Policing teen delinquency needs caution
29 September 2026 • Editorial
Is violent crime being normalised?
28 September 2026 • Editorial
Attack on Radda MCH-FP centre condemnable
27 September 2026 • Editorial
Act before anthrax spreads further
27 September 2026 • Editorial
We must break the cyber-scam networks
26 September 2026 • Editorial
Police must act on evidence alone
28 September 2026 • Opinion
Protect RMG workers from rising heat
26 September 2026 • Editorial
Dismantle the teen gangs in Cumilla
25 September 2026 • Editorial

Mockery of two emergency health projects

It’s disconcerting to know that the government has been able to utilise only around 15 percent of funds allocated for two Covid emergency
19 April 2022

Another democratic institution stunted

Administrators appointed in 61 zila parishads
19 April 2022

Efficient use of funds must be priority

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
18 April 2022

Cumilla crossfire death demands fair investigation

We hope this is not the beginning of renormalising such encounters
18 April 2022

Cox's Bazar: Longest beach or biggest dumpster?

Like all other developing towns and cities in Bangladesh, Cox’s Bazar has been growing at a tremendously rapid rate. And, not surprisingly,
17 April 2022

What good is price control if it isn't enforced?

Excuses won’t do; people need solutions from the government
17 April 2022

Migrant workers deserve so much from us

It is good to see the government establishing a dedicated centre for migrant workers to reduce the hassles they face while going abroad or
16 April 2022

Sue the fraudulent exporters for money laundering

Clearly, there is a big syndicate—including the exporters and the customs and NBR officials—involved in the scam.
16 April 2022

Where are the ‘missing’ students?

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
15 April 2022

An indelible mark on our secular history

Humayun Azad verdict to serve long-denied justice
15 April 2022

Covid treatment must be made affordable to all

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
13 April 2022

Celebrate our unity this Pahela Baishakh

Let us shed the darkness of the past to welcome the new year
13 April 2022

Work now, pay much, much later?

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.
12 April 2022

Erratic flash floods in haors alarming

Long-term solutions needed to tackle this trend
12 April 2022

Why is the birth registration process so chaotic?

We remain cautiously optimistic about the LGRD minister’s assurance that the birth registration process would be made simpler and
11 April 2022

Inflation pushing people to the edge

The size of our market dictates that it cannot be controlled by enacting laws alone.
11 April 2022

Premature end to another prime minister’s tenure

Another elected government in Pakistan has failed to finish its term.
10 April 2022

Will we finally have inclusive police services?

PM inaugurates OSS desk for women, children, disabled persons and the elderly
10 April 2022

Sanity must prevail as Ukraine war escalates food prices

The Russia-Ukraine war has already resulted in an abnormal escalation in global food prices, especially of staple grains and vegetable oils,
9 April 2022

Help struggling countries reach vaccination targets

Countries that are still falling behind the WHO-set inoculation target must be assisted by the international community.
9 April 2022