victims
If justice had a face now, it would be of victims wronged twice
The idea of a justice system hinges on people’s faith in its ability to offer fair solutions. So justice, as the saying goes, should not only be done, but be seen to be done as well, so that people’s faith in it is kept intact.
Sculptures for survival
Shepu Rani Das, 20, was busy braiding wax hair on a statue of black molten wax, while her sister Shilpi Rani Das, 18, looked on and recounted their rescue from under the debris of Rana Plaza.
Plastic money not so safe
About 10 million bank clients are potentially easy victims of fraudulent charges to their debit and credit accounts because they are using the vulnerable magnetic stripe cards.
Victims' families for judicial commission
The families of the army officials killed in the 2009 Pilkhana carnage have demanded a judicial inquiry to bring to light the masterminds and the motive behind the massacre.
No time to rest
Ilias Biswas cannot afford to stay at home.
Part-2: / I blame my fate
For 91 days from January 5 to April 5 last year, there was hardly a single day when innocent people were not burnt to death or injured in arson attacks on public transports. Some lost their loved ones, others their lone bread earners during the longest spell of horror allegedly carried out by the BNP-led coalition, protesting the January 5, 2014, elections.
Chennai floods: Race to rescue victims
A massive rescue operation is under way to reach stranded people in the flood-hit southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras).
Men claiming discovery of Nazi 'gold train' go public
Two treasure hunters claiming to have discovered a Nazi "gold train" went public for the first time but failed to reveal evidence for the alleged.
155 trafficking victims brought back from Myanmar
Bangladesh border guards in a flag meeting with their Myanmar counterpart to bring back 155 nationals rescued from the sea.
Bangladesh suggests 'external factors' for trafficking, migration
Bangladesh insists that poverty is not necessarily the main driver pushing her people into the hands of traffickers.
PM draws flak for comments on trafficking victims
Sheikh Hasina’s criticism on illegally migrating workers draws widespread flak both at home and abroad.
Iraq returnees demand compensation
Returning empty-handed from Iraq, 19 workers demand compensation and licence cancellation of two recruiting agencies for cheating with them 17 months back.
Call for Rana Plaza victims’ compensation
Garment workers’ rights bodies call for immediate compensation of Rana Plaza victims and swift punishment for the culprits behind the world’s biggest workplace disaster on the second anniversary of Rana Plaza collapse.
