Since the beginning of the pandemic, Bangladesh—like most other countries in the world—has been faced with the “lives vs livelihoods” dilemma, as pandemic-induced lockdowns hit the economy hard even while working towards bringing widespread Covid-19 transmission slightly under control.

Coming hard on the heels of a new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that made dire predictions about the occurrence of more frequent rainfalls,

We express our strong support for the demand put forward by experts at a recent webinar, who urged the government to address migrant workers’ wage theft claims at regional forums during bilateral meetings with host countries, and via international and UN agencies working on migration.

On an issue that concerns every citizen of our country and their constitutional rights, 10 supreme court lawyers have filed a writ petition with the High Court,

It is astonishing that the Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) has not issued any new passports in the last four weeks. The server had run out of

One of the probe bodies formed after the devastating Hashem Food and Beverage factory fire in Narayanganj last month has finally finished their job and submitted their findings,

A new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report titled “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis” released on August 9, shows dire consequences for the planet unless we act now.

While addressing the 54th ASEAN Day event organised virtually, Bangladesh’s foreign minister urged ASEAN member states to intervene and help in the

In a move as baffling as most Covid-19 pandemic-related decisions taken by the government, a circular on Sunday announced the removal of most curbs

To any casual observer, Saturday’s daylong mass vaccination trial run—meant to set the stage for a planned special vaccination campaign starting on

Today, on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, even as we celebrate the culture, heritage and diversity of the indigenous peoples of

A recent report by this daily revealed how, despite a 10.7 percent higher yield than last year, vegetable farmers are having to bear the brunt of selling their produce for tragically low prices while urban kitchen markets collect hefty profits for the same.

A series win against Australia in cricket sounds almost unbelievable, no matter in what format of the game. Australia took us for granted and suffered from overconfidence which is known to have played havoc with leading teams especially when they are playing with opponents known for their vulnerabilities.

One of our worst fears of current times is too close to realisation for comfort, as the cases of dengue infections keep rising. The last major dengue upsurge was in 2019—when 101,354 people had contracted the virus and at least 179 had died—and the situation this year appears to be even more frightening given the accompanying Covid-19 pandemic and how it has all but crippled our healthcare system.

We are disappointed, but not at all surprised, to find that the government’s ambitious six-day vaccination programme, which aimed to inoculate around one crore people in six days from August 7, has had to be revised even before it could take off.

Severe storms and lightning are common during the June-September monsoon season in Bangladesh, where each year lightning kills more than 200 people, mostly farmers in their fields.

We are deeply concerned to find that, due to excess liquidity in the banking sector, savers and some small borrowers are being penalised to ensure hefty dividends for shareholders.

Residents from areas near the Matuail landfill have been suffering from its awful stench for nearly five to six years due to lack of waste management capacity at the site.

The decision on not allowing anyone above the age of 18 on the streets or onto any mode of transport unless they are vaccinated—announced by the Liberation War affairs minister after an inter-ministerial meeting on Tuesday—created a wave of criticism against the government’s Covid-19 policy for being out of touch with reality and seemingly created on the fly. How else can one explain this outlandish idea when, according to the government’s own data, only eight percent of its targeted population have received the first dose of the vaccine?

One must admit that in the last two decades or so, the private hospitals have helped in supplementing the public healthcare sector in Bangladesh to a great extent.