Yesterday, as we marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the International Press Institute, in a statement, drew attention to the fact that the global conviction rate for violent crimes against journalists is abysmally low—in at least nine out of 10 cases, the killers go unpunished.

At a webinar on Sunday, experts said that Bangladesh needed to have a vibrant bond market to meet the country’s requirement for long-term

While it is good to know that maize production in Bangladesh has become profitable for our farmers, particularly in the country’s northern region, it is disconcerting to note that proper storage and processing facilities for maize still remains a major concern.

Over the past few days, 23 women have been rescued from the hands of traffickers, of whom 22 were in three “safe houses” in Dhaka’s

In a discussion organised by the Editors’ Council on Saturday, newspaper editors and academics expressed concern that the freedoms of the press and speech in Bangladesh were under serious threat.

At the just-ended Bangladesh-India line of credit (LoC) review meeting, officials of both Bangladesh and India expressed their hope that the

That rape and sexual assault is an endemic issue in the country can be seen by just how regularly one reads about such cases in our daily pages.

Only two days ago, we wrote in these columns about how time and cost overruns have become the norm in our development projects, wasting crucial time

Worrying developments have been reported in the Shahjalal Upashahar area of Sylhet city where 200 trees were recently chopped down. A report by The

It is heartening to learn about a tutorial centre set up in Jhenaidah to educate underprivileged children for free. Alamgir Hossain, currently a

In a bid to stop drugs such as yaba and crystal meth—popularly known as ice—from pouring into Bangladesh from Myanmar, the former has

We second the prime minister’s call to private entrepreneurs on Tuesday to try and diversify Bangladesh’s export items. For far too long, we

The need of the hour is accountability, and that will not come out of writing endless reports

Many have this image of a police constable as someone wielding his baton, chasing after peaceful bystanders, unnecessarily harassing the

So far, hundreds have been arrested and around 85 cases have been lodged against thousands in relation to the communal attacks that took

Words are not enough to express our frustration about the way our female returnee migrant workers are being treated by their families and

The instruction to unify the two offices first came from the prime minister in 2010.

According to Dr Firdausi Qadri, winner of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, Bangladesh needs to attain self-sufficiency in vaccine supply

There is no denying the fact that, had the law enforcement officials been more alert and pro-active, most of the attacks on Hindu houses, temples, and business establishments that occurred in various parts of Bangladesh since October 13 might have been prevented.

It is reassuring to learn that our aviation sector is recovering at a quick speed after the second wave of Covid-19 in the country waned and many countries lifted their travel restrictions.