Policing teen delinquency needs caution
29 September 2026 • Editorial
Pay rape response workers urgently
30 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

Rackets abound in Teknaf Land Port

It has become a concern for our national security
29 December 2021

Bangladesh on course to reach another milestone

It is encouraging to see our economy recovering well from the pandemic, to the point where the government’s finance division is projecting
28 December 2021

Why are we stifling critical expressions?

DSA is incompatible with our fundamental rights
28 December 2021

Women workers return with crushed dreams

When homecoming should be a joyous occasion, it is mostly the opposite in case of the female migrant workers of Bangladesh.
27 December 2021

Accidents caused by negligence is a criminal offence

So is inaction that allows those to pass
27 December 2021

Protect our migrant workers in Malaysia

It is certainly good news that Malaysia is again set to hire Bangladeshi migrant workers, after a three-year hiatus since 2018 imposed by the then Malaysian prime minister.
26 December 2021

UP polls campaigning abound with irregularities

It’s shocking to see the Election Commission show such disdain towards election law
26 December 2021

Bring children back to school

The fact that at least 2.5 million children of school-going age are not receiving formal education is deeply concerning. As this daily has recently reported—
25 December 2021

A tragedy of our own making!

Blatant disregard for passengers’ safety led to so many deaths and injuries
25 December 2021

We wish you all a Merry Christmas

As Christians around the world celebrate today as the day when Jesus Christ was born, in a world where bigotry and hatred seem to be on the rise, the
24 December 2021

Uproot militants from their dens

It is alarming to learn that militants belonging to the group known as Ansar Al Islam are being trained in secret hideouts within Bangladesh.
24 December 2021

BB’s new plan for Covid-hit people encouraging

We welcome the Bangladesh Bank’s decision to roll out a Tk 500 crore stimulus package to support people who migrated to the villages from
23 December 2021

Blatant threat to voters unacceptable

Awami League leader Milon must answer for his intimidation tactics
23 December 2021

Sonai: A river in distress

Yet another river in Bangladesh is fighting for its survival against our insatiable greed. This time it is the Sonai River that flows through
22 December 2021

Sanction Myanmar

How long will the international community turn a blind eye to its human rights abuses?
22 December 2021

US drone strikes must stop

A recent investigation by the New York Times (NYT) has once again brought to the fore the tragic and inhumane killings of civilians by US drone strikes, which could amount to war crimes.
21 December 2021

The persistent problem of plastic pollution

The sorry state of our rivers is testament to the crisis that has been created by our apathy towards plastic pollution.
21 December 2021

Farmers burdened with high fertiliser prices

It is most unfortunate that farmers across Bangladesh are being charged exorbitantly for fertilisers by the dealers and retailers, despite the
20 December 2021

Let the world share our burden

As the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and the surrounding areas became overcrowded with the burgeoning Rohingya population, which began to threaten our environment and law and order situation, the Bangladesh government built shelter homes in Bhashan Char, where about 19,000 refugees have been relocated so far. 
20 December 2021

Booster shot campaign is timely

We believe that the government’s Covid-19 booster shot campaign, which started on Sunday, could not have come at a better time. With the
19 December 2021