The illusion is long gone—or perhaps, as media observers remind us, it was never there—the illusion created by the proponents of the Digital

Special flights of Biman have been bringing back migrant workers to Bangladesh, mainly from the Middle East. Recently, 388 expatriate workers

It is most unfortunate that at a time when our already fragile healthcare system is taking a blow from the surging number of coronavirus cases, a

While this year’s proposed national budget was not much different from the previous one—the size of the budget only slightly increased—citizens

There are four indispensable steps, which taken efficiently, can stem the tide of the pandemic onslaught. And those countries who have managed to

It is concerning to learn that out of USD 308.7 million sought from the international community for the Rohingyas for 2020, only USD 87 million or 27 percent of that has been given as of May, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of eminent cultural activist and journalist Kamal Lohani on Saturday.

A recent report published in this daily highlighted the call made by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for supporting migrants and

We are deeply alarmed by the accelerating assault on free speech in the country since the onset of the pandemic, with the authorities seeming more

In a statement released on June 17, the Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) expressed deep concerns over the summoning of at least 10 journalists by the

We strongly condemn the killing of a doctor by the family members of a patient, who also died allegedly due to wrong treatment, in Khulna.

As deaths from Covid-19 have been increasing steadily across the country, arranging the last rites of the deceased and ensuring a proper burial of

Despite orders from the government directing all public and private hospitals to ensure treatment for patients irrespective of whether they are

Finding alternative sources of energy, which would not deplete too quickly over time and would not impose adverse consequences on the environment,

The government has once again extended the closure of all educational institutions including schools and colleges to August 6, in line with ongoing

At a time when our healthcare sector is entirely overwhelmed and struggling to provide treatment to the escalating number of patients (Covid-19

We are extremely worried by the exponential increase in infection rates and the rising number of daily deaths due to Covid-9.

We believe there is merit in the call of the experts urging the government to protect the vast multitude of people living in coastal areas by providing budgetary allocation for embankment under the local government. The experts, participating in a virtual conference also called upon the government to allocate at least Tk 12,000 crore per year for embankment construction.

As the country’s economy has been hit hard by the pandemic, unemployment and loss of income have become a sad reality for the women

While educationists and NGOs working in the education sector have long been demanding an increased allocation for education in our national