THE delay in disbursing grants and allowances to those wounded and to the families of those martyred during the July uprising is deeply disappointing. The interim government 鈥� formed after the student-led mass movement toppled the authoritarian Awami League government in August 2024 鈥� repeatedly pledged that support and rehabilitation for the victims would be...
IT IS unacceptable that the authorities have yet to adequately respond to the issues that have disrupted the academic environment for the past year. A breakdown in the relationship between teachers and students, a series of protest movements by both groups, and the absence of functioning governing bodies or managing committees in many educational institutions...
WHILE the youth leaders of the victorious July uprising against the autocratic regime of Awami League, a year ago, announced that the spirit of their struggle was to establish a democratic polity and, that too, in the light of Bangladesh鈥檚 historic promise to establish equality, human dignity and social justice, the Jamaat-e-Islami and its political allies at a huge gathering on July...
DILAPIDATED roads and water stagnation are recurring woes for residents of Dhaka during the monsoon. A photograph published in 抖阴精品 on July 19 showed covered vans and rickshaws paddling through dilapidated and muddy roads in the North Jurain area. In the past few days, similar situations of water stagnation were reported from other parts of Dhaka...
THE deplorable condition of Dhaka鈥檚 canals and water bodies can hardly be overstated. Nearly all the canals in and around the capital have either deteriorated significantly or are heading towards complete extinction because of unregulated waste disposal and persistent encroachment. A waste-choked Dholaipar Canal in Jatrabari, as a photograph that 抖阴精品 published on...
THE July 17 custodial death of a 35-year-old Bawm man suspected of being member of the Kuki-Chin National Army, marks a troubling addition to an already distressing pattern. Van Lal Rual Bawm, held in the Chattogram central jail since May 2024...
SUCCESSIVE governments have failed to bring some order to the road regime plagued with corruption and irregularities, largely because of the undue sway that transport owners and workers鈥� associations wield over the government. The interim...
The plight of people living in remote char areas of Kurigram, forced to pay electric bills for power that they never receive, exemplifies the deplorable negligence that the marginalised communities face. More than 300 families in chars at Ulipur...
THE National Citizen Party, floated on February 28, 2025 in the aftermath of the July uprising that toppled the Awami League regime in August 2024, has every right to hold political programmes in any place. And, the attack on the party鈥檚 rally in the...
ABOUT half of government primary schools running without headteachers highlights the sheer neglect that primary education continues to suffer. Official records show that the position of headteacher is vacant in 32,000 schools. According to the 2023 Annual Primary School Census, there are 65,567 government primary schools, which means that 48.8 per cent of the schools...
ALL parties engaged in reforms process at a meeting with the national consensus commission on July 15 agreed on a mandatory two-thirds majority support in the parliament for constitutional amendments and a national referendum to amend specific provisions of the constitution. The specific provisions that would require a national referendum include the...
DHAKA has slumped even further in the 2025 Global Liveability Index, now ranked the third least liveable city. Of the 173 cities assessed, only Damascus and Tripoli, both devastated by protracted conflict, fared worse than Dhaka. The city of 20 million people received a score of 41.7 out of 100, a decline from position of the sixth worst in the past index and the year before...
THE High Court on July 17 issued a rule that has asked the government to explain why the chief adviser Muhammad Yunus should not be declared a 鈥榥ational reformer鈥�, considering his contribution to state reforms. The court has issued the rule on a public interest litigation writ petition filed in May by a journalist, who is a resident of Belkuchi in Sirajganj...
IN A MEETING with the National Consensus Commission held on July 13, all parties included in the process have agreed on the method of appointing the chief justice of the Supreme Court, as well as measures to ensure that the declaration of a state of emergency cannot be misused. The current constitution allows emergency declarations for up to 120 days and requires only...
THE government鈥檚 approach to the deteriorating law and order situation appears to be as chaotic and disjointed as the situation itself. The strategy, which consists largely of special drives and operations, is problematic on several counts. The launch of one special drive after another 鈥� or even simultaneously 鈥� especially in response to public criticism following violent crime...