Challenges that our migrant workers face
Bangladeshi migrant workers require a range of services and support at both the origin and destination ends.
5m ago
Human rights enjoyment in a red zone?
In almost all cases involving opposition activists, they were found guilty
5m ago
The flipside of the democracy carnival
Bereft of the basic rights to assemble and express, let alone protest, the people of Bangladesh are currently bearing the brunt of the coercive apparatuses of the state.
5m ago
Has the ICC lost traction on Rohingya genocide case?
The resolution of the Rohingya crisis appears to have met a dead end. Quite predictably, yet another round of questionable repatriation efforts has stalled.
10m ago
Attaining zero target on border killing
Killing of civilians along the Bangladesh-India border by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has plagued the bilateral relations between the two countries for decades.
10m ago
Vital yet vulnerable
Near absence of an affordable and accessible healthcare arrangement in the Gulf states has led many workers to rely on self-medication, often consuming expired medicines brought from home by themselves and their peers.
11m ago
Why the DSA should be scrapped
A major weakness of the law is its inconsistency with the other existing laws.
1y ago
Was it really about 'protecting the interest of the child'?
As the government came under international scrutiny for curtailing freedom of expression, the question of child exploitation became the rallying point.
1y ago
April 4, 2021
Freedom of Assembly
The streets and squares of different towns and cities including those of Rajshahi, Sylhet, Chattogram and Brahmanbaria have witnessed outbreak of wanton violence and mayhem over the last week or so.
March 7, 2021
The case for rescinding the Digital Security Act
They were both active, conscientious, thinking citizens. Both were passionate about social issues, and were gifted—one had a penchant for writing, the other for drawing cartoons.
March 3, 2021
Death in destination countries
A few days ago a news item carried by The Guardian, a UK daily, created a major stir in the national media of several Asian countries.
February 7, 2021
Masses, intellectuals and the Orwellian state
For ordinary Bangladeshis bereft of smart phones and computers, it was a baffling experience. Last week they were bombarded with the message that the Al Jazeera report titled All the Prime Minister’s Men was the outcome of a mischievous conspiracy.
December 22, 2020
Citizens’ petition on the Election Commission
This has happened for the first time in Bangladesh’s history. Last week, a group of conscientious citizens called on the President of the Republic to form the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to investigate allegations of graft and other misdeeds committed by the incumbent Election Commission (EC).
December 10, 2020
State, Intellectuals and Dwindling Civic Space
December is a month of celebration. Early in this month in 1971, the final assault on the barbarous Pakistani army was launched by the gallant freedom fighters.
December 7, 2020
Rohingya Refugees: Contentious case of relocation to Bhashan Char
After years of uncertainty the much contested relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char has become a reality. On December 3, 1,642 inmates of the existing camps were brought to the Char via Chittagong by seven vessels of the Bangladesh Navy with much fanfare.
December 5, 2020
Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan: Requiem for the Unsung Maestro
He was no ordinary instrumentalist. Neither was he a run-of-the-mill tutor of music. He was a gifted musician, a rare talent, groomed in one of the most illustrious gharanas ofsub-continental classical music.
November 19, 2020
Land grab and resistance in the Chimbuk hills
The Mro community of the Chimbuk hills is passing days in great uncertainty.
October 28, 2020
Inside The Rohingya Refugee Camps: Circumstances beckon prudence and vision
From an unprecedented shutdown of activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the country is gradually moving to a new normal situation.
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