Attack on UPL is an attack on free speech
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Editorial
Policing teen delinquency needs caution
29 September 2026
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Editorial
Pay rape response workers urgently
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Editorial
End the deadlock at the Information Commission
29 September 2026
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Editorial
Is violent crime being normalised?
28 September 2026
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Editorial
Attack on Radda MCH-FP centre condemnable
27 September 2026
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Editorial
Act before anthrax spreads further
27 September 2026
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Editorial
We must break the cyber-scam networks
26 September 2026
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Editorial
Police must act on evidence alone
28 September 2026
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Opinion
Protect RMG workers from rising heat
26 September 2026
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Editorial
Why raise the prices of Ramadan essentials now?
Govt must take measures to keep the market stable before it spirals out of control
17 February 2022
The saga of river killing continues
Hardly a day passes by without the media carrying news of a river slowly dying because of people’s greed and the authorities’ lax oversight.
16 February 2022
Raising water price again will be devastating
Dhaka Wasa’s push amid high inflation makes no sense
16 February 2022
No respite from illegal brick kilns
It is alarming to know that at least 99 brick kilns in Brahmanbaria are operating illegally, posing serious threats to the environment and public
15 February 2022
Vital tasks ahead for the search committee
It should nominate persons of integrity, who can withstand pressure
15 February 2022
Good news from Mongla Port
The news comes as a breath of fresh air that the second largest seaport of Bangladesh, the Mongla Port, has been seeing a lot of activity
14 February 2022
Time to explore our own gas
Relying on imports will only burden the consumers
14 February 2022
An inexcusable failure to ensure road safety
One issue that we have written extensively about is the lack of road safety in Bangladesh and the authorities’ continued indifference to it.
13 February 2022
Low-income people need a breathing space
Urgent measures needed to tackle rising prices and disappearing jobs
13 February 2022
Migration too expensive for workers
It is good news that the expatriates’ welfare ministry is considering revising the migration cost for the Bangladeshi job seekers in the international markets.
12 February 2022
Delay in setting up oxygen generators unfortunate
Another example of the health ministry’s inefficiency
12 February 2022
First the Buriganga, then the Dhaleshwari
We welcome the instruction of the parliamentary standing committee on the environment ministry to take necessary measures to shut down the Savar
11 February 2022
A promise unfulfilled for a decade
How many more court dates till Sagar-Runi get justice?
11 February 2022
Check the wave of cybercrimes
We are quite concerned at the increasing incidents of cybercrimes against women and children in Bangladesh. According to Ain o Salish
10 February 2022
Proposed water price hike totally unacceptable
Govt should try to ease people’s burden, not increase it
10 February 2022
Fire survivors left in the lurch
It is heart-rending to learn that the survivors of a fire incident at the Sonaichhari fishing village in Sitakunda, Chattogram have been living
9 February 2022
Disclose details of MoU on Malaysian recruitment
Transparency is vital to protect the interests of our migrant workers
9 February 2022
Watch out for ATM fraud
It’s disquieting to learn that a transnational syndicate is involved in stealing money from the ATMs of local banks. The Dhaka Metropolitan
8 February 2022
Habitual revision of projects must stop
Govt should rethink how projects are being planned and executed
8 February 2022
Toxic air, toxic governance
The fact that toxic air containing harmful particles contributes to different types of health hazards has long been taken into cognizance by the
7 February 2022