Bangladesh Independence Award for teacher who died saving her students
Maherin Chowdhury, the teacher, rescued at least 20 children from the burning Milestone school building in Dhaka on July 21 last year.
Md Abbas
We owe the children a safer world
A 7-year-old's brutal death in Bangladesh exposes the country's child safety crisis, the writer says.
American dream turned nightmare: Deported Bangladeshi migrants recount hunger, abuse and shattered hopes
Earlier this year, 187 Bangladeshis had already been deported from the US.
Bangladesh still locked out of key labour markets
Countries including the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Oman, and Bahrain have either shut or heavily restricted entry for Bangladeshi workers, with no clear timeline for…
Why right-wing Shibir-backed candidates won Dhaka University’s student union polls
Organisation and relatable communication outpaced rivals.
Lawlessness in Bangladesh: Inaction as policy, lawlessness as outcome
The writer says: "The country deserves better than a government that only condemns after the fact. Words are not governance. Inaction is complicity. And when mobs dictate the…
International day of the world’s indigenous peoples: Indigenous communities in Bangladesh now just as vulnerable
From January to July, the rights organisation for indigenous people of Bangladesh documented alarming incidents of land grabbing, criminalisation, sexual violence, torture,…
Complete reforms in 2 years after polls: Bangladesh political parties urged in draft July Charter
A new “July Charter” urges Bangladeshi parties to pledge key reforms—like PM term limits and a bicameral system—within 2 years post-election; feedback is due by July 30.
Statistics show steady rise in deaths of Bangladeshi migrant workers since 2020
On average, 400 bodies arrived each month, equating to about 13 per day. In January this year, 447 bodies were brought home.
Can pluralism replace secularism in Bangladesh?
Without clear and enforceable measures, such a transition could jeopardise the country's religious harmony and undermine the principles of equality that have long been embedded in…