Attack on UPL is an attack on free speech
30 September 2026 • Editorial
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

Resurgence of violence may destabilise an already conflict-ridden Afghanistan

Ever since the takeover by the Taliban, there have been widespread concerns over the rights of women and minority communities within the country.
9 October 2021

Illegal arms trade in the southwest must stop

In the aftermath of the arrest of Jashore-based Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Akul Hossain on September 2, and the subsequent interrogation by the
8 October 2021

Must we pander to every whim of transport owners?

We are disappointed to learn of yet another concession made by the authorities to transport associations in the form of late fine waiver for vehicles and
8 October 2021

What’s causing delay at the PCR labs in Dhaka airport?

We are quite disappointed at the way the rapid PCR labs are functioning at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka.
7 October 2021

Dial down tensions in the Rohingya camps

The recent assassination of Mohib Ullah, chairman of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights, has increased
7 October 2021

Students’ over-dependence on gadgets must be checked

Arecent study on the prevalence of electronic gadgets among students and its impact on their health, jointly conducted by researchers of various universities in the country, has found that secondary level students became overly dependent on electronic gadgets during the past year and a half of the pandemic.
6 October 2021

Can PM’s directive turn the tide of project irregularities?

A 2019 report from the planning ministry pointed out that most ministries prepare projects without proper feasibility studies and technical designs, which is at the heart of the irregularities in project implementation.
6 October 2021

What will happen to the teachers who have lost their jobs?

The 543-day-long school closure in Bangladesh—one of the longest in the world—has caused worries about heavy learning losses, and raised concerns over the lack of teachers to help students with recovery.
5 October 2021

Worst time for high commodity prices

Over the last couple of weeks, prices of almost all daily essentials have shot up in kitchen markets across Bangladesh, causing immense suffering for people with fixed income, who are already struggling due to the economic slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
5 October 2021

Govt, cable operators must come to a solution

As the government took a strong position to stop the broadcast of foreign channels that are not providing advertisement-free content, the
4 October 2021

Don’t short-change teagarden workers

Unbeknownst to us, we have made labour in Bangladesh undignified by terming it “cheap.” We have used this slogan to draw foreign investment, pronouncing the merits of investing here—that “labour comes cheap” in Bangladesh—without realising the damage it has caused to our national image. And this phenomenon, regrettably, has pervaded almost all sectors where production is labour-intensive, especially in the tea sector.
4 October 2021

Mohib Ullah’s murder exposes many fault lines

The killing of Rohingya refugee leader Mohib Ullah exposes several systemic loopholes. Firstly, the security in the Rohingya camps is
3 October 2021

E-commerce sector needs a major overhaul

Following in the disgraced footsteps of Evaly, social network platform RingID has also recently come into the limelight after one of its directors was arrested.
3 October 2021

What are the authorities doing to save the Buriganga?

As grabbing of our rivers goes on across the country without any break despite the High Court’s order to save them at all costs and despite it
2 October 2021

DSA cases kept in limbo

Friday, October 1, marked three years since the Digital Security Act (DSA) came into force in Bangladesh. From its very inception, we have
2 October 2021

Bring the culprits behind Ramu violence to justice

We are concerned at the way cases filed in connection with the Ramu mayhem, one of the worst incidents of communal violence in the recent history of
1 October 2021

We need civilian oversight of public projects

The last few weeks have seen a barrage of damning reports about a number of publicly funded projects that, despite the difference in their nature, scale and even priority, found themselves facing a common foe: time and cost overruns, with the outcome being far from satisfactory.
1 October 2021

How much bribe does a land office need?

The stories of corruption at the land offices are, unfortunately, many. Just on Wednesday, the state minister for rural development and
30 September 2021

Rein in corruption before it assumes the reins of our future

It has long been alleged that corruption and irregularities have become commonplace in our education sector. The media and other watchdog bodies have regularly covered specific instances of such depravity.
30 September 2021

Admission seekers struggling for accommodation

We are concerned about the prospect of an acute accommodation crisis facing admission seekers at the Rajshahi University (RU). Every year, during RU’s admission tests, students from different parts of the country find refuge in the university’s halls.
29 September 2021