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Pandemic and prisons: the powder keg
6 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: A deadly threat
Protect human rights during the pandemic
4 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: A deadly threat
Concern for Kajol during the pandemic
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
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Domestic violence during the time of corona
31 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: A deadly threat
Covid-19 and the Rohingya refugee crisis
30 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: A deadly threat
Coronavirus threat: Tea workers’ say no to work
30 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: A deadly threat
Free flow of information in the time of COVID-19
29 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: A deadly threat
The dicey digital security law
The government is moving forward in framing yet another law. This time purportedly “to check cybercrime and ensure digital security”.
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Time to act
In an op-ed piece I had written for this daily shortly after the historic elections in Myanmar in November 2015, I had expressed my fear that among all the euphoria that followed Aung San Suu Kyi's thumping victory, the fate of the disenfranchised and persecuted
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Rethinking Bangladesh's stance on Rohingya refugees
Thus, the reality of death, disease, violence and the brutalisation of women are utilised as tool to deter Rohingyas from seeking refuge in Bangladesh.
25 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Rohingya cleansing: International silence deafening
It is quite appalling that despite the continuous reports of killing, raping, burning down of villages of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine by the Myanmar security forces over last one month, there is still no global outrage.
25 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Now is the time to end child marriage
Freedom from violence is a fundamental human right, yet female child marriage continues to plague Bangladesh at shockingly high rates, with devastating consequences for the girls affected but also for the economy and health systems.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Celebrating freedom of speech and expression
This year, Sweden celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act, the world's oldest of its kind.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM
On protecting refugees from Myanmar
Speaking at the UN General Assembly in September 2016, our Prime Minister spoke of the need to protect the rights of refugees and migrants globally and urged that the world must reach a consensus on shared responsibility and inclusiveness to address the crisis.
22 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Eviction of Santals made constitutional commitments a mockery
Santals are infinitely more respectable than UK's civilised enemy, the Russians, wrote English writer and social critic Charles Dickens around 160 years ago.
18 November 2016, 18:15 PM
The saga of on-going Muslim persecution in Myanmar
In its November 14, 2016 issue the Bangkok Post reports, “Myanmar's Rakhine state was hit by fresh waves of violence over the weekend with more than 30 'insurgents' killed during two days of fighting, the military said, as proof emerged of atrocities against villagers.”
18 November 2016, 18:10 PM
Is child protection a far cry?
At the time of writing this article a five year old girl child from Parbatipurupazila of Dinajpur, was fighting for her life after being raped and tortured.
11 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Local Voices: Life as a minority
Ever heard of Yazidi, a very small community in Northern Iraq? Probably not. We never heard of them until ISIS started massacring Yazidi residents in 2014.
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Isn't it time we stop shooting the messenger?
Recently, a video of two television journalists being attacked by staff of a popular private hospital in Dhaka has been doing the rounds of social media.
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Why you need a free media
According to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) 2016 report on impunity, only one out of ten deaths of journalists is investigated.
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi Without Borders
Meet Iqbal Huda, known as “Tidal”, a Cox’s Bazar native who has spent his entire life helping people in distresss access free, need-based medical care— irrespective of creed, race, religion or political convictions.
27 October 2016, 10:11 AM
"Right to know", not "need to know"
How often do we make use of our networks to get the information we need? Whether the transformer in the neighbourhood is out of
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Are we doing enough for our children?
I used to harass girls on their way to school. Now I create awareness among my peers that girls must be treated with respect and dignity.
7 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Better options for justice
It is a sad but inescapable truth that millions of Bangladeshis have limited access to a functioning, fair and transparent justice system.
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM
What we need to do
In the last one and a half years, 24 girls below three years were raped. It was also reported that most of the perpetrators were known to the children.
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Fighting ageism in Bangladesh
Requent illness or even just feeling unwell is a part of aging. In developed countries the wellbeing of its senior citizens is seen
30 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Taking care of our senior citizens
It is estimated that by 2050, about one in every four persons living in Bangladesh will be over the age of 60. That is a major
30 September 2016, 18:00 PM