“Everyone has the democratic rights to wage a movement. But do they have the right to burn and kill people?"

The BNP has again called for 72-hour hartal. We condemn it most strongly. We do so more because the fate of one and a half million students is being played foul with. An unthinking continuation of hartal imperils the plight of students which is already in dire straits having been caught up in two disruptive spells of exam rescheduling. Further uncertainty looms over their academic career with degenerate politics showing no signs of abating.

According to a report by UNB, we understand that more than half our missions abroad have failed to attain their export targets in the current fiscal (2014-15). It is sad to see that important embassies and high commissions abroad in cities like Washington, Berlin and London are among those on the list. Export earnings target for the July–December period fell short by more than $700 million, which is approximately 4.42 percent lower than the target set.

For trucker Liton, life is now a nightmare. A bomb attack has blown away his one eye and damaged the other. But what worries him the most is the future of his five-member family.

Yet another train derailed yesterday as alleged blockaders removed fishplates and clips from tracks in Mirsharai of Chittagong, leaving at least 10 people injured.