Restore teachers’ status and dignity
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Stop rewarding LPG market manipulation
6 October 2026
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An outrageous display of hostility towards journalists
5 October 2026
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End the black market in child adoption
4 October 2026
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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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Syndicates mustn’t control slum utilities
5 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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Extend all help to the train crash victims
We are deeply shocked at the deadly train accident that happened on November 12 in Brahmanbaria’s Kashba upazila which killed at least 16 people and injured a hundred others.
12 November 2019
Myanmar at ICJ
The Gambia has filed a case against Myanmar with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
12 November 2019
When highways turn into parking-ways
A photo published on the front page of this daily on November 10, 2019, depicting a chaotic picture of three-wheelers being haphazardly parked on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, brings to light one of the key problems of our highways: their transformation into veritable parking lots by unruly drivers. In a country that is already grappling with an increasing number of fatal crashes on the highways, such a picture is not only undesirable but also deplorable.
11 November 2019
Saving the rivers is a must
A pparently, there is no lack of lofty words from the relevant agencies regarding the need to preserve our rivers; but we see very little substantive action to free the rivers of encroachment and resuscitate them back to their original state.
11 November 2019
Enforce the transport act without delay
It is unfortunate that the Road Transport Act, 2018, which was supposed to take effect from November 1, could not be implemented due to a lack of preparation from the authorities,
9 November 2019
The Babri Masjid verdict
The Indian Supreme Court has delivered its verdict on the long-standing dispute centring around the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India.
9 November 2019
Govt should investigate the allegations
According to a recent report by Amnesty International, 466 people were killed last year in the ongoing anti-drug campaign in Bangladesh—that is more than one dead per day.
8 November 2019
Too many people suffering from mental disorders
A government survey on mental disorders in the country has come up with some astounding figures: 2.25 crore people suffer from some sort of mental disorder.
8 November 2019
Justice for Santals still elusive after three years
It has been three years since Santals living on a sugarcane farm in Gaibandha were brutally evicted by police backed by influentials in an operation that left three Santals dead and many injured with many more missing.
7 November 2019
Carbon footprint will increase exponentially
According to a recent report, the country is likely to be hit by a “carbon bomb” once the projected 30-coal based power plants go into operation by 2031.
7 November 2019
Dhaka’s air polluted round the year
According to an analysis of Air Quality Index, which is monitored by the department of environment, under its Clean Air and Sustainable Environment (CASE) project, the overall air quality in
6 November 2019
Attacks on JU protesters condemnable
We condemn in the strongest terms the attacks by the BCL activists on the peaceful protesters of Jahangirnagar University who have been demanding the VC’s resignation over corruption allegations.
6 November 2019
Passing away of Sadeque Hossain Khoka
The death of Sadeque Hossain Khoka, Bir Protik, former BNP vice-chairman and mayor of Dhaka, is a great loss, particularly for BNP.
5 November 2019
Mobile users continue to suffer
While the tug of war between Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and the two major mobile operators, Grameenphone (GP)
5 November 2019
Congratulations on a landmark win
It was a historic win, the first victory against India on the Indian soil—a redemption of the situation when an imminent victory ended in defeat three years ago in Bengaluru.
4 November 2019
Attack on RPI principal reprehensible
Students dragging a principal by his neck and throwing him into a pond is an unthinkable act. However, in Rajshahi this is exactly what happened when some activists of
4 November 2019
Protect the rights of persons with disabilities
It is unfortunate that persons with disabilities in the country still have to face many problems in their day-to-day life for lack of enforcement of the relevant law and society’s
3 November 2019
An irreparable loss to the nation
There are certain days in a nation’s history that can never be obliterated from the minds of its people. November 3, 1975 is one of the two days that shall never become
3 November 2019
Stabilising onion prices in the city
Dhaka residents are feeling the pinch since they’re having to pay Tk 150 per kilo of onions—an essential ingredient needed to cook food.
2 November 2019
Even a stronger law means nothing if not implemented
We are quite underwhelmed by the lacklustre start of the much-awaited new transport act. According to a report by The Daily Star, the Road Transport Act, 2018—which came into effect on November 1, more than a year after it was passed in parliament replacing the Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1983—has had little impact on its first day thanks to a lack of preparation by the authorities.
2 November 2019