemming in the wake of the killing of the two school students.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has detected cases of money laundering involving Tk 4,000 crore and is set to conduct a thorough probe into the matter, according to the Deputy Governor of the Bangladesh Bank.

Not every day is the entire city's traffic managed by school going students—boys and girls alike. Yet, that is exactly what is happening on Dhaka's streets for the last few days.

Afourth-grade student of Noymile Tripura Guchchagram Primary School was found raped and murdered in a forest.

The prime minister has ordered the BRTA and the DMP to take action against those responsible for the deaths of two students and injuries of several others a couple of days ago, as well as against underage and unlicensed drivers.

While we are happy that the three city mayoral elections have come to an end with little violence, they were, as we had feared, simply the iteration of the Khulna and Gazipur polls. They bear nearly all the hallmarks—from ballot stuffing to expelling election agents—of a heavily manipulated election.

We consider it a matter of grave concern that four million people in Assam have been de-registered, mostly Bengali Muslims, who have become foreigners in their own land. We are equally confounded by this move particularly at a time when Indo-Bangladesh relations is at its peak!

We are quite dismayed to know that between February 2012 and June 2018, despite a recorded number of 4,152 cases of human trafficking, only 25 people have been convicted.

We deeply mourn for the two college students whose lives were lost on Sunday for the lawlessness that plagues our roads. For the recklessness of two buses, which were racing with each other near the Airport Road flyover, Rajib, aged 18, and Mim, aged 17, both students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College, had to pay the price.

After a few months of relative relief, a large part of Dhaka South City Corporation is again at risk of suffering a dengue outbreak, a survey found. Out of the 2,599 buildings and construction sites they visited to conduct the survey, officials found Aedes larvae in 938, thus raising the concern.

We are alarmed to learn that more than 200 Bangladeshi children are in public correctional centres in West Bengal, India, some of them staying there for years. One is surprised to learn the reasons or circumstances of these children and adolescents finding themselves in India, but be that as it may, it's undesirable that so many of them should have to spend such a long time alone in a foreign land.

The Comilla North AL president of the party was picked up on Friday from Lalmatia in broad daylight as he was returning from Jumma prayers.

The Bangladesh Business Awards, jointly organised by DHL and The Daily Star, stepped into its 17th year on July 27 when it recognised the outstanding contributions of two companies and two individuals to the country's economy and development.

We appreciate the comments made by Law Minister Anisul Huq recently that a high-powered committee will be set up to expedite the disposal of some 3.4 million cases stuck in the pipeline. We understand this committee will help investigators produce witnesses and complete investigations at shortened periods of time.

A report by this newspaper on malpractices at the Benapole international passenger terminal shows how a customs system bedevilled by corruption and mismanagement is holding travellers hostage.

The increasing number of election code violations we have seen in the campaigning of the three upcoming city elections is alarming. In most cases, the EC has simply sent show-cause notices to the accused, falling short of investigating the allegations and slapping fines or taking strict actions against the perpetrator.