Editorial

Bring Oprotim’s killers to justice

2 HOUR(s) • Editorial

Prioritise building and maintaining public toilets

11 HOUR(s) • Editorial

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Was Payra Port a mere pipe dream?

19 September 2026 • Editorial

Remove barriers that hold women back

18 September 2026 • Editorial

Only safe helmets should be marketed

19 September 2026 • Editorial

Don’t allow roads through Moheshkhali protected forest

18 September 2026 • Editorial

Biman Bangladesh Airlines new aircraft purchase

Biman's fleet ambition needs a business case

17 September 2026 • Editorial

Coastal women need better chances

17 September 2026 • Editorial

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Keep institutions free from partisanship

16 September 2026 • Editorial

Ducsu’s politics of revisionism

15 September 2026 • Editorial

Get rid of hospital brokers, theft gangs

Rid Habiganj Sadar Hospital of brokers and theft gangs

End the suffering of patients at Habiganj Sadar Hospital

5 November 2025

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Dispute over July Charter must end

With the election approaching fast, both govt and parties should act wisely

5 November 2025

lack of police action in mob violence cases

Mob violence cases need firmer police pursuit

Police’s business-as-usual approach cannot rein in this dangerous trend

4 November 2025

Govt must act on power sector corruption

It is essential that the interim government act with firm resolve to reverse this damaging trend.

3 November 2025

Independent police commission a must

Ending undue political, bureaucratic control the only way forward

3 November 2025

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Teaching young people to shoot may not be the wisest decision

Focus instead on skills development and employment

2 November 2025

End menstrual health crisis of tea workers

Address menstrual health crisis of tea workers

Garden owners must ensure proper toilets, sanitary facilities for women workers

2 November 2025

divisions over charter implementation fuelling uncertainty

The ‘consensus’ fiasco: An experiment that shouldn't have failed

Two issues have now blocked progress in July charter implementation discussions

1 November 2025

Fix the chaos around Mayor Hanif Flyover

The Mayor Hanif Flyover has become one of Dhaka’s worst traffic choke points.

1 November 2025

Alarming decline in SME lending

Bank's disbursement of SME loans in FY2024-25 is a nine percent drop year-on-year.

31 October 2025

Air pollution crisis demands urgent action

Successive governments have failed to treat air pollution as a public health emergency.

31 October 2025

We must confront unseen hunger in Bangladesh

Govt needs to escalate efforts to lift 1.6 crore people from the grip of severe hunger

30 October 2025

The absence of clear compensation rules unacceptable

The corresponding Metro Rail Rules, 2016, fail to specify how such compensation should be determined.

30 October 2025

National Family Planning Strategy 2025-2030

New family planning strategy a right move

The rights-based approach to national family planning strategy is a welcome pivot.

29 October 2025

Preserve Goidartek retention area

BADC must stop construction in this crucial zone

29 October 2025

ACC ordinance needs full reform

Approved version falls short of real transparency

28 October 2025

Recurring deaths of animals unacceptable

Gazipur Safari Park plagued with mismanagement, neglect, and lack of expertise