Editorial

Thu, 16 May 2024, 08:40 am

শিরোনাম :

Father, son arrested for killing schoolgirl after rape in Barishal Husband gets death penalty for killing wife in Khulna UPDF’s blockade underway in Rangamati Two ARSA men held with arms, ammo in Cox’s Bazar Bus accident in Peru leaves 16 dead SC stays HC verdict on condemned cell prisoners Modi declares ₹3.02 crore assets, owns no house or car 45 BNP leaders served show cause notices for contesting upazila polls ‘ARSA den’ busted in Cox’s Bazar, 2 ‘Rohingya criminals’ arrested No battery-run rickshaws to be allowed on Dhaka city streets: Quader

Editorial

Brick kilns on river question govt’s will to protect rivers

The sorry state of rivers is blamed, among others, on an unabated grabbing of river land by entrepreneurs and individuals enjoying political and moneyed clout. Some entrepreneurs setting up brick read more

Govt must stop farmland loss to ensure food security

Govt must prioritise relocation of chemical warehouses

Act to erase our corruption stigma

Govt must abandon capitualistic policy towards India

High inflation triggers alarming decline in bank deposits

Dhaka writhes in declining traffic situation, poor air quality

DHAKA’S declining traffic situation and poor air quality have made it one of the worst cities to live in. A recent Centre for Policy Dialogue survey finds an even grimmer

Convicting rights defenders in controversial trial unacceptable

THE imprisonment of rights defenders Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan of Odhikar has put Bangladesh once again in global focus. The Dhaka cyber tribunal on September 14 jailed the

Worrying delay in govt secondary school upgrade project

THE education ministry’s having missed the second deadline to complete the government secondary schools modernisation project is worrying. The ministry took up the Tk 3,284 crore project in 2017 to

Authorities still not adequately keen on dengue containment

AN APPARENT indifference of the authorities to dengue, which peaked this year in early August and has remained so since then, is unacceptable. Dengue cases started rising in May and