Nilima Jahan

Shafiqul Islam Kajol was missing for 53 days, discovered by law enforcers roaming the India-Bangladesh border in Benapole in the middle of the night, subsequently thrown in jail and denied bail for 3 months -- and yet the only investigation being done by the state is about a Facebook post by Kajol.

When the countrywide school closure notice due to the Covid-19 outbreak was announced on March 17 this year, Johora Pervin and Abdullah Al Maruf -- both teachers -- lost their livelihoods and the income they needed to maintain their family of five in Rajbari.

A video of a bride driving a motorcycle to her holud ceremony recently went viral on social media triggering mixed reactions.

Shipra Debnath, a student of Stamford University and a crew member of slain Maj (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan, has fallen victim to cyberbullying, her family alleged.

One night in May, around 11:00pm, Milon Hossain got a call from a Facebook-based blood donation group.

The ongoing Covid-19 outbreak has made palliative care services relatively inaccessible for patients with terminal illnesses, said doctors.

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the livelihoods of most farmers who have reared cattle for months for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha and are now facing a scarcity of customers.

With the lifting of the shutdown, food relief and cash charity have almost come to a standstill, though incomes of many poor families saw no recovery.

As the coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on almost every business in some way or another, bookstores and book cafes in the capital are no exception.

The budget allocation in health and family welfare has seen a steady increase in the past few years. This year, the amount increased by 13.66 percent, standing at Tk 29,247 crore.

When 50-year-old Md Shahjahan Khandaker was having an asthma attack last month, he was too afraid to go to hospital.

The life of sex workers on the streets, hard as it is during normal times, has taken a worse turn after the coronavirus pandemic hit the country.

While the Covid-19 outbreak has impacted the lives of everyone, women and girls from lower-income families are having to face deeper struggles, especially when it comes to the issue of maintaining menstrual health and hygiene.

In just three years of its launch, Dipanpur -- a book store in Dhaka’s New Elephant Road -- became a hub for literature aficionados.

Eighteen-year-old Afia, who gave birth to a baby boy through a C-section just 15 months ago, learned she was pregnant again this April.

Not too long ago, Dipanpur -- a book café launched in memory of Faisal Arefin Dipan, former publisher of Jagriti Prokashoni -- was a hub for literature aficionados. However, after around four years since its inception, Jolly and the partners have decided to quit this emotional space, as the rapid fall in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic has forced them to come to the decision.

The Covid-19 pandemic has already pushed many middle-income families into poverty.

Pregnancy is a stressful and overwhelming experience in itself. Add to that a global pandemic and the whole ordeal can become even more difficult and frightening.

The dark clouds of April’s nor’westers loom large over Lara’s tomorrow.

A group of people have come forward to provide funeral services and bury the bodies of those who died of Covid-19, while many graveyard committees have been reluctant to do so.