Attack on UPL is an attack on free speech
30 September 2026
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Editorial
Policing teen delinquency needs caution
29 September 2026
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Editorial
Pay rape response workers urgently
30 September 2026
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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
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