End the black market in child adoption
4 October 2026
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Editorial
Factories must stop polluting rivers
4 October 2026
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Editorial
Childcare is key to our economic progress
3 October 2026
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Editorial
Syndicates mustn’t control slum utilities
3 HOUR(s)
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Editorial
Why are we failing to contain dengue?
3 October 2026
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Editorial
Ferdousy Ahmed’s resignation a welcome move
2 October 2026
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Editorial
Make evictions work for a change
2 October 2026
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Editorial
Develop a state-led elderly care system
1 October 2026
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Editorial
How long must Ramu wait for justice?
1 October 2026
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Editorial
Attack on UPL is an attack on free speech
30 September 2026
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Editorial
Crossfire killings go on unabated
Incidents of crossfire, regrettably, seems to be going on continually. So far this month, 35 people have been killed in so called-called crossfires.
26 July 2020
Ensure affordable internet for students, teachers
It is concerning that many students and teachers across the country are finding it hard to bear the cost of online classes because of the high internet
25 July 2020
6.53 crore peoples’ lives hang in the balance
A UNDP working paper has suggested that nearly 6.53 crore people need to receive time-bound temporary cash payments in order to cope with the
25 July 2020
Grab the land grabbers in Khilgaon!
It is shocking that while the whole nation is grappling with a pandemic, there have been instances of land grabbing in Khilgaon, Dhaka. According
24 July 2020
Health minister gives himself an ‘A’
At the height of controversy surrounding the health sector, when allegations of scams, mismanagement and corruption regarding the government’s
24 July 2020
Rejoinder, our reply
The National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH) has sent a rejoinder against an editorial of The Daily Star titled “Patients continue to be
23 July 2020
A police officer worthy of his title
In a display of amazing courage and great composure, police constable Atikur Rahman saved three young boys from drowning in the Hoja river of
23 July 2020
Two tests with a single kit!
The revelation that at least four government-approved laboratories in the country have been using one kit for testing two Covid-19 samples is
23 July 2020
Prolonged floods will prolong people’s miseries
We are worried to learn that this year’s flood is likely to continue till mid-August which may eventually worsen the sufferings of more than 25 lakh
22 July 2020
Resignation of DG a rare step in the right direction
Over the past two weeks, the rift between the health ministry and the health directorate over Regent Hospital, which has been at the centre of the
22 July 2020
The more you spend the worse it gets
It may sound facetious, even tendentious, but it will be very close to the truth to suggest that while the rainy season and waterlogging come as a curse
21 July 2020
Investing in renewables is the way of the future
Reforms desired in Bangladesh’s energy sector have long been trapped in a policy dragnet that encouraged expansion of coal-based power
21 July 2020
Exporting food in the post-pandemic era
One of the biggest challenges faced by governments all over the world during this pandemic has been guaranteeing food security, which essentially means supporting the agriculture sector and also ensuring a steady supply of food through imports.
20 July 2020
Medical personnel at BSMMU provided with fake masks
We are dismayed and worried about reports of counterfeit N95 masks—evident by the syntax and spelling errors in the labelling—being given to
20 July 2020
Cyclone affected people living in shelters for two months!
It is unfortunate that nearly two months after cyclone Amphan hit the country’s coastal regions, many families in Khulna’s Koyra upazila still could
19 July 2020
Anarchy in administering plasma therapy
Covid-19 has compelled countries to test, try and come up with new treatments to cure the afflicted. We have been clutching at every straw,
19 July 2020
Many researchers but hardly any labs
An investigative report in this paper has revealed a dismal scenario of the state of health research in the country. At a time when scientific research
18 July 2020
Spike in school dropout and child marriage predicted
As a number of national and international reports have revealed, the impacts of Covid-19 on primary and secondary level students in Bangladesh
18 July 2020
Why is there no database of the poor and vulnerable?
We are concerned that four months since the onset of Covid-19 in the country, the government is yet to prepare a reliable database of the poor and
17 July 2020
Sixty-four-year-old takes bookselling business from the streets to social media
A recent report in this paper sheds light on the sanguine story of Habibur Rahman, a book vendor who came to Dhaka from Narsingdi in 1988.
17 July 2020