Rana Plaza tragedy: Why is justice being put on hold?
The fact that there has been no significant progress in the cases filed over the Rana Plaza tragedy, even after a decade has passed by, is not just frustrating; it is a matter of…
Bangladesh
Old, unfit vehicles taking lives in Bangladesh
According to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, there are 35,782 registered buses older than 20 years and 37,275 trucks and lorries over 25 years, and that the number of…
Freedom declines, prosperity rises in Bangladesh: US-based think tank
Notably, countries like Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka all boast greater degrees of freedom than Bangladesh.
12 die in fatal toll road crash during ‘mudik’
The police are still investigating why the minibus swerved into oncoming traffic, but several media outlets reported the minibus was attempting to reach the shoulder of the road…
An alarming uptick in child marriage in Bangladesh
According to a Unicef report released in May 2022, the prevalence of child marriage in Bangladesh is the highest in South Asia and the eighth highest in the world.
Reverse migration in Bangladesh rises twentyfold in five years
The study surveyed more than 3.08 lakh households across the country and found that 13.8 out of every 1,000 people returned to the village in 2023. Such migration rose by almost…
Soybean oil consumption falls as Bangladeshis switch to mustard, palm oils
According to a report by the US Department of Agriculture last week, mustard oil has become very competitive since 2022 in Bangladesh when the price of soybean oil reached a…
‘Bangladesh robbed of $14 billion in 3 years’: PM’s Energy Adviser
The higher prices of crude oil following the Covid-19 pandemic and the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, meant Bangladesh had to pay more for fuel, which ate up the…
Malaysia repatriates 2,530 Bangladeshi irregular migrant workers in 3 weeks: report
Malaysian Immigration Director General Ruslin Jusoh, in a press conference, said a total of 16,824 undocumented immigrants completed registration with the programme through their…
Train derailment in Bangladesh: Relief train starts salvage ops
Nine compartments of the Bijoy Express train derailed near Hasanpur Railway Station in Cumilla's Nangalkot, seriously injuring four people.