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data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/23/a_botched_excavation_work_in_a_chattogram_canal.png" alt="" title="Restore Leinga canal in Chattogram" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-18 h1 fs-26" > <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/restore-leinga-canal-chattogram-3759601">Restore Leinga canal in Chattogram</a> </h3> <p class="intro">What’s the point of excavating a canal if it gets filled up soon?</p> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-18 " > <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/election-commission-must-pave-the-way-fair-polls-3759181">Election Commission must pave the way for fair polls</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The electoral process finally begins amid huge expectations</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-5 large-4"> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/people-need-urgent-relief-inflation-3759061" aria-label="People need urgent relief from inflation "> <picture title="relief needed from inflation in Bangladesh" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/22/the_ever-lengthening_tcb_truck_queues.png 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/22/the_ever-lengthening_tcb_truck_queues.png" alt="relief needed from inflation in Bangladesh" title="relief needed from inflation in Bangladesh" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/people-need-urgent-relief-inflation-3759061">People need urgent relief from inflation</a> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/we-need-proper-policy-battery-run-rickshaws-not-blanket-ban-3758561" aria-label="We need a proper policy for battery-run rickshaws, not a blanket ban "> <picture title="policy for battery-run rickshaws in Bangladesh" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/21/high_court_ban_on_battery-run_rickshaws.png 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/21/high_court_ban_on_battery-run_rickshaws.png" alt="policy for battery-run rickshaws in Bangladesh" title="policy for battery-run rickshaws in Bangladesh" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/we-need-proper-policy-battery-run-rickshaws-not-blanket-ban-3758561">We need a proper policy for battery-run rickshaws, not a blanket ban</a> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/no-student-should-be-risk-death-their-campus-3757576" aria-label="No student should be at risk of death on their campus "> <picture title="Death of JU student by battery-run rickshaw" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/20/ju_student_killed_by_battery-run_rickshaw_1.png 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/20/ju_student_killed_by_battery-run_rickshaw_1.png" alt="Death of JU student by battery-run rickshaw" title="Death of JU student by battery-run rickshaw" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/no-student-should-be-risk-death-their-campus-3757576">No student should be at risk of death on their campus</a> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/protect-kuakata-reserve-forest-3757556" aria-label="Protect Kuakata reserve forest "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source 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title="Govt must rein in rising drug prices" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/19/alarming_hike_in_prices_of_medicines.png 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/19/alarming_hike_in_prices_of_medicines.png" alt="Govt must rein in rising drug prices" title="Govt must rein in rising drug prices" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/govt-must-rein-rising-drug-prices-3756736">Govt must rein in rising drug prices</a> </h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/student-protests-must-respect-public-welfare-3756586" aria-label="Student protests must respect public welfare "> <picture title="Protests by Titumir college students" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/19/violence_disruptions_by_titumir_college_students.png 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/19/violence_disruptions_by_titumir_college_students.png" alt="Protests by Titumir college students" title="Protests by Titumir college students" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/opinion/editorial/news/student-protests-must-respect-public-welfare-3756586">Student protests must respect public welfare</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Disruptions, violence by Titumir College students unacceptable</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block"> <div class="pane-content">  <div class="section l-fuel-yellow"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12"> <div class="row collapse align-middle title-wrapper "> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> <div class="columns shrink position-relative"> <div class="text-72-90 fw-700 color-cyan no-pointer">Views</div> <h2 class="section-title "> <a href="/opinion/views">Views</a> </h2> </div> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12 medium-4 large-5"> <div class="card position-relative border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/opinion/views/news/some-proposals-constitutional-reform-3759661" aria-label="Some proposals for constitutional reform "> <picture title="Some proposals for constitutional reform" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/23/const_reform.jpeg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/23/const_reform.jpeg" alt="" title="Some proposals for constitutional reform" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-18 h1 fs-26" > <a href="/opinion/views/news/some-proposals-constitutional-reform-3759661">Some proposals for constitutional reform</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The Constitution Reform Commission should recommend reforms based on the opinions of various sections of the population.