Padma Barrage must have clear rationale
14 May 2026, 18:30 PM
Editorial
End extortion in Dhaka’s waste trade
14 May 2026, 13:00 PM
Editorial
Stop the rape of our children
13 May 2026, 17:20 PM
Editorial
Don’t hand back the keys to ex-owners of failed banks
12 May 2026, 18:47 PM
Editorial
Stop objectifying women on Facebook
13 May 2026, 13:00 PM
Editorial
End the culture of extortion in slums
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Editorial
Lapses in measles deaths reporting are unacceptable
11 May 2026, 17:51 PM
Editorial
Stop trafficking of youths into war
10 May 2026, 17:43 PM
Editorial
Save Dhaka from recurring waterlogging
11 May 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
Khulna city needs its bus service back
10 May 2026, 10:00 AM
Editorial
Stop plying faulty vessels
We are used to hearing assurances offered by the operators of various transport services as well as the relevant authorities in the administration that faulty vessels would not be allowed to run, particularly during the Eid holidays.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s SC says political leaders to shoulder responsibility for violence
The Supreme Court yesterday said those who had enforced agitation programmes must shoulder the responsibility for violence and criminal activities that took place during the programmes.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Death anniversary
Today is the 3rd death anniversary of Anowar Hossain (FCA), a chartered accountant.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Language hero Usuya no more
Usuya Howlader, a Language Movement veteran and founder president of Kalapara Rakhine Samaj Kalyan Samity, died in his Kalapara
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Death anniversary
Today is the first death anniversary of Sabbir Yousuf, former captain of the national hockey team and joint secretary of Dhaka Chambers
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Finance Minister's bold admission
The Finance Minister's exasperation in parliament, over the government's inability to take punitive action against a top official of Sonali Bank for his involvement in the Hallmark loan scam as well as of those in the Basic Bank scam...
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Cops' devious fund raising
We are taken aback by the news that some personnel of Barisal Metropolitan Police (BMP) were involved in creating a joint bribe fund as speed money for promotion.
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Greece crisis deepens
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made a defiant speech as cash withdrawal limits begin to bite for Greek bank customers.
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Workplace accidents on rise countrywide
At least 202 workers were killed in 147 workplace accidents across the country during the last six months, said a report revealed yesterday mentioning that
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Doa mahfil
A doa mahfil for Meer Md Abul Basher will be held at his Uttara residence (House-106, Sector-11, Road-15,) after Asar prayers
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt team starts archeological site protection work
A 10-member team created jointly by the cultural ministry and the Department of Archeology started working yesterday to mark property zone (core zone) and
1 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Obituary
Kosir Uddin, a freedom fighter and former warrant officer of Bangladesh Army, died due old-age complications at his Fakirpara residence
30 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Rotary Int'l announces new welfare programme
Rotary International has taken initiatives to help the underprivileged people of the country, said new Rotary Governor SAM Shoket
30 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Wheat scandal continues
In a surprise turn of events, the Brazilian wheat imported under certification by the ministry of food to be safe for human consumption has hit a snag.
30 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Improvised vehicles on the rise
It is extremely disturbing to see ramshackle, odd-looking contraptions namely Nosimon-Korimon and Bhotbhoti gleefully plying on the country's roads.
30 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Transparency International Bangladesh’s study finds youth highly moral
The country's youth generally have a highly moralistic concept of integrity. Yet in ethically challenging situations, some will adopt unfair means, a TIB study has found.
30 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Khan Sarwar Murshid's birthday today
Today is the 91th birth anniversary of eminent educationalist, diplomat and intellectual Prof Khan Sarwar Murshid.
30 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Education budget lamentable
It is no wonder that Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid is lamenting the poor budgetary allocation for his ministry, with only Tk. 4000 crore allocated for educational development purposes, while other ministries have been given Tk. 16,000 crore to realise their development objectives.
29 June 2015, 18:00 PM
A surge in counterfeit currency
With Eid in the offing, counterfeit note syndicates have become active again. Over the last few weeks, law enforcers have busted the dens of a number of racketeers who have been dealing in fake notes for a long time.
29 June 2015, 18:00 PM
College admission process stumbles in Bangladesh
With only two days remaining, the government's fresh decision to wrap up the college admission process online seems to be stumbling, leaving students and guardians on tenterhooks.
29 June 2015, 18:00 PM