Gas crisis in the city

Gas supply in the city, fitful in other seasons, gets more erratic in the winter, causing untold sufferings to the end users.
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM

AL men strike again

A high school headmaster was allegedly beaten up by a local Awami League (AL) leader and his gang in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on the first day of the New Year.
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM

When will the farce end?

The government has yet again extended the date of shifting the Hazaribagh tanneries by three months.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Water tariff hike

Water supply in the city has remained despicably erratic as it is, punctuated with occasional flows of putrid liquid that is not fit for human consumption.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Our wish list for 2017

We have said goodbye to a year with positive notes in many aspects, particularly the economy. However, we hope and aspire for a better 2017 and there are several areas that we think changes can make a big difference.
1 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Free textbooks

In a praiseworthy feat, the government is distributing more than 36 crore textbooks to more than 4 crore students of primary and secondary schools, ebtedayee and dakhil madrasas and technical institutions across the country.
1 January 2017, 18:00 PM

A rickshaw-puller's commendable initiative

Aphotograph published by this newspaper on Saturday, showing a man sprinkling petals on the ground near Salimullah Muslim Hall of
31 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Lack of occupational safety

Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE) revealed in a study conducted recently that at least 1,240
31 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Parts of Savar CETP not completed: Environmentalists

Environmentalists allege that several parts of the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Savar Tannery Industrial Estate, on the outskirts of Dhaka, are not completed yet.
31 December 2016, 09:16 AM

Water preservation

We appreciate the Water Resources minister for calling for a more efficient water management system in order to ensure a sustainable water ...
30 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Time for UN Security Council to take action

Thirteen Nobel laureates including Professor Yunus, and 10 global leaders in a joint statement to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have urged world leaders to stand united and send a strong message to the Myanmarese government that enough is enough.
30 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangla Academy withdraws ban on Shrabon Prokashani

Amid widespread protests from writers, cultural activists and eminent personalities, Bangla Academy withdraws its ban on Shrabon Prokashani to set up stall in the Amar Ekushey Book Fair for two years.
30 December 2016, 13:02 PM

Zila Parishad elections

The Zila Parishad election was the first poll that was bereft of the usual festivity and assembly of enthusiastic public because many of
29 December 2016, 18:00 PM

BCL men at it again

A clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Comilla Medical College forced the university to close down for
29 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Israel defies world opinion

Israel has just declared the creation of thousands of more homes in settlements that were annexed in East Jerusalem. This is a direct
28 December 2016, 18:14 PM

Where is the DoE?

A photograph published in this newspaper on Tuesday, show hundreds of maunds of wood illegally and openly being burnt every day to
28 December 2016, 18:12 PM

Fresh agitation from Jan 1 threatened

Speakers at a memorial programme on slain teacher Abul Kalam Azad of Phulbaria Degree College in the district
28 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Brickfield a hazard for students

For the last fifteen years an illegal brickfield in Dewaniapara of Mymensingh's Trishal upazila has been a nuisance to
28 December 2016, 18:00 PM

A school with a vision

Dowel school in Lohagara village of Thakurgaon's Pirganj upazila is making genuine efforts to bring qualitative education
28 December 2016, 18:00 PM

New law on formation of EC

We welcome the honourable President's remarks made while talking to the JSD leadership who went to call on him to discuss the issue of selecting the Election Commission (EC).
27 December 2016, 18:00 PM