This recurring road carnage has to stop
7 May 2026, 18:09 PM
Editorial
Fix the testing gap, contain measles
6 May 2026, 17:44 PM
Editorial
Press freedom should not be elusive
7 May 2026, 11:00 AM
Editorial
Restore NHRC’s functionality
5 May 2026, 19:15 PM
Editorial
Improve health services in the hills
6 May 2026, 11:00 AM
Editorial
Measles disaster warrants answers
4 May 2026, 18:45 PM
Editorial
Form a permanent media commission
5 May 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
End the motherhood penalty at work
4 May 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
Chaos returns in Dhaka’s underworld
3 May 2026, 18:50 PM
Editorial
Whom does a city corporation work for?
3 May 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
BCL men halt RU recruitment exams
As the Awami League was garnering praise from all quarters due to the exemplary behaviour of the ruling party members during the
24 December 2016, 18:00 PM
A very merry Christmas!
As the world celebrates Christmas, it is with dismay that we witness the most brutal of wars being fought along sectarian lines with inter-faith relations hitting an all-time low.
24 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Illiteracy still an issue
With the progress it is currently making, Bangladesh needs another 44 years to have an initial level of literacy skills for all its
23 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Narayanganj mayoral polls
We congratulate Ivy for carrying the day, but both she and Sakhawat deserve our congratulations for giving us a remarkable election.
23 December 2016, 18:00 PM
SUST students suffer closure
A clash among several factions of Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL) at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on December 21 prompted the university Syndicate to close it down for 15 days.
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
A billion dollar opportunity
Bangladesh has 32 thrust sectors that have the potential to bring billions of dollars in investment and export earnings, according to a seminar organised by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce.
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Latif Seminary centenary celebration begins
Marking the 100th founding anniversary of Patuakhali Latif Municipal Seminary, a famous non-government secondary level educational
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Call to empower traditional CHT institutions
Speakers at a views exchange meeting yesterday called upon the government to empower the traditional social institutions of
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Friend of dogs and crows
When everyone in Faridpur town is going to work early in the morning, a 54-year-old man is seen walking on the roads with a bag full
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
ACC not functioning properly
According to the 'State of Governance Report' brought out by Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), the government's anti-graft body ACC does not follow up on over half the graft complaints it receives.
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Youths becoming unproductive
The worryingly high rate of illiteracy, unemployment and inactivity amongst the youth of our country, poses a significant challenge for the state and society.
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Couples crowd to adopt newborn
About 30 couples, most of them childless, applied till yesterday for adopting the newborn following her recovery from a roadside bush in Dinajpur municipality on Sunday.
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Teesta chars turn green
Char areas of the Teesta river are covered in green now as vast tracts of the dried-up riverbeds have been turned into crop fields by the landless char people who have been cultivating various crops there in recent years.
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Legendary folk artiste Abdul Gafur Hali passes away
Abdul Gafur Hali, the person considered to be one of the pioneer lyricists, composers and singers of Bangla folk, mystical and local songs, dies of old age complications at the age of 88.
21 December 2016, 08:21 AM
Voluntary service to repair road
Residents of Nazirpur village in Muladi upazila of the district are voluntarily repairing a brick road at their own initiative to ease
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Cost overruns in public works
The 12.5 km Oxygen-Hathhazari road expansion project is three years too late. And that has pushed up the cost considerably.
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Loanee dies as NGO takes 2 cows
Hearing the news that an NGO had taken two cows from his house for failing to pay the loan installments, an ill school teacher
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
TIB's report on public universities
Transparency International Bangladesh's (TIB) report on recruitment of lecturers in as many as 13 public universities makes for grim reading.
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Tk 50 for cancelling Uber taxi order from now
Uber, a company that introduced an alternative taxi service for Dhaka city recently, has slapped a charge on cancelling an order after making a call for ride.
20 December 2016, 09:52 AM
A good start to the President's initiative
We are heartened by the successful holding of the first in the series of dialogues that the President has initiated with the political parties, on the appointment of a new Election Commission.
19 December 2016, 18:00 PM