Editorial

Sun, 12 Jan 2025, 08:47 pm

শিরোনাম :

Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

Editorial

Goods vehicles must not carry passengers

THIS is unacceptable that the authorities have failed to stop goods vehicles from carrying passengers, which adds to increased fatalities in road accidents. Although the Road Transport Act 2018 has

Matter it does

PRIME minister Sheikh Hasina publicly claimed on Friday that ‘it doesn’t matter at all’ if Bangladeshis ‘do not go’ to America and they would, rather, go to other continents for

No end to BCL misdeeds as authorities remain negligent

THE infighting of the Chittagong University unit of the Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, that left 15, including the proctor of the university and a

Govt’s denial of disappearances weighs heavily on society

FAMILIES of the victims of involuntary disappearances, supposedly at the hands of state or, in some cases, even non-state actors, have made it a good observance of the International Week

Letter sent to Agri Ministry for importing onion: Tipu

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said that a letter has been sent to the Ministry of Agriculture for importing onion since the price of the essential item has increased at

Govt must investigate WASA corruption allegations

CORRUPTION and irregularities in the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority have taken a new height with the allegation that the agency runs without following its organisational mandate and related

Public suffering at passport office unacceptable

IN THE recent past, the government has taken significant steps and invested hefty sums from the public exchequer to improve the quality of passport services, but public suffering at passport

More efforts needed to ensure legal aid for the poor

THIS is concerning that poor prisoners suffer greatly in accessing justice. Although the government and some non-governmental organisations have provided legal aid services for a long time, many poor prisoners

Eid-time travel warrants more govt efforts to stop mishaps

FEARS of fatal road accidents come up every time Eid is celebrated as a huge number of people move out of cities and big town to spend the holiday with

Cost, time overruns in projects must stop

The National Economic Council’s upward revision of four proposals for costs and extension of four projects is yet another example of delayed implementation and cost overruns. The council on April