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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
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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
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The uncertain fate of Rohingya women
Amina Khatun, a 40-year-old Rohingya woman, was sitting in front of the door of her tiny shelter house with her two-year-old son Salam. She somehow managed to flee Myanmar along with her son but her husband Abdul Rashid was not so lucky. He was killed by the Myanmar army.
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Why you should care about net neutrality
Over the past year or so, you have probably heard that a contentious "fight" about net-neutrality was taking place in the US, and you might have thought—“why should I care?”
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Rohingyas need protection, not relocation to Bashan Char
For Bangladesh, the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees with dignity and full citizenship rights remains the only viable solution, but the circumstances surrounding the Rohingya crisis do not look promising for them to safely return to their homeland anytime soon and rebuild their future.
6 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Why maternal mortality is not declining
Maternal mortality has not declined in Bangladesh. The 2016 Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey (BMMS), the third of its kind, revealed that the current maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is 196 per 100,000 live births, which was 194 in 2010.
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Can UN make a difference?
The resolution passed by UN General Assembly on Sunday asking Myanmar to end a military campaign against Rohingyas and ensure the return of all refugees and grant full citizenship rights to them offered afresh some flowery words for the world's most persecuted community.
29 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Lifting the fog on disappearance
The year 1979 was probably the first time when the word “disappear” was used as an intransitive word. The New York Times Magazine wrote, “While Miss Iglesias 'was disappeared,' her family's writ of habeas corpus, filed on her behalf, was rejected by the courts.”
27 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Zero tolerance for fatwas that violate human rights
On December 12, 2017, Bangladesh Police arrested Abu Musa, an imam of a local mosque in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district, for issuing a fatwa prohibiting women from going out of their homes to work in farm fields.
22 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Apocalypse now?
Have you ever felt as if you had woken up in an alternative reality? Or that you might be trapped in the twilight zone?
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
The right to quality education
On December 10, 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM
A measure of our society
December is the month of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the Human Rights Day, but what do these signify and why are they failing to uphold their purposes?
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM
A sense of fear prevails
December 10, 2017 marked the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
10 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Silencing Dissent
The much-maligned Section 57 of the infamous Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act 2006 has come in handy again for suppressing dissent. This time the target is a well-known professor of law of the University of Dhaka, a reputed columnist and an eloquent speaker.
7 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Perplexing papal priority
The dusts of Suhrawardy Udyan have settled down by now. The much-talked-about papal visit to Burma and Bangladesh has come to an end. The visit created quite a bit of furore both at home and abroad.
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Choking on Dhaka's air
Dhaka dwellers don't need official data to tell them just how suffocating and dangerous the air they are breathing in is.
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Rohingyas' dignified return to their homeland
Negotiat-ions are ongoing between the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar to formulate a plan to repatriate the Rohingyas who have sought refuge in Bangladesh fleeing the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military.
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Asean Summit and the Rohingya issue
This year's Asean Summit ended on November 15 with the commitment to forge cooperation for peace, security and development. Asean and other world leaders attending the summit also pledged to boost business, investment and trade.
16 November 2017, 18:10 PM
Asia's unacceptable record
Out of the 40 million victims of modern slavery worldwide, almost two thirds—25 million people—are exploited in Asia and the Pacific. Making the region host to the largest number of victims of modern slavery today.
14 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Learning the ropes
The Bangladesh government has been globally lauded—and rightfully so—for welcoming with open arms, once again, the persecuted Rohingya people with whom the country has a checkered history. The Rohingyas came to Bangladesh in droves in 1978, 1992, and the 2010s.
12 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Commodities lost in clandestine marketplaces
We are all commodities. Different parts of us are up for sale, as and when demand dictates, all the time. But it causes significant discomfort in me when vulnerable bodies are transformed into commodities.
10 November 2017, 18:00 PM
How 'humanitarian technology' can help deal with Rohingya crisis
Since August 25, 2017, the world has experienced one of the most brutal and fastest-growing humanitarian crises that led to the “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” involving the Rohingya community in Myanmar.
5 November 2017, 18:00 PM