Resumption of regular flights at HSIA encouraging
It is reassuring to learn that our aviation sector is recovering at a quick speed after the second wave of Covid-19 in the country waned and many countries lifted their travel restrictions.
Crime, tensions in Rohingya camps only soaring
The killings of six Rohingyas in Moinarghona camp-18 madrasa in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila in the dead of Friday night has added to our concerns over the safety of the refugees within the camps.
Uncontrolled food prices must be checked
It is really worrying how the rising prices of essential food items have continued to afflict ordinary people over the last few weeks.
Resuming in-person classes in private universities
While our public universities have already reopened halls and libraries and have more or less fixed the dates of reopening their respective institutions, the private
Another attack in Afghanistan
Only last week, we wrote in these columns condemning a horrific attack on a Shia mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed at least 55 people, and expressed
Resuming in-person classes in private universities
Private universities should resume in-person classes as soon as possible, considering the safety and well-being of their students.
Resumption of regular flights at HSIA encouraging
It is reassuring to learn that our aviation sector is recovering at a quick speed after the second wave of Covid-19 in the country waned and many countries lifted their travel restrictions.
Crime, tensions in Rohingya camps only soaring
The killings of six Rohingyas in Moinarghona camp-18 madrasa in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila in the dead of Friday night has added to our concerns over the safety of the refugees within the camps.
Uncontrolled food prices must be checked
It is really worrying how the rising prices of essential food items have continued to afflict ordinary people over the last few weeks.
Time to take a hard look at our social media policy
The role of social media in creating communal tensions is once again under the spotlight after the recent spate of attacks on Hindus which, experts say, was set off by a hate campaign over the...
Will our roads ever be safe?
The state of the road safety in Bangladesh is dismal at the moment, to say the least. And it includes the state of the roads too.
Justice is key to ending communal violence
In an unexpected twist—or is it, really?—in the ongoing saga of communal violence, police have reportedly identified, from CCTV footage, the person who
We must tackle learning loss head-on
One of the areas most severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic is our education sector. It is one where the consequences may not be
Instigators of violence must be brought to justice
We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the most recent attack on the Hindu community in Boro Karimpur, a fishing village in Pirganj upazila, Rangpur. Since October 13, religious zealots have...
Development should be inclusive
Amid all the development that Bangladesh has been witnessing of late, it may be hard to believe that there are still villages where people are
Why are prices of essentials still out of control?
It is extremely disheartening that, amid the increased economic struggles of people due to the pandemic, the prices of essential commodities have continued to remain high in Bangladesh’s kitchen...