End the black market in child adoption
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Factories must stop polluting rivers
4 October 2026
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Childcare is key to our economic progress
3 October 2026
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Why are we failing to contain dengue?
3 October 2026
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Ferdousy Ahmed’s resignation a welcome move
2 October 2026
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Make evictions work for a change
2 October 2026
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Develop a state-led elderly care system
1 October 2026
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How long must Ramu wait for justice?
1 October 2026
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Attack on UPL is an attack on free speech
30 September 2026
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Policing teen delinquency needs caution
29 September 2026
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Attack on anti-rape long march condemnable
We condemn the repeated attacks on the anti-rape protesters who were on a long march from Dhaka to Noakhali by the men of ruling party MP in
18 October 2020
Air quality dips again so why do we tolerate polluting factories?
A photo published in this paper yesterday of a steel rerolling mill in the residential area of Munshikhola in Pagla of Narayanganj emitting toxic gas, is nothing out of the ordinary, yet it highlights how the authorities seem to have turned a blind eye to such flagrant degradation of the environment.
18 October 2020
Global brands continue to squeeze suppliers
Seven months since the onset of Covid-19, the RMG industry in the country appears to be reeling from the initial shock of losing out billions of
17 October 2020
Bangladesh performed better in combating hunger
It is good news that Bangladesh has moved 13 notches up from last year’s 88th position, ranking 75th out of 107 countries in the Global Hunger
17 October 2020
Govt needs to make a decision on getting Covid-19 vaccines
While countries around the world have been making desperate efforts to get Covid-19 vaccines, Bangladesh’s initiatives to get the vaccine,
16 October 2020
Better economic and diplomatic relations with the US is welcome
We welcome the visit of US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Beigun’s visit that reinforces strong ties between Bangladesh and the US and greater cooperation between the two countries.
16 October 2020
Rural indigenous women farmers must be recognised
October 15 marked the International Day of Rural Women. According to the United Nations, the Day was established to recognise “the critical role
15 October 2020
Bangladesh as a transit for drug smuggling
While investigating a case filed after the recovery of 12.32 kg of amphetamine powder from the cargo village area of Hazrat Shahjalal International
15 October 2020
Construction workers’ safety still neglected
A photo published in this paper yesterday of a construction worker standing precariously on the edge of the roof of an under-construction building,
14 October 2020
Gag on social media an erosion of our constitutional rights
The statement from the home ministry forbidding people from spreading “false, fabricated, confusing, and inciting statements” on social media
14 October 2020
IEDCR antibody survey in Dhaka show surprising results
The cross-sectional epidemiological survey conducted in Dhaka jointly by the government’s IEDCR and Icddr,b have brought out some surprising
13 October 2020
Capital punishment for rape
At last, the government has proposed an amendment to the current law related to rape, enhancing the level of punishment. Rape and sexual
13 October 2020
Survey shows children taking up riskier jobs during pandemic
We are disheartened by a recent report published in this daily on the state of child labour in our country during the pandemic. Eleven Manusher
12 October 2020
Old Khowai on the verge of death
According to a High Court directive, rivers are living entities and the National River Protection Commission is the legal guardian of all rivers of the
12 October 2020
Child marriage, marital rape must be criminalised
It is apt that on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child observed on October 11, we focused on the practice of child marriage, which
11 October 2020
Unscrupulous recruiting agents are the real culprits
We are relieved that the unwarranted and unexpected ordeal of the 81 workers deported from Vietnam has ended after more than a month of
11 October 2020
Definition of rape must be changed
While rape in reality constitutes many forms of violent actions, the definition of rape in our laws, unfortunately, is limited to only a certain form.
10 October 2020
Mental healthcare is grossly neglected
A recent report in this daily reveals the activities of a nexus of brokers harassing families of patients with mental illness seeking treatment at Pabna Mental Hospital.
10 October 2020
The UN is concerned by the rise in sexual violence
As protests against rape and other forms of sexual violence rage across the country in response to the recent horrific incidents, including the gang
9 October 2020
We want higher convictions in rape cases
In the wake of protests over the ever-escalating number of rape incidents in the country, the government has decided to amend the Women and
9 October 2020