​Despite being one of the most crucial and indispensable workforces for cities to function, the authorities have failed to ensure social and health safety of sanitation and waste workers of Bangladesh.

Khulna is going through its worst Covid-19 phase till date during this one and a half year of pandemic.

Proactive decisions to control the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is yet to be the norm.

In exchange for their daily combat -- in unhygienic, hazardous and exhausting working conditions -- to keep Dhaka city clean, sanitation and waste workers get unsustainable wages, social stigma and absence of proper health support.

​The Daily Star reporters visit Gazipur, Manikganj and Munshiganj, three of the seven entrance districts to the capital which are under new restrictions from Tuesday dawn.

​The news of Islamic preacher Abu Taw Haa Muhammad Adnan going missing sparked widespread concern on social media. After he was found, police officials said Taw Haa and his companions "went into hiding willingly" due to various family and personal problems.

​From the bordering districts throughout Bangladesh, Covid-19 detection rate is now alarmingly high -- reaching to over 14%.

​The first underground metro rail in Bangladesh will connect Dhaka airport, Kamalapur railway station and Purbachal. This 31.24 km long Mass Rapid Transit Line-1 or MRT-1 is planned to incorporate an underground section from Dhaka airport to Kamalapur and an elevated section from Notun Bazar to Purbachal.

For women, cyberspace is appallingly hostile and traumatising. Why, time and time again, are women of this country becoming victims of hate crimes, bullying and blackmail on social media platforms?

A 12-year-old boy was not only shown arrested for murder, after his younger brother was found dead, he was also forced to give a confessional statement in 2015.

Sanitation and waste workers clean toilet pits, septic tanks; they enter manholes and sewers to unblock them; they make sure houses, schools, offices, streets -- the entire city remains clean and healthy. However, their health and safety remain under the grime of prejudice and neglect.

Bangladesh is among the few countries in the world where educational institutions are closed for 15 months now. Despite some efforts to provide lessons virtually or through TV, students who are poor and from remote areas are left deprived of their fundamental right.

The second consignment of Covid-19 vaccines from China brings 6 lakh doses, making a total of 11 lakh jabs from that country. Apart from this, there is yet to be any significant progress to get the vaccination programme back on track.

Dhaka is again at the bottom of EIU’s Global Liveability Index -- this time ranking 137th out of 140 cities.

Bangladesh is in the middle of another deadly surge of Covid-19. Border districts are experiencing upto 66% detection rate, while the country average -- itself concerning nonetheless -- was around 14% on Saturday.

Shakib Al Hasan's controversial actions during the match between Mohammedan and Abahani in Dhaka Premier League T20 has caused a stir. The unpleasant incidents are being discussed not only in the country but also in the international arena.

The tributary where gentle waves from Padma and Ichamati used to merge is now full of brick fields, houses, and croplands.

The development projects of two important segments of the Bangladesh railway network are now halted. The project of Joydebpur-Ishwardi section, vital for connectivity with the north-western part of this country, and Akhaura-Sylhet, crucial for the north-east, are supposed to be implemented by Chinese construction companies, and financed by China. However, stating various reasons, Chinese partners are now backing out.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today, through video conference, inaugurated 50 model mosques around the country.

​As the bordering districts face a surge in Covid-19 cases and the country is on the threshold of another wave, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has published a report on the inadequate pandemic management in Bangladesh.