Khulna city needs its bus service back
10 May 2026, 10:00 AM Editorial
Address learning gaps at primary level
8 May 2026, 20:00 PM Editorial
A reform long overdue
9 May 2026, 10:00 AM Editorial
Address urea supply concerns urgently
8 May 2026, 11:00 AM Editorial
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

Access of journos to polling stations

We commend the Election Commission for rejecting the proposal of the police to limit journalists' access to polling stations on December
20 December 2015, 18:00 PM

DMCH's chronic equipment malfunction

PATIENTS getting admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for serious ailments are confronted with the prospect of no
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Violence and violation of electoral code

We are noticing, with growing dismay, that as the municipal polls are drawing closer, incidents of violence and violations of electoral
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Nestlé signs MoU with Friendship for safe water in coastal areas

Nestlé Bangladesh Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Friendship recently, said a press release yesterday.
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Integrated steps must to stop violence against women

Integrated steps need to be taken by all sections of the society to stop violence against women, speakers said at a roundtable in Jamalpur
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Harijans being denied quota benefits

The directive to preserve 80 percent of cleaning jobs in government agencies for Harijans needs to be implemented to protect their
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Transgender nominees at municipal polls

In a country where the transgender community is still marginalised economically, socially and politically, it is undoubtedly great news
18 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Students go on rampage

An altercation between traders and Dhaka College students over the price of goods turned the entire area into a bloody battleground and
18 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Three Pirojpur journos get awards

Pirojpur Press Club honoured three journalists, including the Pirojpur district correspondent of The Daily Star, with
18 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka city dwellers start feeling pinch of winter

Even of late, the Dhaka city dwellers have started feeling the pinch of winter and its intensity is likely to rise further across the country
18 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Violence, violation of polls code rising

With the municipal polls drawing nearer, incidents of violence and violation of electoral code of conduct by mayoral hopefuls are on the
18 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Shortage of skilled workforce

As an integral part of the government's Vision 2021, the concept of Digital Bangladesh reinforces Bangladesh's aspirations of becoming a
17 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Ambiguities regarding Saudi Coalition

We are quite taken aback by the news that Bangladesh has joined Saudi Arabia's new Islamic Coalition against terrorism. Ambiguities
17 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Four Bangladeshis jailed in Nigeria

The Nigerian Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced four Bangladeshis and five Filipinos to 20 years' imprisonment each for crude oil theft in Nigeria.
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Let’s stay together, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s last trick

It was ZA Bhutto whose machinations were behind the brutal genocide in Bangladesh. Even before the blood had dried on his hands, Bhutto wanted to form a confederation with Bangladesh. But Bangabandhu gave him a befitting reply.
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Banned pesticides in use!

It is extremely concerning that substandard, fake and banned pesticides are being marketed across the country, under the very nose of
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Bearish mood prevails over banking sector

The recent London-based BMI research has highlighted the vulnerability of the banking sector of Bangladesh, particularly the state-owned
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Qulkhwani

The qulkhwani of Jahanara Choudhury, mother of Lelin Choudhury, chairman of Health & Hope Hospital, and Health &
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

After 1971 defeat, Bhutto dreamt of confederation

Even before the bloods of 30 million Bangalis had dried, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the villain behind the breakup of Pakistan and the political mastermind of genocide in 1971, had expressed an audacious proposal of Pakistan and Bangladesh uniting again.
16 December 2015, 11:12 AM

Sun rose from ruins

It was a treacherous journey. On bull-carts and on foot. But it was the journey that finally led to the fall of Dhaka in 1971 and the victory for Bangladesh and its 75 million Bangalis.
15 December 2015, 18:00 PM