An exit that ends uncertainty
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Affordable dialysis must not be delayed any longer
25 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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Ensure food security for all
24 July 2026, 20:10 PM
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Hold those liable for Milestone tragedy
21 July 2026, 18:58 PM
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Why is the measles response still falling short?
23 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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A welcome development, but more ground to cover
24 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Don't burden children with entrance exam
22 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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More power to fight drug trafficking needs safeguards against abuse
20 July 2026, 19:26 PM
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Restore Dhaka’s footbridges
21 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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Pull the plug on online gambling
20 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Myanmar elections must not exclude minorities
The UN has expressed serious concerns over human rights violations ahead of the general elections in Myanmar on November 8, including the right to
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Another case of questionable arrest and harassment
It has been four years since Hasan Majumder, manager of Hotel Bandhu, and the then chef Sohel Rana were captured by a CCTV camera being handcuffed and taken away by a group of DB men in civilian clothing.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Delay in forming cell to monitor women repression cases unacceptable
Despite a sharp rise in incidents of violence against women and children in recent years, we’re alarmed by the consistent failure to comply with a
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus vaccine for all at no cost
The government deserves hearty congratulations for deciding to make the coronavirus vaccine available to all free of cost once it is available on the
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Durga Puja signifies our syncretic culture
This year’s Durga Puja, which ended yesterday with the Dashami, has been a more muted celebration than usual, as have been all other religious
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Braving a possible second wave
It is a matter of grave concern that the numbers of new Covid-19 cases in the country are refusing to show any signs of significant decline. In fact,
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Path to economic recovery must be inclusive and sustainable
To say that it has been a difficult journey for us over the last seven months of Covid-19 would be an understatement. Nearly six thousand people
25 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Explore all possibilities for procuring Covid-19 vaccines
In the midst of hopes that a coronavirus vaccine could be ready by early next year, the government of Bangladesh has asked for more than USD 1.5
25 October 2020, 18:00 PM
140 ghost centres for expectant mothers and their babies!
Medical services in remote areas are either non-existent or hours away, making it virtually impossible for emergency patients to be given medical
24 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Fresh international pledge of monetary help for Rohingya refugees
While Bangladesh needs more in terms of money and material help for the Rohingya refugees, that is but a temporary palliative that will do very
24 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Legal reforms necessary to improve mental healthcare system
A recent report published in this paper reveals that the already pathetic state of the legal framework governing the mental health sector in our country
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
PM insists on dope tests for drivers
In an event organised on the occasion of the National Road Safety Day 2020, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instructed the authorities concerned to
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
How will BRTA ensure road safety when it can barely function?
October 22 was the National Road Safety Day and we cannot help but wonder how road safety can be ensured when the country has only 109 motor
22 October 2020, 18:00 PM
How do we stop these copycat rapists?
We are horrified and outraged that only days after the horrendous gang rape of a woman in Noakhali, which the perpetrators filmed and later
22 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Authorities must reclaim all illegally occupied forestland
We welcome the parliamentary standing committee on environment’s decision to make public the names of 90,000 individuals and organisations
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Over 1.7 lakh people died from air pollution last year
According to a global report from the US-based Health Effects Institute and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation that was released yesterday,
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Poor shortchanged by rice dealer
Even during a period when the poor are enduring tremendous hardship, they continue to fall victim to disingenuity, greed and inequity of traders. It
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Why are SMEs not availing the govt directed loan opportunities?
The pandemic has affected all businesses, big or small, in the country as elsewhere in the world. But while the losses they suffered varied widely—
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
No progress in relocating overflowing landfill in Gazipur
It is unfortunate that despite all the health hazards related to waste management, Gazipur City Corporation made no progress in relocating the
19 October 2020, 18:00 PM
The pandemic has increased child marriage manifold
Child marriage has always been a huge obstacle to development for countries like Bangladesh that has one of the highest prevalence of it. Now with
19 October 2020, 18:00 PM