Stop trafficking of youths into war
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Khulna city needs its bus service back
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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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Be hungry, be Foodie
thedhakafoodies.com along with Coca-Cola and Grameenphone is bringing in the latest edition of its Foodiez Fest – #FoodiezWinterFest 2015 – where more than 35 popular food brands will be coming with their mouthwatering food items, all in one place.
7 December 2015, 11:03 AM
DMP collecting personal information
The latest move by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to distribute forms to house owners and tenants asking for all kinds of personal information is baffling.
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Where have all the missing persons gone?
The statistics are frightening for any society that prides itself on its civilisational credentials, and even more so for any government....
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Right thinking Pakistanis acknowledge ’71 brutalities to Bangladeshis
“Right thinking people of Pakistan” acknowledge and accept the brutalities done to the people of Bangladesh during the military action in 1971, said Pakistani human rights activist Hina Jilani.
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Partners in the genocide
We have used Pakistani sources--books written by Pakistani military officers involved in the operations in East Pakistan in 1971 and the report of a chief justice of Pakistan--to compile these reports to show the extent and complicity of the Pakistan Government and its military in the genocide, destruction, and uprooting of tens of millions of Bangalis in 1971. The facts speak for themselves.
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Jaflong Ravaged
"Man, do not pride yourself on your superiority to the animals, for they are without sin, while you, with all your greatness, you defile the earth wherever you appear and leave an ignoble trail behind you."
-- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov.
Jaflong Zero Point in Sylhet is a horrid example of how cruel man can be to nature and environment.
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Children's book on Hashem Khan unveiled
A children's book, comprising paintings of Hashem Khan and 55 poems written on the eminent artist, was unveiled in Abdul Karim
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Families should act for ending violence against women
To stop violence against women, awareness and resistance should be first raised at family level, speakers said at a roundtable in
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
People deprived of right to free speech
Although the right to agree or disagree with any view is integral to democracy, people of the country are deprived of
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Nation to observe Democracy Restoration Day today
The nation will observe “Democracy Restoration Day” today marking the fall of the then military dictator HM Ershad who was forced to
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The blueprint for massacre
We have used Pakistani sources--books written by Pakistani military officers involved in the operations in East Pakistan in 1971 and the report of a chief justice of Pakistan--to compile these reports to show the extent and complicity of the Pakistan Government and its military in the genocide, destruction, and uprooting of more than a crore Bangalis in 1971. The facts speak for themselves.
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Blasts at Hindu temple
WE are horror-struck by the series of blasts in the historic Kantaji Temple in Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur early yesterday that has injured
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Lawmaker breaking the rules
The alleged involvement of a local lawmaker from Chuadanga in the attack on a police station to free pro-ruling party activists is
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
SIDA, UNDP sign deal for HR scheme
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM
People with disabilities
According to World Health Organisation (WHO), around ten percent of the population of Bangladesh are comprised of people with disabilities (PWD). In Bangladesh, most of the PWD live in rural areas.
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Violation of electoral code
There are reports of gross violation of the electoral code of conduct in several constituencies even before the start of the campaigning.
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Suhrawardy'sanniversary of death today
The 52nd death anniversary of one of the greatest leaders of undivided India Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy will be
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Ensure rights of minorities in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad yesterday demanded the government protect rights of the religious and ethnic
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Teachers' strike at JU
The ongoing boycott of classes by teachers at the department of Geography and Environment of Jahangirnagar University, resulting in the suspension of all classes and exams, defies logic.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Lift ban on social media
As the social media ban reaches its third week, perhaps it is high time the government re-evaluated the prohibition which has all but cut off Bangladesh from the rest of the world.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM