Ensure regular water supply to Ctg residents

We are concerned by the severe water shortages faced by nearly 40,000 consumers in Chattogram as CWasa's decades-old pipelines continue to collapse.
25 November 2025

Quake defences delayed by red tape

Govt must urgently open the quake safety assessment facility
24 November 2025

A looming disaster in Chattogram

Quake resilience of buildings must be ensured
24 November 2025

Two custodial deaths in a single day!

We may recall that in late January this year, the chief adviser strongly condemned any form of custodial torture and extrajudicial killing.
23 November 2025

Salinity is poisoning our water and soil

Stop unregulated shrimp farming, take other necessary steps
23 November 2025

Is our city waiting to collapse?

After Friday’s earthquake, authorities must start urgent preparation
22 November 2025

Mangrove forests are not expendable

Sitakunda’s forests must not be sacrificed for a recreational park
22 November 2025

A warning, not a surprise

Will we finally invest in earthquake resilience?
21 November 2025

Malaysia should relax criteria for recruiters

The concerns raised by migration experts, industry insiders, and government officials over Malaysia's new criteria for selecting Bangladeshi recruiting agencies are quite justified.
21 November 2025

We must stop child labour and marriage

A recent survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, with support from Unicef, has unravelled some bleak statistics on children from low-income households.
21 November 2025

Stop the rise in secondary school dropout

Govt must take proper policy measures to keep students in school
20 November 2025

FBCCI needs its voice back

Apex trade body failing to serve private sector sans elected leadership
20 November 2025

Ensure the rights of persons with disabilities

Address the gaps between law and reality.
19 November 2025

Banking clean-up is long overdue

Authorities must press ahead with the proposed changes to banking law.
19 November 2025

Rise in fertility rate concerning

Govt needs to revise its policies for population control.
18 November 2025

An inevitable verdict

Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death on two charges
17 November 2025

We need more women in politics

It is frustrating that despite the promises of last year's July uprising, where women played a key role, they continue to be systematically sidelined from political power.
17 November 2025

Stop the surge of violence urgently

It is disturbing to note that several notorious criminals have been released from jails since the uprising.
16 November 2025

A civilised society cannot allow this

There is, perhaps, no starker example of discrimination in Bangladesh than the treatment of its Harijan community.
16 November 2025

Bangladesh Railway’s service woes persist

Its mismanaged system needs more than investment
15 November 2025