Ordinary citizens’ vulnerability to custodial torture
The police’s heavy-handed approach in dispersing a crowd that was peacefully protesting the price hike of a medical service has appalled citizens.
The perils of protecting the image
Enhancing the country’s image entails making tangible and dedicated efforts to address its problems.
Freedom of Assembly: A right under siege
The right to hold peaceful assembly is under severe constraints in Bangladesh.
Impropriety, Irregularity and Impunity
After seven long days, the 28 protesting students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) ended their hunger strike, bringing relief to their loved ones and fellow protesters.
International Migrants Day: Reintegration must be a pillar of labour migration
December 18 marks the International Migrants Day.
Return of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing?
It was a sombre occasion at the Dhaka Reporters Unity premises on April 30.
How can we stop migrant workers’ deaths abroad?
Shobuj, a young man from Tangail, in his late twenties, was reluctant to comply with his supervisor’s instruction to enter a sewage pipe for maintenance work without an oxygen cylinder.
Impropriety, Irregularity and Impunity
After seven long days, the 28 protesting students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) ended their hunger strike, bringing relief to their loved ones and fellow protesters.
International Migrants Day: Reintegration must be a pillar of labour migration
December 18 marks the International Migrants Day.