We warmly welcome Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who is on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh. As a nation that earned its liberation through a bloody war, we stand by the people of Palestine and voice solidarity with them in their demand for full statehood.

We agree with the opinion of the visiting Rakhine Commission that granting citizenship to Rohingyas is imperative for a lasting solution to the ongoing crisis.

How does one describe the lavish feast hosted by a local Awami League leader in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat recently?

The Cabinet has approved in principle the draft of “The Dowry Prohibition Act-2017”. It incorporates the earlier Dowry Prohibition Act, 1980 and subsequent amendments.

We are apalled at the scale of brutality that a female migrant worker has endured in the hands of traffickers in Malaysia. She was raped and forced into sex labour before she was rescued. And all this in the hands of her fellow countrymen.

Faced with a barrage of reports, the Industries Ministry has formed a probe committee to investigate into the long-running cases of graft involving fertiliser shipment, transportation and management.

The six back page pictures in Sunday's issue of this paper speaks volumes about the blatant disregard of traffic rules by vehicle users and more importantly, the obvious lax enforcement of them by the police.

The Search Committee formed under the orders of the Hon'ble President to recommend names for the new Election Commission, has started its work on the right note. It has sought suggestions in this regard from the 31 political parties that the Hon'ble President had met to discuss the most topical issue of the time – formation of the election commission. It also has plans to meet 12 eminent persons to solicit their views and opinions in this regard today.

We condemn in the strongest terms the burning down of Gono Unnayan Academy High School by some miscreants. Anyone who has seen the tears of the grieving students at this loss cannot help but wonder what the perpetrators are made of.

The story of Badal Mia, a railway staffer, who died last Friday saving a woman and her 5-year-old daughter from imminent death, fills us with pride. Going beyond his duty, the 55-year-old technical assistant at the engineering department of Bangladesh Railway rushed to help when many others would simply stand by. It is a profound example of humanity's triumph.

We were informed by the home minister, much to our dismay, that the police do not torture journalists. Apparently what happened

In a timely move the High Court has slapped a ban on driving improvised three-wheelers on highways in order to reduce the number of

We protest the highhanded government action on anti-Rampal power plant activists on January 26 that left scores of people injured.

Days after a ship sank near the Sundarbans with 1,000 tonnes of coal, any attempt to salvage the sunken ship is still lacking on part of

Bangladesh's performance in the Global Graft Index has improved but only a measly two points on a year to year basis. In 2015, our

We laud Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's call to the BCL leaders and activists to prioritise education above all else, and stay away from the path of drugs, militancy and terrorism.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) released a report on January 23 stating that due to lack of good governance, projects are approved for areas that are less endangered than others.

We are perturbed and confused by the demand made by the police for a repeal of the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act that makes torture in custody by law enforcers or government officials a punishable criminal offence.

The pristine beauty of Sylhet is in its hills and greenery. Unfortunately, the Shah Arefin Tila in Bholaganj under Companiganj upazila is a typical example of how greed takes precedence over the environment.

The five day Police Week 2017 started yesterday with much festivity and enthusiasm among the police force.