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
December 21, 2017
Dengue Vaccine: Relief turns into worry
The world's first ever vaccine to prevent dengue fever works just fine on those who had contracted the disease before, but brings trouble to the people who were never infected by the virus.
December 17, 2017
For them, Facebook means money
Ezazur Rahman Chowdhury started his online business in 2013 selling perfumes and watches. The idea struck him during his post-
December 12, 2017
Relief with tap on app
On a busy September evening last year, Limana Solaiman, a private service holder, waited at Kakoli in the capital for about one and a half hours to hail an auto-rickshaw home.
December 2, 2017
Glimpses into the shady hospitals
A foul-smelling narrow corridor, housing a cluttered drug store, an office room and a pathology lab on one side and consultants' rooms on the other.
November 26, 2017
Turning waste into fashion
Garment waste management exemplifies the idea of one man's trash being another man's treasure. If tapped correctly, it has the potential of bringing in $4 billion annually.
November 22, 2017
Mistakes reign
"Why did the intellectuals kill?"
November 20, 2017
Caught in labour trap
Alamgir jumped out of a human haulier inside Dhaka Cantonment and kept hollering at the top of his voice, "Jahangir Gate, Jahangir Gate".
November 7, 2017
Moghbazar Flyover: Relief, but not much in peak hours
When the afternoon sun was shining down around 2:15pm yesterday, Sagor Hossain started for Farmgate from Shantinagar. He chose that particular time for the journey mainly to avoid the rush-hour traffic.
September 19, 2017
Striving to better rural healthcare
Sixty-five-year-old Fatema Begum lives deep into Madan upazila of Netrakona, where formal healthcare is an inconceivable luxury. So, when an itch broke out all over her body, she ignored it at first. But things got severe; she found herself scratching her skin until it swelled and began aching.
August 23, 2017
Toiling without pay, they live on tips
Hospital is her home. She toils away serving patients and sometimes nurses and doctors on request, eats the leftovers of patients and sleeps wherever she finds space to lie down inside the hospital.
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