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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Abdul Malek: In the driver’s seat of corruption at DGHS
The recent arrest of driver Abdul Malek has gained massive attention as it made rounds across the media nationwide, revealing the depth of corruption entrenched in our system.
28 September 2020
A mind-blowing ‘non-bank’ robbery!
We are staggered by the amount of money embezzled by PK Halder and his associates from non-banking financial institutions, as revealed by a
28 September 2020
There are more like MAAR Ltd polluting water bodies
A report in this paper on Sunday has revealed the poor condition of a canal due to disgorgement of effluent by the Maize Advance Argo Refineries
27 September 2020
Rapists of Sylhet’s MC college incident must face justice
Words are not enough to express our shock and horror at the incident of rape that happened last Friday in the hostel of Sylhet’s MC college.
27 September 2020
How many more girls will have to die at the hands of stalkers?
We are shocked and outraged at the gruesome murder of Nila Roy, a 10th-grader of a local school in Savar, by her stalker Mizan on September 20.
26 September 2020
PM’s leadership in global fight against climate change laudable
The PM’s proposals at a virtual UN roundtable on climate action on the sidelines of this year’s UN Genral Assembly on Thursday has shown the
26 September 2020
Padma devours Daulatdia ferry terminal
Daulatdia ferry terminal, once again, is under threat posed by river erosion, a natural calamity faced by the region year in and year out. The mighty
25 September 2020
The dark side of e-commerce
A silver lining of Covid-19, which has had a devastating impact on the national and global economy, has been the rapid and unprecedented rise of
25 September 2020
Extension of visas and work permits a welcome move by KSA
We are relieved to learn that the Saudi government has finally agreed to extend visas for the Bangladeshis who returned home on holiday but could not
24 September 2020
Govt procurement process riddled with corruption
A World Bank study has, unsurprisingly, found various corruption and discrepancies in the Bangladesh government’s public procurement process.
24 September 2020
Khulna-Darshana Double Rail Track project in limbo
It is very disappointing that two and a half years after the Khulna-Darshana Double Rail Track project got approval from the government, the project
23 September 2020
Political influence making Bangladesh Bank ineffective
A Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) report on the banking sector, unveiled recently, paints a grim picture of the state of the financial
23 September 2020
Who empowered millionaire DGHS driver?
The story of driver Abdul Malek of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), who was arrested on Sunday for allegedly accumulating
22 September 2020
Antigen test at last
For the last two days, newspaper headlines were dominated by dire warnings of a second Covid-19 onslaught. The PM’s caution was fully backed up
22 September 2020
PM warns of second wave in winter
On Sunday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned that the Covid-19 situation will likely deteriorate in the upcoming winter, and urged all involved to
21 September 2020
Hillocks ravaged in Sylhet under the guise of night
A recent report published in this daily sheds light on the serious environmental disaster brewing across Sylhet. In order to meet the high demand for
21 September 2020
Saving project money praiseworthy
At a time when cost escalations and time extensions of various infrastructure development projects in the country have become common phenomena,
20 September 2020
Gruesome torture and death of child migrant worker
A report in this daily yesterday revealed the horrific sexual abuse and torture that is faced by female Bangladeshi migrant workers, some of them
20 September 2020
India’s special permission to export 25,000 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh
Coming on the heels of the ban on onion exports from India, the report that the Indian government is likely to grant special permission to export
19 September 2020
Irregularities in land acquisition in Cox’s Bazar revealed
An investigative report in The Daily Star on September 19 revealed that a nexus of district land officials, politicians, journalists and middlemen are
19 September 2020