Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 04:23 pm
Editorial

Denial of rights abuse is no way forward

RIGHTS groups have, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day observed on December 10, expressed serious concern about the indiscriminate human rights violation in Bangladesh and termed the government’s

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Social protection strategy execution must be expedited

THE government has made little progress in the implementation of the National Social Security Strategy since its adoption in 2015. A report of the International Labour Organisation and the Research

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Accident compensation can ensure waterway accountability

FAMILIES of victims of the Panchagarh boat capsize are in deep economic despair as the government support for them was momentary and the legal scope for compensation in the case

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NBR must be stringent against non-complying companies

ABOUT 40 per cent of registered companies do not have taxpayer’s identification numbers in violation of the Companies Act. This suggests a slack monitoring of authorities. There are, as the

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Effective monitoring must for DAP implementation

PLANNING alone will not resolve the crisis-ridden urban development of the capital Dhaka. The government needs to address the governance failure in the city development, say urban planners, architects, engineers

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Luxury for public servants with public money must stop

THE proposal for the construction of two luxurious three-storey buildings for the cabinet secretary and the principal secretary to the prime minister in Dhaka at a cost of about Tk

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No end to BSF high-handedness as India breaches promises

THE death and torture of Bangladeshis at the hands of India’s Border Security Force continues in the frontiers despite repeated BSF assurances to end such happenings. In the latest such

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Strict regulation must for private health facilities

THE government move to set fees for services offered for health services in the private sector, where charges are often said to be high, is welcome. The health minister at

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Culture of uncontested polls is a worrying trend

THE culture of public representatives being elected uncontested in national or local government elections is a worrying development in any democratic state, but that seems to be the growing trend

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Drastic steps needed against rogue Chhatra League

THE infighting of the Chattogram College unit of the Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, that left five wounded on September 20 and the blockade of

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