London attack

Our sympathies are with those that have been killed and injured in the attack on the Westminster Bridge and Palace of Westminster ground.
24 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Total disregard for pedestrians

Placement of all sorts of construction materials on a side of Road 17 (Block D) in the capital's Banani Model Town is merely another
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM

No paediatric ICU at govt hospitals!

It is shocking that only one public hospital in our country is equipped with an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for children. All the rest, including the largest government hospital in our country — Dhaka Medical College Hospital — lack this most crucial service.
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM

World Water Day

We observed World Water Day yesterday with a stark reminder that safe potable drinking water is becoming scarcer by the day.
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Mega health projects

We welcome the government move to more than double the investment for the health sector programme over the next five years with infusion...
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM

UNSC statement on Rohingyas blocked!

Astatement expressing concern at the violence on the Rohingyas by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to find consensus among its members.
21 March 2017, 18:00 PM

A year of Tonu murder

We find it is unacceptable that even a year after the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu the investigators are clueless as to under what
21 March 2017, 18:00 PM

A roaring feat

On this occasion we congratulate all the members of the cricket team and Bangladesh Cricket Board. It was indeed a great team effort to turn in one of Bangladesh's best performances ever in international cricket.
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM

CJ's comments on the judiciary

The various comments of the Hon'ble Chief Justice made recently on the judiciary are substantive and merits recognition on the part of
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Vectors of death on the streets

A picture on the back page of this newspaper says so much about the scant regard for public safety on our roads.
19 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh top denim exporter to EU

Bangladesh has overtaken China to become the largest denim supplier to the European Union securing 21.18 percent of the market share.
19 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Half kilo per sack missing

The government has a food aid programme that allows ultra-poor families to buy 30kg sacks at Tk10 per kilo. Allegations of these 30kg sacks being tampered with whereby people buying them end up with 29.5kg sacks have arisen against a dealer at Loharpur centre of Barisal Sadar upazila recently.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Suicide bomber inside Rab barracks

We are shocked that on Friday a suicide bomber had sneaked into the compounds of a Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) barrack and blew himself up.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Illegal stone extraction in Sylhet

Uncontrolled stone quarrying in certain areas of Sylhet District has had the most deleterious consequences on the environment as well as tourism..
17 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Woman attacked by stalker

Yet another woman has been brutally attacked by a stalker, this time in Patiya upazila in Chittagong.
17 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Violence against women in 2016

Arecent Brac study has found that at least 7,489 women and girls became victims of violence in 2016. The study gets more worrying: 20 percent of the victims of violence against women are children, and that each day, on average, 1.7 children were victims of rape last year.
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM

The battle against terrorism

We congratulate law enforcing agencies and counterterrorism units on another good effort, busting two militant dens in Chittagong with
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM

BCL running amok in DU

On March 14, a faction of Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL) took it upon itself to try and force residents at Dhaka University's Bijoy
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Combating terrorism

In a three-day dialogue of top police officials from 14 South Asian and neighbouring countries, and representatives from other organisations held recently in Dhaka, the Inspector General of Police rightly pointed out that police forces of countries need direct
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

March 25 as Genocide Day

We are heartened by the parliament's declaration of March 25 as Genocide Day. This is to consecrate the supreme sacrifice of the valiant souls who were killed by the Pakistan army during our Independence War.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM