Road crash casualties rising by the day
দিন দিন বাড়ছে সড়ক দুর্ঘটনায় হতাহতের ঘটনা
We are shocked to learn that at least 23 people were killed and nine others injured in separate road crashes acros...
We need more research to develop the SME sector
এসএমই খাতটির বিকাশের জন্য আমাদের আরও গবেষণা প্রয়োজন
There is no denying the fact that in order for our small and medium enterprise (SME) sector to fu...
Historic 7th March
ঐতিহাসিক ৭ই মার্চ
For Bangladesh, several days are embossed in gold in its history. March 7 of 1971 is one of them, for it turned the course of history for the nation and the subc...
Are we ready for Covid-19?
আমরা কি কোভিড -১৯ এর জন্য প্রস্তুত?
While we should perhaps consider ourselves lucky that we have not been as severely affected by the coronavirus as many other countries...
Will they heed it?
তারা কি তা শুনবে?
We commend Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her prudent directives to her cabinet colleagues, saying that they should build houses for the homeless instead of in...
Air pollution has reached choking levels
বায়ু দূষণ দম বন্ধ পর্যায়ে পৌঁছে গেছে
The poor quality of air has been a pressing concern from the beginning of this month, when the High Court directed the...
Ensure safety of children inside religious institutions
ধর্মীয় প্রতিষ্ঠানের ভিতরে বাচ্চাদের সুরক্ষা নিশ্চিত করতে হবে
We are extremely shocked at the rape and murder of a 12-year-old madrasa student...
Massive failure of the police and administration
পুলিশ ও প্রশাসনের ব্যাপক ব্যর্থতা
We are deeply saddened by the deaths of at least 27 people in violence that has erupted in Delhi over the last thre...
Forest grabbers are defying law
বন দখলকারীরা আইন অমান্য করছে
It is bad enough that we have only 11.2 percent forest area left in the country (according to a 2016 report by ADB), which is much less t...
A hostel with no boarders
শিক্ষার্থী নেই এমন একটি হোস্টেল
We are shocked to learn about the fate of a student hostel which was built at Chelachara village in Kawkhali upazila of Rangamati to provide...
Arrest the rapist, give protection to the victim and her family
ধর্ষককে গ্রেপ্তার করুন, ভুক্তভোগী এবং তার পরিবারকে সুরক্ষা দিন
We are deeply concerned by a report in The Daily Star on February 23 th...
The power of the mother tongue
মাতৃভাষার শক্তি
As we commemorate Ekushey with honour, respect and genuine love for our mother tongue, this is also the perfect time to reflect on our responsibility t...
Let the light of books reach every dark corner
বইয়ের আলো প্রতিটি অন্ধকার কোণে পৌঁছে দিন
As the monthlong Ekushey Boi Mela on the hallowed grounds of Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan enters its th...
Why are people with addiction being tortured at rehabs?
কেন আসক্ত ব্যক্তিদের পুনর্বাসন কেন্দ্রে নির্যাতন করা হচ্ছে?
We are deeply concerned at the death of a patient at a drug rehabilitation centre...
Strictly enforce the ban on plastics
প্লাস্টিকের উপর নিষেধাজ্ঞার কঠোর প্রয়োগ
Plastic pollution in our rivers has reached such an alarming level that it has now become difficult for the authorities...