It was a Catch-22 situation for the government and no doubt the decisionmakers are in a quandary at this moment.

We are shocked that although the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) had visited Hashem Foods factory in Rupganj, Narayanganj, just one month before the fire, they only checked whether Covid health guidelines were being met, and did not bother to check whether the factory had any fire safety measures as required by law.

Yet another journalist has fallen victim to the dragnet of the Digital Security Act (DSA). Yet another blatant misuse of the law, in the name of

A 2019 joint study by the Society for Environment and Human Development, the Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh

The devastating fire at the food factory in Rupganj is yet another example that accidents occur when rules are disregarded, safety procedures

We are deeply concerned regarding the worsening floods in Sirajganj and Lalmonirhat districts, due to the rising water levels of Jamuna and Teesta rivers.

It is hard to label the painful deaths of at least 52 workers and staff members in Thursday’s fire in the Hashem Foods factory in Narayanganj as a random

We are deeply concerned about the more than 1,200 migrant agricultural workers from about 10 northern districts of the country who are currently trapped in Faridpur due to the lockdown.

A Tk 58.5 crore project called the “Safe Crop Production through Integrated Pest Management” had created enormous interest among farmers to grow foods

As the country is encountering its worst phase yet of the Covid-19 pandemic, a dengue surge is becoming a fresh cause for concern.

Hundreds of people are being arrested every day for violating lockdown rules, and as this newspaper reported on July 8, most of these arrestees are the poor going out to earn their daily bread.

The government on Sunday and Monday, through various circulars, directed 1,239 doctors from medical colleges to join different Covid units at public

Major district hospitals like the Khulna and Rajshahi medical college hospitals are currently overwhelmed and struggling to give treatment to Covid-19

According to a DS report published yesterday, over 31,000 temporary and substitute jute workers are facing acute economic hardship after losing their jobs

We welcome the statement of the UN special rapporteur for freedom of opinion and expression, which confirmed many of our concerns about how

It is not very uncommon to see one branch of the state exceeding its defined responsibility and stepping into the territory of the other branch. However,

Authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have finally decided to confiscate and auction off 12 airplanes that have been occupying a large part of the

The allegations of a woman charged in a murder case being sexually assaulted and subject to other forms of physical torture while in remand are extremely

We are once again suffering the deleterious outcome of concentrating the bulk of health service facilities in Dhaka. And we are learning our lessons the hard

We all know how corrupt individuals beat the system with influence and of course, money. But the news of a convicted prisoner accused of a huge scam that deceived thousands of