Amending MoU on Malaysia-bound Bangladeshi workers can bring a sea change
Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia should be able to enjoy the fruits of their hard labour.
1m ago
Dismantling the recruitment syndicate for Malaysian labour market
A classic case of monumental corruption took place in Bangladesh centring the recruitment of workers for the Malaysian labour market.
2m ago
Canards of a prejudiced neighbour
The prejudiced Indian intellectual elite and the media outlets’ hypocrisy is palpable by their collective silence about the atrocities committed by AL and law enforcement agencies.
3m ago
Holding to account the perpetrators of crimes against protesters
The July massacre has brought the credibility of this regime into question.
3m ago
Detention of student coordinators: Was it really for their security?
On that evening, the student activists were scheduled to brief the media about the ongoing movement.
3m ago
Challenges that our migrant workers face
Bangladeshi migrant workers require a range of services and support at both the origin and destination ends.
11m ago
Human rights enjoyment in a red zone?
In almost all cases involving opposition activists, they were found guilty
11m ago
The flipside of the democracy carnival
Bereft of the basic rights to assemble and express, let alone protest, the people of Bangladesh are currently bearing the brunt of the coercive apparatuses of the state.
11m ago
December 10, 2020
State, Intellectuals and Dwindling Civic Space
December is a month of celebration. Early in this month in 1971, the final assault on the barbarous Pakistani army was launched by the gallant freedom fighters.
December 7, 2020
Rohingya Refugees: Contentious case of relocation to Bhashan Char
After years of uncertainty the much contested relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char has become a reality. On December 3, 1,642 inmates of the existing camps were brought to the Char via Chittagong by seven vessels of the Bangladesh Navy with much fanfare.
December 5, 2020
Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan: Requiem for the Unsung Maestro
He was no ordinary instrumentalist. Neither was he a run-of-the-mill tutor of music. He was a gifted musician, a rare talent, groomed in one of the most illustrious gharanas ofsub-continental classical music.
November 19, 2020
Land grab and resistance in the Chimbuk hills
The Mro community of the Chimbuk hills is passing days in great uncertainty.
October 28, 2020
Inside The Rohingya Refugee Camps: Circumstances beckon prudence and vision
From an unprecedented shutdown of activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the country is gradually moving to a new normal situation.
October 18, 2020
Reining in the rogue state
It was a blatant charade of epic proportion.
October 2, 2020
The plight of children of a lesser god
It took only a few weeks for the authorities in Bangladesh to enact the third episode of a series that could be aptly titled as “Hatching conspiracy, tarnishing image”.
September 20, 2020
Shrinking space for cultural and artistic freedoms
It was a peaceful cultural exhibition on a burning issue; an issue that has been haunting thousands of families of victims and resonating among millions of conscientious citizens of the land and beyond.
September 8, 2020
Conjuring victims into villains
It was a repeat performance of some sort. The drama was based on the same script; the acts were played out on the same locations; while the characters representing the state remained almost the same. Their adversaries in this episode arrived from Vietnam.
August 18, 2020
Pardoned in host countries, incarcerated in Bangladesh
“Last month, we got to know Shaheen has come back. He said he will have to stay in quarantine for two weeks… His mother and I were waiting for him when we suddenly received a phone call… He told us he is in Kashimpur jail,” narrated Shaheen’s disappointed father to a reporter of The Daily Star.
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