The High Court today granted bail to Syed Ashfaqul Haque, former executive editor of The Daily Star, and his wife Tania Khondoker in a case filed over the death of Preeti Urang, a teenage domestic worker who fell from their flat in Dhaka's Mohammadpur in February this year

These are not isolated incidents, but part of a larger pattern that makes us look critically into the legal regime for workers toiling in the informal sector

A Dhaka court today sent The Daily Star Executive Editor Syed Ashfaqul Haque and his wife Tania Khondoker to jail upon completion of their four-day remand in a case filed over the death of domestic worker Preeti Urang

There should be protests, and a strong stance should be taken against such incidents

I extend my sincere apologies to you all for appearing before you 10 days after the tragic death of a minor house help in the apartment of our Executive Editor Syed Ashfaqul Haque.

The case over Preeti Urang’s death from a fall from the Mohammadpur flat of The Daily Star Executive Editor Syed Ashfaqul Haque was handed over to the Detective Branch of police yesterday.