A citizen regretted her vote. Why did she end up in jail?
The Bhaluka businesswoman was detained amid tension following her Facebook remarks, while questions remain over the alleged thefts that prompted her anger
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Who protects families when they report child sexual abuse?
A Tongi father says he has received death threats after reporting his seven-year-old daughter's alleged abuse at a madrasa. The police response could matter far beyond this one case
Police and media have no right to shame detainees
A police outpost stood barely 30 yards from a house in Purbachal where “drug parties” had apparently been held for nearly a year.
Give SSC students who failed a second chance, but fix the learning gaps too
Last week, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon announced that SSC examinees who failed two subjects could retake those exams within 15 days of the results.
CUET deserves answers, not another power struggle over the VC’s office
The confrontation raises deeper questions about university appointments, political influence and accountability
Can BNP protect journalists from its own rank and file?
During the Awami League’s three consecutive terms in office over a decade and a half, the then-opposition BNP demanded the right to speak, organise and criticise without being branded an enemy of the state.
Primary teachers’ pay edge over lowest grade govt job narrows in five decades
Despite higher entry qualifications, their starting basic is now only 20% above the government’s lowest grade, compared with 69% in 1973
What could he have stolen that was worth his life?
The killing of Mohammad Faysal in Moheshkhali forces an uncomfortable question about those who attack, those who watch and the state that must prevent both
Higher viva marks may undermine fairness in public recruitment
Last July, BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said his party wanted the viva marks of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination reduced to 50 from 200 to limit scope for discrimination in Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) recruitment.
What else must women do?
A woman’s profession should not depend on a politician’s religious expectations
When did offensive speech become terrorism?
Sifat Abdullah's trouble began with his claim that two electricity bills for his household totalled Tk 9,000
What does success mean if it cannot care for a mother?
A decomposed body in Mirpur-11 exposes the fragility of elder care in modern life