</p> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-18 " > <a href="/opinion/views/news/thank-you-rafa-3759646">Thank you, Rafa</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Fifteen or 20, or even 35, Nadal gave every cent of his being when he stepped on the court.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-5 large-4"> <div class="card position-relative horizontal row image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative columns small-12 medium-5"> <a href="/opinion/views/blowin-the-wind/news/frequent-demands-and-conspiracies-3759226" aria-label="Of frequent demands and conspiracies "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/22/op_2_-_titumir_college_students_protest_-_prabir_das.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    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href="/opinion/views/news/energy-transition-can-address-global-energy-inequality-3759196">Energy transition can address global energy inequality</a> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal row image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative columns small-12 medium-5"> <a href="/opinion/views/news/hasan-mahmuds-comical-u-turn-3759176" aria-label="Hasan Mahmud's comical U-turn "> <picture title="Hasan Mahmud praises BNP" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/22/hasan_mahmuds_comical_u-turn.png 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/22/hasan_mahmuds_comical_u-turn.png" alt="Hasan Mahmud praises BNP" title="Hasan Mahmud praises BNP" />  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data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/11/21/ed_1_indian_media_on_bangladesh_salman_sakib_sha_21112024_dc6a_ere.jpg" alt="Bangladesh-India relations" title="Bangladesh-India relations" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/opinion/views/the-third-view/news/the-indian-media-and-bangladesh-india-relations-3758871"><span class="color-red">Column by Mahfuz Anam</span> / The Indian media and Bangladesh-India relations</a> </h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/opinion/views/no-strings-attached/news/why-did-abdullah-have-die-3758526" aria-label="Why did Abdullah have to die? 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title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/opinion/focus/news/blood-the-barred-walls-the-1975-jail-killing-revisited-3743131">Blood on the Barred Walls: The 1975 Jail Killing Revisited</a> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal row image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative columns small-12 medium-5"> <a href="/opinion/focus/news/sultanate-mughal-the-architectural-legacy-bengal-3738301" aria-label="From Sultanate to Mughal: The Architectural Legacy of Bengal "> <picture title="Bengal's architectural heritage from Sultanate to Mughal era" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/10/28/sultanate-times-1.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" 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href="/opinion/focus/news/abul-hashim-and-revisiting-the-united-bengal-plan-1946-47-3722406" aria-label=" Abul Hashim and Revisiting the United Bengal Plan (1946-47) "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/10/07/united-bengal-plan-1.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/10/07/united-bengal-plan-1.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/opinion/focus/news/abul-hashim-and-revisiting-the-united-bengal-plan-1946-47-3722406"><span class="color-red">50TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY</span> / Abul Hashim and Revisiting the United Bengal Plan (1946-47)</a> </h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 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href="/opinion/focus/news/reform-must-come-the-people-3715741">“Reform must come from the people”</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The 1969 Mass Uprising was primarily focused on achieving either provincial autonomy or independence, which ultimately led to the Liberation War in 1971. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-news no-title block"> <div class="pane-content">  <div class="section"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12"> <div class="row collapse align-middle title-wrapper "> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> <div class="columns shrink position-relative"> <div class="text-72-90 fw-700 color-cyan no-pointer">Letters to the Editor</div> <h2 class="section-title "> <a href="/opinion/letters-the-editor">Letters to the Editor</a> </h2> </div> <div class="columns has-title-seperator"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div 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href="/opinion/views/news/helping-street-children-requires-holistic-evidence-based-approach-3757171">Helping street children requires a holistic, evidence-based approach</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The focus of local governments should be ensuring that child protection protection services are prioritised. </p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">4d ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/opinion/views/news/hundred-days-hope-3757016" aria-label="Hundred days of hope "> <picture title="100 days of the interim government" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/11/20/ed_1_100_days_of_hope_salman_sakib_shahryar_19112024_1438_bad.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 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