Since when is peaceful protest a crime?

We condemn the attacks by police on several groups of peaceful protesters on the sidewalks outside the Jatiya Press Club at dawn on Monday.
8 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Unpredictable disaster risks overlapping with Covid-19 and poverty in Kurigram

According to data from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2016, which was reported on in 2019, the poverty levels have been sky high in Kurigram over the last ten years.
13 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Facade of workers’ safety beginning to show cracks during the pandemic

More than seven years after the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013, issues related to fire, electrical and structural safety in hundreds of the nation’s garment factories have improved from before.
13 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Adaptation finance at the conflux of climate crisis, Covid-19 and debt distress

Covid-19 has hit all countries of the world, both rich and poor, but the low income countries (LICs) are hit hardest, and half of them are at high risk of or are already in debt distress.
13 October 2020, 18:00 PM

IEDCR antibody survey in Dhaka show surprising results

The cross-sectional epidemiological survey conducted in Dhaka jointly by the government’s IEDCR and Icddr,b have brought out some surprising
13 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Capital punishment for rape

At last, the government has proposed an amendment to the current law related to rape, enhancing the level of punishment. Rape and sexual
13 October 2020, 18:00 PM