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.
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.
BNP will take tough organisational actions against those party men who would contest in the upcoming upazila polls ignoring its decision of boycotting the elections.
Although the BNP has decided not to join the upcoming upazila polls as a political party, many party leaders are in favour of allowing its leaders and activists to contest the elections as independent candidates.
A few months after his honours examinations at a college in Satkhira in 2018, Quazi Monjurul travelled to Dhaka looking for a job.
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.
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.
Bangladesh’s healthcare system suffers from an acute shortage of anaesthesiologists even though their service is required in surgical and emergency care.
There are at least 281 “cold wave induced” deaths on average annually in Bangladesh, according to a recent study.
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.
When dialogue fails, confrontation becomes inevitable.
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.
In the world of technological advancement, birth and death registration might seem like rudimentary concerns. Yet, for the citizens of Dhaka, these basic services remain elusive, shedding light on a pressing issue at odds with promises of a "Digital Bangladesh"
One cannot help but note that Quader had a brazen attitude and lacked any embarrassment about the vitriol his party had been spewing against the US for quite some time now.
The BNP is planning programmes, including road march to Dhaka, encircling of important buildings and even blockades, to press home its demand for election under a non-partisan interim administration.
Bangladesh has seen a recent surge in seismic activity within the country and in nearby areas, with the most recent and most severe in the series being yesterday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Assam that jolted the region
At least 34 mild quakes in and around Bangladesh within the last two months is a worrying sign, experts said.
BNP leaders believe the US decision to implement its visa policy will create a more favourable climate for their campaign to force the government to step down before the election.
The air quality in Bangladesh remains toxic nearly half the year even after the country received a whopping $2.3 billion to curb air pollution.