High fertility isn’t good news
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Don’t let old ghosts haunt Malaysia reopening
10 July 2026, 18:31 PM
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A familiar tale of costly delays
8 hour(s) ago
Editorial
Land of rivers and water crises?
10 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Editorial
Bangladesh needs a new rulebook for the evolving Rohingya crisis
10 July 2026, 09:00 AM
Editorial
A city undone by decades of neglect
9 July 2026, 18:43 PM
Editorial
Stop Teesta’s sand from being stolen
9 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Editorial
Fatal landslides in Chattogram are man-made
7 July 2026, 18:08 PM
Editorial
Break the cycle of project delays
8 July 2026, 11:00 AM
Editorial
How long till municipal services become normal?
7 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Editorial
BNP must reconsider its approach to reserved seats
Assigning its reserved-seat MPs to opposition seats may undermine elected representatives
10 June 2026, 18:54 PM
Let nature reclaim its space
Govt should protect the regenerated forest in Mirsharai
10 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Islami Bank must not be a battleground
Partisan politics should not decide a bank's functioning
9 June 2026, 19:00 PM
Rising heat calls for a national heat policy response
The country now ranks fourth in the world for the number of days with a heat index above 35 degrees Celsius, behind only three Gulf countries known for their desert climates.
9 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Expedite justice in all child abuse cases
This epidemic of violence against children cannot be addressed through a single instance of swift justice.
8 June 2026, 18:40 PM
Tackle the rat infestation in Dhaka
We are quite alarmed to learn how poor waste management is creating ideal conditions for disease-carrying rats in Dhaka.
8 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Every case of sexual abuse should enrage us
Reports of serious human rights abuses overload the media daily, but perhaps no section of our society suffers as much abuse as women and children.
7 June 2026, 12:00 PM
India must rein in internal pressure on push-ins
Such attempts violate international norms and strain bilateral relations
6 June 2026, 18:35 PM
Don’t let history crumble
Letting Mathurapur Deul become another victim of neglect is unacceptable
6 June 2026, 10:00 AM
A tragedy born of negligence
Hold those responsible for newborn deaths at Ad-din hospital to account.
5 June 2026, 17:52 PM
Address the risks of AI-enabled identity fraud
Dismislab’s recent findings on artificial intelligence’s (AI) ability to generate altered versions of Bangladeshi National Identity (NID) cards should serve as a wake-up call for both policymakers and technology companies.
5 June 2026, 13:00 PM
Don't burden citizens with higher power tariffs
Raising electricity bills could push up an already high inflation.
4 June 2026, 18:35 PM
We cannot fight dengue without data
As the monsoon season approaches, our dengue preparedness remains frustratingly inadequate.
4 June 2026, 12:00 PM
No time for complacency
UN body’s recommendation to postpone LDC graduation should spur preparation
3 June 2026, 18:30 PM
Act now to stop irregular migration to Italy
It is deeply distressing that so many young people in our country continue to embark on perilous journeys to Italy, driven by the hope of a better future.
3 June 2026, 12:00 PM
India’s push-in attempts risk derailing thawing ties
Established procedures must be followed to manage border crossings
2 June 2026, 17:56 PM
Can we ever have safe travels?
Every Eid in Bangladesh turns into an unhappy memory for those who lose their loved ones in transportation-related incidents.
2 June 2026, 11:00 AM
Employ better strategies to stop lynching
Death toll caused by mob violence in May is alarming.
1 June 2026, 18:47 PM
Passenger services in trains must improve
The Bangladesh Railway’s decision to lease out the operations of six more trains in its Eastern Zone to private companies could have been a welcome move had it significantly improved passenger service quality.
1 June 2026, 11:00 AM
Repair broken hospital inspection system
Six newborns’ death at Ad-din, a test of our healthcare oversight.
31 May 2026, 19:24 PM