It is disheartening to know that the government’s literacy campaign targeting people aged 15 and above has been consistently failing to deliver results, despite several deadline extensions.

It has been six months since Bangladesh was struck by the worst disaster of the century by any definition, and it is time to assess if we are heading in the right direction and how we have fared during this rather traumatic period.

We are delighted by the news that Bangladesh has ranked number one so far among 174 participating countries over the last five weeks at FIRST

Following the deadly fire in a mosque in Narayanganj on September 4 that has already claimed the lives of 25 people, and severely injured 12 others,

When the government closed down the 25 jute mills operating under the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) on July 1, it said that the mills will

By now, we have all heard of the deadly explosion in a Narayanganj mosque on Friday night that has led to the tragic deaths of 24 people, including

We sincerely appreciate the hard work of a group of 14 Buet alumni who have been helping hospitals install central oxygen supply systems for the

Although it would not be fair to conclude the motive of the beastly attack on UNO Ghoraghat and her father inside their official residence, in

A recent report published in this daily sheds light on the worrying situation faced by several indigenous communities in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila.

It is infuriating, to say the least, that 10 years after the chemical-induced devastating fire that claimed 126 lives, the government has made very

According to a report in this newspaper, a local Awami League leader—chairman of No-1 Mahalchhari Union Parishad—in Khagrachhari has “settled”

The decision taken by the government to lift all restrictions on public movement and activities which were imposed to contain the spread of

We commend the High Court for ordering private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres to submit revised charts of fees for medical tests to the

A report published on Wednesday shows just how vulnerable Bangladeshi migrant workers are to becoming victims of human trafficking, and sadly,

We are shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, a dear friend of Bangladesh. He was the first

The cabinet on Monday approved a draft amendment to the National Online Media Policy 2017 with a provision that requires separate registration

Even with the death and infection rates increasing at an alarming rate, the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association recently wrote to the road

When we hear the law minister himself claiming ignorance of the meaning of the phrase “enforced disappearance,” it seems we are barking up the

It has been almost six months since the first known case of coronavirus was reported in Bangladesh. Despite a lockdown that the authorities

Our two Dhaka city mayors have expressed their wish to take over the responsibility of drainage management from Dhaka Wasa in a bid to end the