Hold those liable for Milestone tragedy
21 July 2026, 18:58 PM
Editorial
Why is the measles response still falling short?
23 July 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
Don't burden children with entrance exam
22 July 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
More power to fight drug trafficking needs safeguards against abuse
20 July 2026, 19:26 PM
Editorial
Restore Dhaka’s footbridges
21 July 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
Pull the plug on online gambling
20 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Editorial
Banks’ proposed fee hike is unjust
19 July 2026, 18:43 PM
Editorial
We must fix the microplastic menace
18 July 2026, 18:55 PM
Editorial
We cannot continue to fail young learners
19 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Editorial
Prepare our youth for the AI economy
18 July 2026, 12:00 PM
Editorial
Is being political a crime?
DSA cases disproportionately filed against politicians, journalists
1 March 2022, 13:59 PM
When fake currency and drugs collude
It’s alarming to know that syndicates both inside and outside the country are active in smuggling fake currency and drugs including phensedyl
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Biman can’t seem to stay out of trouble
Latest debacle may strip it of the right to fly to KSA
28 February 2022, 13:07 PM
Drivers kill, owners enable
As road crashes and deaths continue to surge in Bangladesh, despite all efforts by the authorities, one particular party that seems to be
27 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Restoring public trust in EC is the main challenge
Restore the credibility of the institution
27 February 2022, 12:42 PM
Climate change brings disturbing new reality
Global warming is having multidimensional impacts on countries and communities—and not just in terms of erratic climate events.
26 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Don’t let corrupt traders exploit Ukraine crisis
Effective oversight, subsidies needed to control prices
26 February 2022, 13:06 PM
Why did BCL attack protest on gang rape?
If a group of unruly men were to swoop down on students demanding justice for the gang rape of one of their classmates, what would it say about the men in
25 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia’s aggression must be stopped
But its security concerns cannot be ignored
25 February 2022, 13:58 PM
A good but ambitious project
The government is reportedly set to launch a universal pension scheme in which any citizen, including expatriate Bangladeshis, aged between 18 and 50,
24 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Railway needs a major change to improve services
Corruption and irregularities must be checked
24 February 2022, 14:26 PM
Death in police custody again
We are deeply troubled to learn of another death in police custody. This time, the victim was a poor man named Wazir Mia, who had been
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Why resist data requests if there’s nothing to hide?
Authorities must remove barriers to accessing public information
23 February 2022, 12:47 PM
Rising LPG cylinder hazards demand attention
With Titas gas connection, particularly residential, becoming rarer by the day, it is only natural that people would turn to liquefied petroleum
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Legal reforms are but the first step to ending rape impunity
The law minister’s statement that the government is going to introduce legislation removing two questionable sections of the colonial-era
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Lifting Covid restrictions doesn’t mean lowering our guards
The government’s decision to lift all Covid-19 restrictions, however poorly implemented, comes as a relief as it means resuming, with greater
21 February 2022, 18:00 PM
ICJ’s fresh hearings into Rohingya case bring fresh hope
The world must come together for the Rohingya cause
21 February 2022, 12:19 PM
Indomitable Ekushey
As we observe the 70th anniversary of the historic Ekushey February, which in 1952 saw the culmination of a bloody struggle for the state
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Justice eludes Churihatta fire victims
Old Dhaka with its many warehouses remains a ticking time bomb
20 February 2022, 14:04 PM
Why are e-gates at Dhaka airport not operational yet?
Here is another classic example of the blame game so often seen among different agencies in the public sector.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM