It’s high time we started addressing the plight of female migrant workers

The dissolution of almost all zila parishads in Bangladesh has brought a renewed focus on the moribund state of this vital local government

Take this crucial step to protect our rivers

Despite the prime minister’s concern regarding delay in the implementation of important projects in the country, and her suggestion for timely execution, it has almost become a certainty that no project in Bangladesh will be completed within the given time.

Why didn’t they take action before the situation turned violent in New Market area?

It’s disconcerting to know that the government has been able to utilise only around 15 percent of funds allocated for two Covid emergency

Administrators appointed in 61 zila parishads

Leading up to the national budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year (which amounted to Tk 603,681 crore—17.5 percent of the GDP), all eyes were

We hope this is not the beginning of renormalising such encounters

Like all other developing towns and cities in Bangladesh, Cox’s Bazar has been growing at a tremendously rapid rate. And, not surprisingly,

Excuses won’t do; people need solutions from the government

It is good to see the government establishing a dedicated centre for migrant workers to reduce the hassles they face while going abroad or

Clearly, there is a big syndicate—including the exporters and the customs and NBR officials—involved in the scam.

It is worrisome that about one-third of secondary students and one-fifth of primary students are staying away from in-person attendance in classes since

Humayun Azad verdict to serve long-denied justice

It is most unfortunate that two years into the pandemic, the government has still not been able to ensure proper treatment at affordable costs for Covid-19

Let us shed the darkness of the past to welcome the new year

It is disappointing to learn how the government’s 40-day job scheme project fails to be efficient in serving the farmers in the northern districts of Bangladesh, seemingly every year.

Long-term solutions needed to tackle this trend

We remain cautiously optimistic about the LGRD minister’s assurance that the birth registration process would be made simpler and