The trauma of Longadu

Four days on, majority of the victims of Longadu attack have not yet come back to their home. Fear of further attacks is keeping them
5 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Why are citizens paying so much more?

And it makes even less sense to now charge the same taxpayers' higher prices so that the BPC can deposit the subsidy amount to the government. What good is it to have citizens pay double and have the money sitting around in the government's coffers?
4 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Cleaning clogged canals

A picture carried in an inside page of this paper showing an excavator cleaning a clogged canal -- the Dholiakhal, in the capital city...
4 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Attack on Chakma community in Rangamati

Last Friday, pictures circulating on social media showed a grim reality: families from the Chakma community fleeing to safety with what little they could carry of their possessions while their houses went up in flames.
3 June 2017, 18:00 PM

The ghosts of Nimtoli

Seven years have elapsed since a deadly fire ripped through Old Dhaka's Nimtoli that claimed the lives of 124, mostly women and children, and injured a further 200.
3 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Water crisis in the city

Residents of Banasree, Kaderabad Housing, Katasur, Dakshin Khan, Kalshi Mirpur – to name just a few areas – have been affected. According to officials, the crisis has been due to load shedding, malfunction of deep tube wells and ground water depletion: nothing that could not have been predicted.
2 June 2017, 18:05 PM

Big budget big deficit

Big budget is inevitable for a developing country, but when the revenue earning is heavily reliant on value added tax and
2 June 2017, 18:00 PM

A big budget

The 46th annual budget of Tk 4 trillion has been placed in the House by the finance minister and this is our preliminary reaction to it.
1 June 2017, 18:05 PM

Carnage in Kabul

We are sickened by yet another terrorist attack, this time in Kabul, with a bomb blast that ripped through the city's diplomatic quarter,
1 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Over-allocation of resources in mega-projects

Awhopping one-fifth of the forthcoming fiscal year's total development budget has been set aside for six fast-track projects. That is, out
31 May 2017, 18:10 PM

Penalising bank account holders?

In an effort to boost revenue, the government is considering doubling excise duty on both debit and credit balances of bank account
31 May 2017, 18:05 PM

Purchase of new buses

The road transport minister has said that the BRTC will purchase 600 new buses. He has also said that this year the BRTC will run 900 additional buses across the country to ensure smooth journeys during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.
30 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Enhance CMCH burn unit capabilities

We fail to see why such an emergency unit is being deprived of manpower and logistics support, why basic facilities like changing and dressing of babies and children are missing, and why there is only one operating theatre for those needing surgery!
30 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Jobless degree holders on the rise

We are baffled by the results of a survey by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics which has found an inverse relationship between tertiary
29 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Ramadan price hike

It has become a regular phenomenon that prices of essential commodities shoot up with the commencement of Ramadan. The
29 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Protesters charged with attempted murder

Protesters came out in numbers on Friday to demand the reinstatement of the Lady Justice statue at the Supreme Court premises. They
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Take real action against river grabbers

Addressing a discussion, the National River Commission (NRC) Chairman said that a list of river grabbers is being prepared to bring them
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Appalling conviction rate of rape cases!

It is unimaginable that less than two percent of rape cases filed in the country over the last five years have ended in conviction.
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Between work of art and object of worship

Islam does not permit idol worship. However, all sculptures are not idols meant for worship. There are carvings in various forms that are
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Justice delayed is justice denied

We welcome the High Court's directive asking the government to explain why four prisoners, who have been imprisoned for more than
26 May 2017, 18:00 PM