We condemn Assam minister’s statement
Following the publication of National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam finance minister stated that he will ask ‘friend’ Bangladesh to take them – Indian citizens back. First of all, ReadMore
Govt must set up drug offences courts
THE High Court on Sunday pulled the government up for not creating tribunals under Section 44 of the Narcotics Control Act 2018 to try the accused in narcotics cases. Until ReadMore
Banks must shun excessive operational cost
In a bid to reduce excessive and unnecessary operational cost, the country’s central bank otherwise Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all scheduled banks to avoid luxury decoration at head offices ReadMore
Government must give priority to Eid-time travel
IT IS deplorable that people returning to Dhaka after Eid remain as exposed to sufferings as they were when they left Dhaka. Sufferings of Dhaka-bound train passengers intensified on Sunday. ReadMore
Government must streamline overseas employment sector
ABOUT 75 per cent of Bangladeshi workers were illegally sent to Brunei in 2018 by the middlemen with the connivance of immigration police at the airport. Because of a strong ReadMore
The queer case of city authorities’ buying insecticide
QUEER it is that Dhaka city authorities, the north and the south, have so far never bought insecticides meant to kill Aedes mosquitoes, the primary vector of dengue. They have ReadMore
Government must make Eid-time travel a priority agenda
THE way Eid-time passengers suffer on roads, railway and waterways speaks volume of the lack of seriousness of relevant government agencies about making travel safe and smooth. People leaving the ReadMore
Same old perilous journey for Eid home goers
Condition of more than five thousand kilometres of roads and highways is not safe for home-goers in the upcoming Eid vacation. The Police Headquarters say some forty lakh people will ReadMore
