We welcome the government’s plan to allocate Tk 100 crore for the rehabilitation of victims of river erosion which annually leaves around 50,000 people—who comprise around 30 to 40 percent of the homeless in the country—without a home.

A leaked report prepared by the regional body’s Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT) on the Rohingya issue exposes a preposterous attempt to hide the facts about the brutality committed by the Myanmar army in Rakhine.

It makes absolutely no sense as to why illegal stone extraction in Sylhet, Bandarban and other hilly regions in the country would continue despite directives from the High Court and calls from environmentalists and the local people to stop this dangerous practice.

The deaths of five persons in “shootouts” in different districts, and the manner in which those were explained away by the responsible agencies, show how this method of dealing with alleged criminals has become a law enforcement tool in Bangladesh.

Several fishing villages in Barishal did not take part in the usual Eid festivities like most parts of the country. It was like any other day, a day of struggle and hardship. Fishermen who have been in this profession for generations were barred from throwing their nets into the river to fish because of a government ban

We are deeply saddened to know from news reports that at least 30 lives have been lost in road accidents around the country during the last three days of Eid holidays. The number of injured is as high as 104 till the time of writing this editorial. It is a matter of regret that despite the passionate road safety

We couldn’t be prouder of the Bangladesh cricket team for its stunning victory over South Africa at The Oval on Sunday.

The lessons that come with this holy month are many: we are supposed to learn some of the basic human values such as self-restraint, compassion, honesty, peace and tolerance and respect for one another. The month also teaches us to be empathetic to the less fortunate through the practice of Zakat and Fitra.

With the ongoing US-China trade war and because the Chinese economy is also currently undergoing some structural changes, a number of Chinese garment makers are looking to set up factories in Bangladesh under joint ventures.

The prime minister’s powerful call at the 14th OIC Summit is very appropriate—both in terms of the timing as well as the forum. And we strongly reiterate her views.

It is disappointing to learn that stone extraction in Bandarban continues unabated despite a High Court directive and calls from the indigenous communities and environmentalists to stop such activities that are destroying the environment and natural resources of the area.

Bangladesh’s uneven economic growth is a puzzle that continues to mystify the economists. A new study aimed at charting the

According to the Amnesty International, Myanmar’s “unrepentant, unreformed and unaccountable” military has been committing new war crimes since it launched a campaign in recent months against ethnic rebels in northern Rakhine state—the scene of the military’s bloody crackdown against the Rohingya Muslims in 2017.

The decision of the government to subsidise agriculture inputs by Tk 3,000 crores, mostly for agriculture machinery, has not come a day too soon.

The moment we have all been waiting for is here. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 officially kicked off yesterday with England taking on South Africa at The Oval in London. The month-and-a-half-long cricket bonanza is surely going to be an exciting time for millions of lovers of the sport who wait for the tournament with bated breath for four long years.

We believe that the three-day visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Japan will further deepen the deep mutual bonds of friendship between the two countries. Having been one of the first countries to recognise the newly independent nation, Japan has been a trusted and all-weather friend of Bangladesh.

During every Eid, holidaymakers have to go through intolerable sufferings. And as it seems, there will hardly be any exceptions this time, despite the fact that several steps have been taken by the government to ensure smooth Eid journeys for home-goers.

A rather distorted version of the old adage “Great things are done when men and mountains meet” has come to become the norm in our society.

We should be concerned at the recent revelation made by Save the Children regarding C-sections: 77 percent of C-Sections carried out across the country last year were medically unnecessary. The rate of C-section is more than 31 percent in the country which is way above the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended range of 10-15 percent.

The government’s ongoing food grain procurement policy to help farmers has had the opposite results. Under the programme, the