Finding alternative sources of energy, which would not deplete too quickly over time and would not impose adverse consequences on the environment,

The government has once again extended the closure of all educational institutions including schools and colleges to August 6, in line with ongoing

At a time when our healthcare sector is entirely overwhelmed and struggling to provide treatment to the escalating number of patients (Covid-19

We are extremely worried by the exponential increase in infection rates and the rising number of daily deaths due to Covid-9.

We believe there is merit in the call of the experts urging the government to protect the vast multitude of people living in coastal areas by providing budgetary allocation for embankment under the local government. The experts, participating in a virtual conference also called upon the government to allocate at least Tk 12,000 crore per year for embankment construction.

As the country’s economy has been hit hard by the pandemic, unemployment and loss of income have become a sad reality for the women

While educationists and NGOs working in the education sector have long been demanding an increased allocation for education in our national

With the situation on the ground worsening each passing day, we must grapple with the fact that we are losing our healthcare professionals at the

As we have commented before, there is an immediate need to address the increase in violence against women and children during the lockdown.

At a time when we are floundering in fear and uncertainty amidst a raging Covid-19 pandemic, budget FY 2020-21 has fallen short of making

It is most unfortunate that three months into the Covid-19 outbreak in Bangladesh, our district hospitals could not yet take the required

The finance minister on Thursday presented the 49th annual budget of Tk 5,68,000 crore, up by a slight 8.6 percent from the previous budget of Tk 5,23,190 crore. These are our initial reactions to it and more detailed analysis will follow.

We are concerned at the way hospitals are refusing critical cancer, heart, kidney and liver patients who need to have emergency medical tests done for

On June 8, Malaysian authorities detained 269 Rohingya refugees—a huge number of them women and children—on a suspected smuggling boat,

A crisis like the one we are faced with in the form of Covid-19 is one too many for any country, but to be visited by two crises simultaneously is

The case of a farmer killed following police contact in Gopalganj last week is but the latest in a long history of police brutality in Bangladesh. On

A report in this daily has highlighted people’s natural instinct to hep each other, which is so crucial in a crisis situation. One hundred families in

A recent analysis by think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has highlighted the formidable challenges that lie ahead for the country: combatting

We commend the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner for writing to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), requesting him to take action

While the government should be complimented for suspending 87 public representatives for allegedly misappropriating relief material meant for