The recently reported cruel act of a hospital—that removed oxygen tubes from six-month-old twins because their mother couldn’t pay the hospital bills—speaks volumes about the state of our healthcare sector.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have drawn praise for social reforms that have domestically reduced the role of religion in public life.

If an open dumpster is allowed to exist near the very entrance of a hospital, and if it emanates foul stench all the time, how can you trust that

Buriganga, Dhaleshwari’s conditions a cautionary tale of mismanagement

As Omicron spreads across the country and beyond, to top off another year of doom and gloom, two young home-grown talents are reminding us that there is more to life than this.

A recent news update from Carew & Co will uplift the spirit of many of my friends who frequently take to the bottle to release bottled-up emotions.

Many years ago, a colleague at the United Nations invited me to watch a video of Marilyn Waring, an MP and economist from New Zealand, talking about economics.

Developing an understanding of emergency care may seem like a daunting task—especially if, like in Bangladesh, there is no working system in place.

But some of the curbs merit reconsideration

It is frustrating to learn that two illegal brick kilns in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, demolished by the Department of Environment (DoE) in February last year, have resumed their operations in full swing.

Climate crisis aside, 2021 will be remembered with anguish and misery around the world due to the Covid-19 storms.

Novak Djokovic, the world’s top-ranking tennis player, has just been granted a medical exemption to take part in the Australian Open.

With Omicron spreading rapidly across the world, Bangladesh is bracing itself for the battle against a potential third wave of the pandemic.

Implement ban on three-wheelers on highways

It is disheartening to learn that the Sundari canal at Karatia in Tangail Sadar upazila has been turned into a relic of the past, almost as a

The date January 10, 1972 will remain etched forever in golden letters in the history of Bangladesh.

In the spring of 2020, when the whole planet appeared to be going into lockdown and major fashion retailers were collectively cancelling billions of dollars’ worth of garment orders, it was difficult to see light at the end of the tunnel.

The emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus reminds us how uncertain the world has become.

The pandemic has been brutal for them, so has bad governance

It is saddening that the building that once housed East Bengal’s first art and craft school, Maheshwarpasha Art School, is set to be