Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

Multimedia journalist with nearly 10 years’ experience in mainstream media in Bangladesh with a background in investigative journalism and environmental, political and human rights reporting.

Reverse migration rises twentyfold in five years

A few months after his honours examinations at a college in Satkhira in 2018, Quazi Monjurul travelled to Dhaka looking for a job.

2d ago

Bar too low for arsenic

For 30 years, the permissible amount of arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh has been five times that of the global standard and this has been exposing people to cancer risks.

5d ago

Bangladesh breathed worst air last year

Bangladesh’s air was the worst in the world last year and it was 15 times worse than the minimum set by the World Health Organisation guideline.

1w ago

Healthcare plagued by lack of anaesthesiologists

Bangladesh’s healthcare system suffers from an acute shortage of anaesthesiologists even though their service is required in surgical and emergency care.

Cold wave kills 281 on average every winter

There are at least 281 “cold wave induced” deaths on average annually in Bangladesh, according to a recent study.

Cancer increasing in Bangladesh, may double in 2050

The number of cancer patients is steadily increasing in Bangladesh, and in the year 2050, the country may record more than double the new cases of 2022, according to a World Health Organization report.

Wait for Rohingya repatriation gets even longer

With the escalation of conflict in Myanmar, the possibility of Rohingya repatriation materialising anytime soon has become remote, heaping the challenges for the Bangladesh government in managing the displaced people in the face of shrinking humanitarian aid for them.

BNP in two minds about local polls

The BNP will not participate in the upcoming upazila polls as per its previous decision, but it has two different thoughts on the elections.

October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023

Recent violence: BNP writes to diplomats

BNP yesterday sent a seven-page letter to the embassies and high commissions in Dhaka disentangling itself from the violence that took place surrounding its grand rally on Saturday.

October 30, 2023
October 30, 2023

BNP plans tougher anti-govt movement

After enforcing its first nationwide hartal in eight years, BNP yesterday called a three-day rail, road, and waterways blockade across the country from Tuesday to Thursday.

October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023

What will happen on October 28?

It seems all the opposition forces are becoming active ahead of the national election.

October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023

BNP will resist if attacked

The BNP will instantly go for tough programmes if it is not allowed to hold its grand rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters tomorrow, party leaders said.

October 26, 2023
October 26, 2023

Holding peaceful rally will be challenging: BNP leaders

Amid “provocations” by the Awami League and police “obstruction” of BNP activists, it will be challenging to hold a peaceful rally on October 28, said party leaders.

October 25, 2023
October 25, 2023

Anti-Govt Demos: BNP mulling gap between programmes

The BNP is now thinking about keeping a gap between its October 28 grand rally and the next major demonstration programmes, which may include processions and laying siege to important establishments.

October 23, 2023
October 23, 2023

Reach Dhaka by 25th for rally, BNP tells leaders, activists

Apprehending police obstruction, the BNP has instructed its leaders and activists to arrive in Dhaka by October 25 so that they can attend Saturday’s rally.

October 21, 2023
October 21, 2023

BNP hesitant to go for hartals, blockades

BNP leaders have recently been making threats of non-stop and tough agitation, but the party appears to be in a dilemma over such programmes as hartal and roadblocks.

October 19, 2023
October 19, 2023

Talking is the only way out

When dialogue fails, confrontation becomes inevitable.

October 18, 2023
October 18, 2023

BNP’S ‘final phase’ of movement: Non-stop agitation to start in end-Oct

Later this month, the BNP wants to announce non-stop agitation programmes, which may include blockades and sit-ins, to realise its one-point demand for election under a non-partisan interim government.

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