On Friday, a few hours after the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed its recommendation to extend the current strict lockdown, the government’s cabinet division issued a circular stating that export-oriented factories will be able to operate as per usual starting today,

The World Bank, as part of its proposal for preparing a global Refugee Policy Review Framework has suggested to the Bangladesh government through a letter to grant freedom of movement of refugees, that they be given birth certificates, education, jobs and infrastructure.

We are shocked to find that the residents of Patuakhali and Barguna—around 28 lakh people—do not have access to crucial healthcare to treat critical Covid-

During the pandemic, many brilliant minds in our country have come up with prototypes of various life-saving devices. Their urgency was bolstered keeping

It seems neither the Covid-19 nor the dengue virus is backing down from their sweeping spread across the country. What is worse is that most patients of

According to various studies, human trafficking is the third largest crime industry in the world behind drug dealing and arms trafficking—which are also often

We are pleased to hear that the government has undertaken a new project to support migrant workers who have returned home to Bangladesh during the pandemic.

We are deeply saddened by the terrible tragedy caused by landslides in Cox’s Bazar that took the lives of seven people including five Rohingyas. A 14-year-old girl, nine-year-old boy and a year old infant are among the dead in this tragedy.

The Digital Security Act, 2018 has proved to be even more contentious than the controversial Section 57 of the ICT Act, 2006 (as amended in 2013) it

It is unimaginable that the public administration ministry—or anyone else for that matter—would seek any sort of immunity for retired public servants, who

According to a DS report published yesterday, people have to pay around Tk 200 extra while buying a 12 kg LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) cylinder from the

A report published by Brac Migration Programme last April shows that among 417 migrant workers who had returned home amid the coronavirus epidemic,

Pictures of newly built tin shed low-cost houses, crumbling pathetically so soon after construction is an extremely good example of extraordinary bad

A recent report by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) revealed that different types of emergency response equipment bought

The world is abuzz with the news reports by several major international news outlets that have revealed how people among 45 countries have been spied

The 14-day nationwide lockdown to curb the latest wave of Covid-19 officially started yesterday. With positivity rates stagnating at around 30 percent and the

We are appalled how the river Boral has been allowed to die leading to the destruction of such a crucial water body as Chalan Beel, becoming the victim of

Yet another incident of a minor girl domestic worker being tortured by her employees has been reported. Thankfully this time the alleged culprits—a lawyer and her husband—have been sent to remand for one day, for interrogation.

As we enter the final day before this year’s Eid-ul-Azha, the second-biggest religious festival of the country, it is more important than ever to remember its

Since the Covid-19 pandemic started in March last year, the cinema halls all over the country have been shut down following the health guidelines.