We are at a loss as to why the University Grants Commission (UGC) is granting permission for the establishment of an additional 16

A photo published in this newspaper yesterday showed an improvised motorised three-wheeler, known as Nasimon, in a major

The number of trucks carrying jute and jute goods to India through the Benapole land port has declined sharply after New Delhi imposed

The Myanmar special envoy was in the Capital recently to discuss the Rohingya refugee issue which is the direct consequence of the

As part of the Clean Dhaka campaign, both DNCC and DSCC mayors set up hundreds of bins in their respective areas for better garbage management in the city.

Our concern is raised by a photo published in this paper on January 10 showing an under-construction flyover in Chittagong without

Two very disconcerting issues have come to light in a report by the newly found Centre for Development and Employment Research.

The revealing pictures of using bamboo instead of iron rod in various government buildings expose the poor oversight of the public construction sector as well the grave danger we are living in.

We are worried by a Health Directorate survey reported in this paper yesterday, according to which the presence of Aedes mosquitoes in

The brutal torture of a seven-year-old domestic worker by her employer that has left her severely injured and in hospital will sicken most

The quick response of Ansar members present at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Saturday has prevented a major disaster, saving hundreds of lives in the process.

It is not clear why the BNP was denied permission by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police to hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on January 7 to mark what it calls “the democracy killing day” on January 5, the third anniversary of the parliamentary polls in 2014 which major opposition parties including the BNP had boycotted.

For the children of villagers who call the Sundarbans home, electricity is but a dream. Hence, schooling was a luxury for children of day labourers because these people are so poor that they can ill afford even the basics like healthcare.

Hardly had we finished complimenting the authorities for a job well-done in distributing timely new textbooks to the students when

A recently released UN global report on climate change resilience has brought to the fore again the critical state that countries like Bangladesh are in, as far as environmental and socio- economic impacts are concerned.

A group of women formed a volunteer group named “For a Bit of Smile” back in 2014 to help communicate with cancer-ridden children receiving treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Medical University (BSMMU).

It is heartening to note that Bangladesh is one of the top performers in ensuring nutrition and basic medical care, and health and wellness, according to the Social Progress Index 2016.

Medical education in the country has virtually broken down due to shortage of teachers and lack of adequate physical infrastructure,

There are many lessons that the authorities can take from the devastating fire at DCC Market in Gulshan 1 that broke out in the early morning of January 3.

A story published in this newspaper on Wednesday reported how 50 percent of the wooden sleepers of a railway bridge in Kulaura upazila on Dhaka-Sylhet railway line are damaged.