Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

Over the years, Bangladeshi stomachs have got accustomed to so many different polluting agents like fertiliser, melamine, formalin and carbide. And the list goes on and on.

His two artworks have become integral and defining elements of the country’s political history. The first is an illustration of a monstrous Yahya Khan, the Pakistani ruler who ordered genocide in Bangladesh in 1971, and the second is a sketch mocking military dictator HM Ershad.

The country’s lone quality control authority for food has no mechanism to detect harmful agents like antibiotics and pesticides in any food items.

A total of 95 percent hospitals and healthcare institutions in the country do not have all of the 10 basic instruments required to treat children, according to a government survey.

What is the most readily available transport in the megacity of Dhaka? Without batting an eye, anyone would say that it is the rickshaw.

Seven out of every ten healthcare facilities in Bangladesh do not have all of the six basic equipment required to treat patients, a government survey finds.

Oli Ahmed, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, a component of the BNP-led 20-party combine, is likely to announce the formation of a separate political alliance for the release of Khaleda Zia.

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal’s dismal show in the Ducsu polls has been an eye-opener for the BNP, which now feels the urgency to reorganise the student body with regular and active leaders, said party insiders.

The BNP is preparing to hold its seventh national council in mid-October.

Waking up early in the morning, Jaheda Begum finishes her household chores quickly. Taking her breakfast, she comes out of her home in a Rohingya camp and rushes to a place where Rohingya women like her meet every day at 9:00am.

Traffickers exploit Rohingya men, women, and children from refugee camps for both sex and labour trafficking, including domestic servitude, although the scale is unknown, a US report said.

BNP lawmakers have been directed by the party’s acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to be vocal during today’s budget session in parliament, said party insiders.

Two earthquakes had hit Haiti and Chile with a gap of over a month in 2010.

Chapainawabganj is no more the dominating hub for producing mangoes in Bangladesh and neither is Dinajpur for litchis.

The jackfruit – the national fruit of Bangladesh – is a fruit in high demand all over the world for the highest nutrition content and being the top in class for the exotic rich taste it offers.

If you are in Dhaka city, think twice before drawing a deep breath. The city’s air is contaminated with not only heavy metals like lead, chromium, cadmium, nickel, arsenic, manganese and copper but also with other poisonous particles, show studies.

Bangladeshi peacekeepers have been working relentlessly to establish peace and harmony in various conflict zones in the world and are highly praised worldwide for their outstanding contribution.

The suffering of potato growers is increasing day by day even though their yield is high, as they are stuck with surplus stocks and low exports.

Amid the extreme suffering of farmers caused by the low price for paddy, the government has said that it can do nothing about it.

There was a time when the family planning policy of Bangladesh was a role model for other countries. The government initiated campaigns and interventions and continues to hold a substantial programme, considering over population a major concern for the country.