On January 21, 2016, without any prior notice or proper rehabilitation plan, residents of the Kallyanpur Pora Bosti were evicted from their homes.

This is not a crisis of numbers; it is a crisis of solidarity. Almost 90 percent of the world's refugees are hosted in developing countries. Eight countries host more than half the world's refugees. Just ten countries provide 75 percent of the UN's budget to ease and resolve their plight.

Everywhere it is the same old story. Roads built get washed away after the first rains. Recently built bridges and culverts show cracks.

Dhaka is one of the fastest-growing megacities in the world. A population of just 3 million in 1971 has ballooned to 18 million today.

By delaying the formulation of a detailed law, the Parliament may have missed an opportunity to allay some of the concerns relating to the 16th Amendment. For instance, the Chairperson of the Law Commission commented that the proposed law on the detailed procedure for impeachment of the judges would have contained a provision that Article 70 of the Constitution would not apply in voting on the issue of impeachment.

The world has made incredible progress towards saving children's lives, but millions are still being left behind.

Myanmar has no reason or justification to deny the history and existence of Rohingyas as an ethnic race of its land. Then why does the hardline nationalist group continue to be so provocative against this community?

While gas is odourless, gas leakage can be detected at an early stage from its smell, provided the gas companies use odourants. However, unfortunately gas companies nowadays tend not to use odourants in gas, either due to sheer neglect of their duties or other reasons.

Motivational interviewing (MI) is about focused conversations with a person, venturing to help her into making a lifestyle change. It is a tool of empowerment that helps a person through structured conversations, helping her to actively talk herself into making a change, rather than only reflect on it.

Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world when it comes to climate change.

Anders Chydenius, an enlightened thinker and politician of the Kingdom of Sweden, had struggled against secret and unaccountable government power...

Partial reporting would actually create only a mirage of transparency, missing the opportunity of achieving the full potential of the information which is made available to the public.

A legal framework is a prerequisite to forming a commission, but it would be good to keep it focused on the formation of the commission, its scope or work, status and accountability mechanism. These things are either missing or unclear in the proposed Act.

Today, we celebrate World Press Freedom Day. Established by the United Nations, it offers us an opportunity to celebrate the essential role that press freedom plays in democracy.

Last week, Freedom House, an independent watchdog organisation that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom...

Another anniversary of the deadliest garment industry disaster in history just passed by last week.

As a woman, a feminist, and a rationalist, who believes in democracy, freedom of speech and thought, equality in all fields, freedom and security of one's movement and the right to our basic needs, including that of sharpening our intellect through knowledge and culture, I will speak out, I will fight, I will sing, I will dance, I will write. My mind is my own, it belongs only to me.

In Dhaka division, among 12 acid violence cases filed with the assistance of HRLS, not a single one has reached the judgment stage and all cases are pending at the witness hearing stage.

This year Bangladesh exceeded all expectations, achieving a GDP rate of over 7 percent.

In this Noboborsho, let the superego (angelic quality within us) supersede the ego (the balancing force between the animalistic, devilish and the angelic instinct within us, which often makes self-centred decisions), and let the ego take charge of us only on the occasion of necessity.