Was Payra Port a mere pipe dream?
19 September 2026 Editorial
Remove barriers that hold women back
18 September 2026 Editorial
Only safe helmets should be marketed
19 September 2026 Editorial
Coastal women need better chances
17 September 2026 Editorial
Keep institutions free from partisanship
16 September 2026 Editorial
Ducsu’s politics of revisionism
15 September 2026 Editorial

Deadly crimes a nationwide issue

We are alarmed by the rate at which serious crimes, many involving the use of firearms, are occurring nationwide. The situation is especially worse in certain areas, such as in Khulna’s Labanchara thana.
21 August 2026

To tackle measles, malnutrition should be prevented too

Urgent action needed to protect vulnerable children
20 August 2026

Law and order still a major concern

Govt must strengthen policing and restore public trust
20 August 2026

Overcrowded prisons need urgent attention

Inmates are living in deplorable conditions in the prisons around the country
19 August 2026

Stop trafficking of women to China

We are deeply concerned about the ordeal of Bangladeshi women being trafficked to China through sham marriages.
19 August 2026

Renaming Rab as SRB is not reforming

The abolition of Rab must be substantive.
18 August 2026

Unfinished bridges must be fixed first

Govt must plan and implement projects efficiently, stop wasting public funds
18 August 2026

Why this disregard for migrant deaths?

Govt must move decisively to break up traffickers
17 August 2026

Phantom exports must not be ignored

The latest ghost shipments warrant a probe into the networks enabling trade fraud
17 August 2026

Create conditions for safe return of Rohingya

Myanmar must fix its questionable verification process.
16 August 2026

Institutional failure is depleting our forests

State agencies must join hands to protect Garjan Forest in Cox’s Bazar
16 August 2026

Shipbreaking industry needs real oversight

Nine workers died due to suspected exposure to toxic gas.
15 August 2026

How long must a school suffer?

Repeated waterlogging at a primary school in Khulna exposes governance failure
15 August 2026

Regulating battery rickshaws necessary

Control production, bring operators under an integrated transport system.
14 August 2026

NHRC’s autonomy and authority must be ensured

The government should revise the rights-related draft laws
13 August 2026

Keep politics out of public institutions

We are quite concerned by the report that several BNP leaders appointed to top positions in government agencies and development authorities have retained their party positions.
13 August 2026

Time to scale up rooftop solar

Govt must remove barriers to unlock its vast potential
13 August 2026

An epidemic that shouldn’t have occurred

Wrong decisions and negligence are to blame for the ongoing crisis.
12 August 2026

Revive the National Population Council urgently

Why has such a vital institution been left non-functional for so long?
12 August 2026

No job should cost a worker their life

Deaths of 16 Bangladeshis in Saudi fire raise serious concerns
11 August 2026