Abantika: A victim of institutional neglect
The universities also didn't organise any awareness activities regarding where and how to file complaints.
19 March 2024
A leap day of unforgettable sorrow
The irony is that nobody has faced penalties or culpability for the catastrophic fires over the decades.
4 March 2024
The grave irony of medical negligence causing deaths
Instances of medical malpractice are not uncommon in Bangladesh
23 February 2024
How female-friendly are our office restrooms?
Separate restrooms for women are still not the norm in many workplaces in Bangladesh
10 February 2024
When will the politics of burning people alive end?
Why haven't our law enforcers been able to identify those responsible for these arson attacks?
7 January 2024
Are we taking the risk of earthquakes seriously?
Experts say a powerful earthquake will destroy vast amounts of infrastructure in Bangladesh.
4 December 2023
How ‘sponge cities’ can solve Bangladesh’s flooding problem
A sponge city is one that is built to passively absorb, clean, and use rainfall in an environmentally benign manner, reducing polluting and hazardous run-off.
5 November 2023
Climate change and women's deteriorating mental health
Women are more adversely impacted by natural disasters than men due to gender-based roles and responsibilities.
1 September 2023
Banana fibre pads could vastly improve coastal women's reproductive health
In rural Bangladesh, menstrual hygiene management is still a highly tabooed matter
28 July 2023
How long will factory fires in Bangladesh continue unabated?
Between 8am on July 10 till 8am on July 11, a record 230 people had died of Covid-19, while 11,874 had been infected during the same time.
12 July 2021