UP chairman marries a minor
The news published in The Daily Star yesterday of a 60-year-old union parishad (UP) chairman forcefully marrying a minor girl, aged only 14, is an example of how corrupt public officials defy the law...
View ArticleDeadly gas explosion at Moghbazar
We’re deeply saddened by the news of a deadly explosion in a building in Moghbazar, Dhaka on Sunday evening that killed at least six people, including an infant, and left about 50 others with various...
View ArticleAn innocent man thrown in jail
We commend the HC for granting bail to an innocent man—named Manik Hawlader—who had been wrongfully serving the jail sentence handed down to a convict.
View ArticleConstruct Lawachhara forest by-pass immediately
To learn that a project proposal to construct an alternative road from Sreemangal to Bhanugach that would skirt Moulvibazar’s Lawachhara reserve forest is still waiting to be placed at a pre-ECNEC...
View ArticleDepartmental action against Comilla University teacher
We are confounded to learn that instead of recognising the diligence of a teacher who pointed out an anomaly in the 2019-2020 admission process in Comilla University, the university authorities have...
View ArticleVaccination drive to resume in full swing with new Moderna shots
We are relieved to know that two and a half million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine are set to arrive in the country by July 3, after the mass inoculation campaign has remained stalled for over...
View ArticleCounter-terrorism efforts losing steam
Five years after the gruesome Holey Artisan Café attack shook the nation, it is most unfortunate that our counter-terrorism efforts have remained
View ArticleCharacter assassination of rape victims must end
We warmly welcome the government’s decision to reform the provision under Section 155 (4) of the Evidence Act, 1872 which allows the character
View ArticleWoman wrongfully jailed for 24 years!
We are relieved to know that Piara Akhter, a woman who languished in jail for 24 years despite having committed no crimes, has been finally released
View ArticleOxygen supply disruptions kill patients in Satkhira
We are shocked and saddened to hear of the deaths of at least five Covid-19 patients in Satkhira Medical College Hospital after disruptions to their
View ArticleNew safari park amidst already shrinking forests
We, along with environmentalists and forest inhabitants, are concerned about the government’s plan to build the country’s third safari park in the
View ArticlePrisoners can hold Zoom meetings?
We all know how corrupt individuals beat the system with influence and of course, money. But the news of a convicted prisoner accused of a huge
View ArticleSexual assault during remand!
The allegations of a woman charged in a murder case being sexually assaulted and subject to other forms of physical torture while in remand are
View ArticleDisparities in testing facilities, ICU beds, oxygen supply
We are once again suffering the deleterious outcome of concentrating the bulk of health service facilities in Dhaka. And we are learning our lessons
View ArticleFree media must thrive for the benefit of all
We welcome the statement of the UN special rapporteur for freedom of opinion and expression, which confirmed many of our concerns about how
View ArticleLaid off jute workers in dire situation
According to a DS report published yesterday, over 31,000 temporary and substitute jute workers are facing acute economic hardship after losing
View ArticlePublic servants should not cross their remit
It is not very uncommon to see one branch of the state exceeding its defined responsibility and stepping into the territory of the other branch.
View ArticleAbandoned planes to be confiscated and sold off
Authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have finally decided to confiscate and auction off 12 airplanes that have been occupying a large part of the cargo village for years, disrupting...
View ArticleWhen will the nasal cannula crisis be resolved?
Major district hospitals like the Khulna and Rajshahi medical college hospitals are currently overwhelmed and struggling to give treatment to Covid-19 patients.
View ArticleGovt’s haste in transferring 1,239 doctors to Covid units
The government on Sunday and Monday, through various circulars, directed 1,239 doctors from medical colleges to join different Covid units at public hospitals and upazila health complexes across the...
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