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
10 HOUR(s)
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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
A breath of poisonous air
Declare state of emergency till Dhaka’s air is breathable again
28 January 2022
How honest are we about saving rivers, really?
When agencies of the government itself are found to be negligent in protecting rivers, we can’t help but wonder if the rivers are really dying—
27 January 2022
Clarify methods of prosecuting money launderers
ACC, other bodies must collaborate to provide details to the court
27 January 2022
A war heroine can’t beg for survival
It is disheartening to know that a brave woman who had endured torture during Bangladesh’s War of Independence is now facing eviction
26 January 2022
Are we becoming incorrigibly corrupt?
Latest CPI score paints a sorry picture of Bangladesh’s progress
26 January 2022
No respite for Bhabadaha residents
As if years of waterlogging problem in the Bhabadaha region between Jashore and Khulna was not problematic enough, it seems the
25 January 2022
If digitalisation doesn’t work, what will?
Govt must make the birth registration process simple and hassle-free
25 January 2022
A hospital sans essential services
It is unfortunate that an important hospital like the Dhaka Mahanagar General Hospital, one of the two hospitals run by the Dhaka South City
24 January 2022
Credible data vital for road safety
Why is police data on road accidents and casualties still so unreliable?
24 January 2022
How do we avoid another launch fire?
We commend the investigation of a civil committee into the MV Abhijan 10 launch fire on December 24, 2021, which found proof of
23 January 2022
Militant suspects out on bail pose a threat
We need an effective legal process to prosecute them quickly
23 January 2022
A death march on the roads
It is quite unfortunate that road crashes continue to take lives without any respite, mocking the laws of the land as underage or ill-trained
22 January 2022
Education can’t be the first victim of Covid curbs
What’s the point of closing schools while keeping all other public spaces open?
22 January 2022
Fix Dhaka’s gas crisis
Shortage of gas supply has become a daily reality for many households and industries in Dhaka and adjacent areas, according to a report by this daily on
21 January 2022
Directives alone won’t do
Engage with various stakeholders to repeal DSA
21 January 2022
Tale of the vanishing canals
Why people show no qualms when a canal or a similar water body gets filled up with garbage right before their eyes remains a big puzzle.
20 January 2022
Make antigen test kits widely available
Test kit availability vital for curbing Covid surge
20 January 2022
Protect wildlife in Lawachhara
It is quite alarming that open electrical lines going right through the Lawachhara forest are turning into a death trap for different species of wildlife there.
19 January 2022
Public trust vital for acceptability of any EC law
Govt should invite scrutiny from all stakeholders before passing it
19 January 2022
Public transport cannot be held hostage
It is hardly believable from the current state of affairs on our roads that we’re going through a still-raging pandemic. As the country witnesses
18 January 2022