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A free press cannot exist without editorial autonomy
9 May 2026, 18:21 PM
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Address learning gaps at primary level
8 May 2026, 20:00 PM
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A reform long overdue
9 May 2026, 10:00 AM
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Address urea supply concerns urgently
8 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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This recurring road carnage has to stop
7 May 2026, 18:09 PM
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Fix the testing gap, contain measles
6 May 2026, 17:44 PM
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Press freedom should not be elusive
7 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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Restore NHRC’s functionality
5 May 2026, 19:15 PM
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Improve health services in the hills
6 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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Girl saved from early marriage
A girl was saved from early marriage at Kamardiyar village in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Bogra Hindu man killed for protesting teasers
A man of Hindu community in Bogra’s Shahjahanpur upazila is stabbed to death after he stands up against hoodlums who were harassing girls.
3 April 2016, 09:38 AM
Splitting up ministries
Reportedly, the government is contemplating splitting up five ministries into several divisions each. Of the proposed five, two, home and
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Relocation of tanneries
The project to relocate Hazaribagh tanneries to Savar, considering environmental and health hazards, has become a travesty with lapsed
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Fighting human trafficking
Despite the continuous hue and cry about human trafficking (in the media), very little has actually been done to fight the menace...
1 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Death and violence during polls
We are deeply shocked and saddened at the tragic death of a ten-year-old who was caught in the crossfire between supporters of rival candidates at the union parishad (UP) elections in Keraniganj.
1 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Signature campaign for #JusticeForTonu
A faction of Gonojagaran Mancha launches a mass signature campaign to press for immediate arrest and punishment of the killers of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
1 April 2016, 13:38 PM
The Fakhrul saga
Politics in Bangladesh never fails to amuse us. No vaudeville play writer could have scripted the saga of Fakhrul Islam Alamgir...
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
City brought to its knees
March 30 was a terrible day to be on the road. Commuters were stuck for hours on end as major roads were blocked due to three reasons...
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Lightning kills 13 in 8 dists
Thirteen people were killed and 19 others injured by lightning in eight districts yesterday and the day before.
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
A nearly extinct Dhanshiri
I shall return once more to the banks of the Dhanshiri,” wrote poet Jibanananda Das, “Perhaps not as a man, but in the guise of a white
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Lightning kills 9 in 6 dists
Nine people are killed and 21 others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in six districts.
31 March 2016, 15:45 PM
Halda River at stake
The country's largest natural breeding ground for carp, Halda River, has been under threat owing to various manmade hazards, including industrial waste and sewage contamination, sand extraction and illegal fishing.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Biman gets new Board
At long last, we see changes at the top of the management in Bangladesh Biman. It has not come a day too early, but should have come much earlier.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
A law to improve university standards
It is a positive move that the cabinet has approved of a draft 'The Accreditation Council Law, 2016', that aims to ensure the standards of higher education.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Fuel prices to be cut
Prices of fuel, particularly furnace oil is slated to be cut by Tk15 – 16 per litre within a week whereas other types including octane and diesel prices would be cut within a few months as per a government decision.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Lightning kills 7 in 5 dists
Seven people were killed by lightning in Panchagarh, Habiganj, Jamalpur, Mymensingh and Comilla districts yesterday.
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Plunder of Gangamati Reserve Forest
We are shocked to note that a large number of trees have been regularly plundered from the Gangamati reserve forest in Patuakhali.
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Medieval torture in the name of village arbitration
We are appalled by a report in this daily about a woman and a man being tortured and humiliated at the behest of a village arbitration
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Historic sites in peril
It is incomprehensible how the Department of Archeology can leave several historic structures on the verge of ruins in Chittagong.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM