When Tk 44.55 lakh is spent for an inauguration

Have we really become so oblivious of corruption?
18 December 2023, 05:00 AM

Can the government keep its pledge of reform measures to IMF?

Effectiveness of the proposed reforms depends on how they are implemented.
17 December 2023, 13:00 PM

Stand with our women entrepreneurs

With proper support from the government, they can go a long way.
17 December 2023, 04:00 AM

Deadliest dengue year demands accountability

Bangladesh cannot afford a repetition of such a deplorable management of a dengue outbreak.
16 December 2023, 14:00 PM

This Victory Day should be a turning point

After 52 years, do we practise our founding principles?
16 December 2023, 04:00 AM

We need climate action, not just climate commitments

Cop28 promises much, but fails to deliver the means
15 December 2023, 11:00 AM

Illegal sand traders back in business

Authorities must take stern action against illegal sand traders who are destroying rivers across Bangladesh.
15 December 2023, 04:00 AM

How long before Gaza ceasefire is enforced?

It is ironic that the superpower that tries to act as the torchbearer of human rights has no qualms with bombing and displacing over two million people
15 December 2023, 04:00 AM

The cost of speaking truth to power

The calculated murder of our intellectuals in 1971 has left a permanent wound.
13 December 2023, 18:30 PM

How constitutional is the EC’s demand to ban political gatherings?

We are at a loss to understand on what grounds the EC can make such a demand of the government.
13 December 2023, 14:33 PM

Who controls the onion market?

Government must punish those triggering the abnormal price surge
13 December 2023, 06:15 AM

Time is of the essence in climate fight

World, local leaders must come up with a better response
13 December 2023, 05:00 AM

Will road safety remain a mirage?

We have yet to see the full implementation of the Road Transport Act, 2018, even though five years have passed since its passage in parliament
12 December 2023, 08:45 AM

Where will the erosion victims go?

Displaced families in Lalmonirhat need urgent support
12 December 2023, 05:30 AM

Rising cyber violence is a blot on Smart Bangladesh

Coordinated response vital to protect female internet users
11 December 2023, 06:28 AM

Onion prices again testing consumers' limits

Government must rein in price manipulators, find alternative import sources
10 December 2023, 17:33 PM

Jolting inefficiency of Meteorological Department

Accurate seismic data essential to emergency earthquake response
10 December 2023, 07:00 AM

Do human rights exist only to be trampled?

Governments must make sincere commitments to uphold them
10 December 2023, 05:00 AM

Save Gangamati Reserve Forest before it's too late

Authorities must prioritise forest conservation
9 December 2023, 05:06 AM

Why the delay in compensating Covid-affected workers?

Such inefficiency and apathy toward victims is unacceptable
8 December 2023, 10:58 AM