February 26, 2016
Govt to bring back 20 from India
The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi has recently taken steps to bring back 20 Bangladeshis, who have been languishing in different prisons and shelter homes of Indian southern state of...
February 24, 2016
Workplaces not friendly at all
It was not her inefficiency why Sumi (not her real name) had to quit her job. Rather, it was the operation hours of an elevator that made it impossible for her to reach her workplace every morning...
February 10, 2016
Coming back to life
Chhaya (shadow), the Bangladeshi woman whose poetry collections titled Ahoto Ami (Injured Me) was published in Malayalam language
December 18, 2015
Indian war veterans relive '71 glory days
Col MM Kapoor had to wait 44 years to come to the country that he had fought to liberate in December 1971.
November 8, 2015
Reeling from terror blow
The recent attacks on two young publishers have further shrunk the space for the country's creative book publishing industry, which is already struggling to survive against the advent of...
November 7, 2015
Where babies safe without mothers
Entering HR Textile Mills Limited in Savar, one would be surprised to see babies playing and mumbling in a 3,500-square-feet area designated for childcare.
October 11, 2015
The indomitables
A garment employee, Aklima Akhter shoulders the responsibility for her family from whom she was taken away by
October 10, 2015
They need love, care
The picture of a smiling child in a green sleeveless shirt caught attention of many after it was published in a national Bangla daily last month.
August 29, 2015
Nepalese face similar ordeal
Sunil Koirala of Nepal's Dhading district was lured to a job in Malaysia with a monthly income of Nepalese rupees (NPR) 20,000 per
August 9, 2015
“We must never have people standing while children are beaten and killed.”
Ruthless violence against children seems to have become a recurrent concern in today's Bangladesh. While the extent of the cruelty