We express our shock and sorrow at the untimely death and gruesome murder of Fahim Saleh—who co-founded the ride-sharing venture Pathao in

As the pandemic continues to rage across the country and its economic fallout is already starkly manifested, young people are facing

Amidst increasing uncertainty about future job prospects of Bangladeshi workers overseas, Kuwait, which currently employs around 3.5 lakh

In the middle of the uncertainties caused by the unchecked spread of coronavirus in Bangladesh and the global economic downturn, the situation is

WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus has some very bad news for us, cautioning the world that the coronavirus pandemic may get even worse if countries around the globe, and that includes most countries, fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions.

Police have reportedly arrested three men in connection with the trafficking of young women to Dubai and forcing them into prostitution.

A recent report in this daily shows that the coronavirus positivity rate in the country has soared in the last few days, despite a decline in the number of tests during this period.

According to a telesurvey report conducted by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), child marriage has sharply increased. MJF found 462 girls being married off in June, and 170 girls getting married in May.

A bridge on the Dhaleswari river at Charabari in Tangail Sadar upazila is on the verge of breaking down as earth from one of its approach roads has become displaced due to heavy rain and strong currents in the river.

It was inevitable. And we had predicted this outcome since the very seminal stages of the outbreak of the pandemic and of the country’s going into lockdown.

We are appalled to know that two-thirds of the country’s private clinics and diagnostic centres have been operating without valid licences since

Malaysia is planning to introduce an e-wages system which will alert the government in case foreign workers working on Malaysian territory do not get

As the pandemic continues to challenge every nook and corner of our healthcare sector, which is struggling to put up with the influx of patients

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) published a list on July 9 of 14 blacklisted contractors who had misappropriated over Tk 100

The discovery of a hospital’s staff engaged in issuing fake Covid-19 test reports to unsuspecting patients is deeply worrying at a time when

After the government imposed a countrywide shutdown in late March, it announced a number of stimulus packages to help people and businesses cope with the economic shocks of the pandemic.

We appreciate the government’s initiative to distribute free rice to the extreme poor people ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh has reached over 1.7 lakh. Now is the time to ramp up tests to measure the spread of

We have long stopped being surprised by news of government projects overrunning time and cost, but the Khulna-Mongla Port Railway Project has

New figures released by Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) have once again put the spotlight on the harsh toll that the Covid-19 pandemic is