I reject the minority tag. Here is why
The face of the minority keeps changing depending on national borders.
3m ago
Politics has to change to cure Bangladesh of economic ills
What is good politics for a party, or any party, may not result in good economics
3m ago
Hospitals breach disposal rules
Many healthcare facilities across the capital have been breaching their legal obligations on safe disposal of medical waste, but a decade-old system is failing to hold them accountable.
5y ago
How liquid waste causes health risk
A 250-bed hospital in Dhanmondi produces about 4,000 litres of liquid waste a day. The liquid is treated to ensure that it doesn’t spread infection when disposed of.
5y ago
Safety takes a back seat
A worker hacks away at a pipe-like object at a small scrap shop in Old Dhaka’s Islambagh. The sound of his hammer crashing against the pipe is instantly followed by bits of plastic flying off in all directions. Flecks of yellow and red tint the air.
5y ago
The shady ‘recycle-man’
He is an apparent big shot in the black market of medical recyclables. Probably in his late thirties, the man keeps close supervision over his business and is careful to leave no footprints behind.
5y ago
Medical Waste: 2 treatment devices stay idle for 4yrs
At a time when safe disposal of medical waste is a nationwide concern, two waste treatment devices have been sitting idle since 2015.
5y ago
Communal Attacks Over FB Posts: Instigators still on the loose
It is always the same story – a Facebook image, post, or message hurting religious sentiments, an outpouring of rage both on social media and on the streets, ending in attacks on minority communities.
5y ago
April 10, 2019
Street kids continue to be exploited
Rabeya boarded a launch for the first time when she was eight. As she arrived in Dhaka from Barishal, her grandmother abandoned her. Thus began Rabeya's life as a victim of sex exploitation.
March 11, 2019
Care services need to be recognised, valued: ILO survey
Globally, 45 percent women are employed, far less than their male counterparts -- 71 percent. This gender gap can be reduced by
March 8, 2019
Linking women to empower women
Dulali Khatun loves to introduce herself as one of the “Kallyanis” -- someone who tries to improve people's lives by offering goods, services and access to digital information.
March 5, 2019
Suspended in name, ‘blacklisted’ for life
Arif Hossain* has been worried about his future since his name and photo was put on a list of “suspended” workers outside his garment factory in Ashulia in the middle of January.
February 21, 2019
Battling to keep mother tongue alive
About a decade ago, Bivuti Chakma and his companion Jyoti Chakma pondered on how to penetrate the digital world with their native language. Far away from them, Manik Soren, from the Santal community, embarked upon doing the same.
February 15, 2019
Int'l Childhood Cancer Day Today: Love will keep us alive
Seven-year-old Rohan complains of being confined to a bed all day long. At the assurances of his caregivers that he will recover soon enough, Rohan's youthful, wide eyes dart between their faces and the tubes protruding from his arms and leading to a saline drip, placed next to his bed.
February 10, 2019
Reporting of adverse drug reaction crucial
A 15-year-old boy died in 2005 following intake of Levofloxacin that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections. He had suffered severe forms of adverse drug reaction, but it was too late by the time it was diagnosed.
February 2, 2019
Murder, not suicide
Depending entirely on the autopsy report, detectives had been claiming that Nilufa Akhter died by suicide in February 2016. The focus of Nilufa's case had shifted to suicide from murder after police got the forensic results.
January 26, 2019
Medical Exam of Rape Victims: Police not following HC directives
Shaila, 14, came out of the garment factory she works for in the capital's Mohammadpur Beri Bandh area and saw her ex-boyfriend Billal, employed at the same RMG unit, waiting outside.
January 24, 2019
Risha murder trial sees the light at last
The trial of the sensational Risha murder case can finally resume as the Children's Act, 2013, has been amended plugging loopholes the defence exploited to stall the proceedings.
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