The author is a Sub Editor, News Desk at The Daily Star
At the height of the July uprising, many hospitals turned their backs -- some out of fear, others silenced or forced into complicity. State forces roamed halls of healing, seizing CCTV footage, erasing patient records, and threatening doctors not to treat the wounded.
Let's not let this dog's death be just another forgotten statistic, let it be a beginning.
The cats don't always understand the human specifics, but they recognise sadness. They notice routines. And most of all, they stay
Politicians descended upon the hospitals in droves. And no, they did not come alone. They brought their entourages and photographers, hungry for headlines and votes.
The protests were loud, defiant, and spreading fast. But behind them was a quieter resistance
If your idea of resisting state failure is to equate “femininity” with cowardice, you are not challenging injustice. You are reinforcing it.
A gang rape accused has no fear of consequences because of his political affiliation.
'Biggest threat to animal welfare in Bangladesh are overenthusiastic activists'
Saju Khadem is a very well heard of name in Bangladesh. Popular for his television acting and hilarious antics, Saju Khadem
The Milkshake Collective is a group of 22 local artists, specialising art forms starting from pop to modern and graphic. Each
“I want to keep working,” says 16-year-old Akash. “I want to be an engineer!” says little Sagor, just 12. 11-year-old Sajeeb, the youngest, wants to be in the garment's sector.
The blessed month of Ramadan is fast approaching, and while some of us are very excited, some others are little tensed about how to get through it.
“Psychosocial counselling is very appropriate, especially in Bangladesh, where there are a lot of conditionings, and therefore a lot of conflicts.
It is very common for one to misconstrue what the ideal 'office life' is. We all quite instinctively think white shirts, blue ties,
Syed Abid Hussain Sami is one of the fastest rising names in the industry now. The multi-talented protégé has stolen hearts
Nurjahan Begum- the name can be considered synonymous to words like empowerment, valour, courage, kindness and more. The first female editor of the region, who was the editor of the first magazine for women in the region, passed away at the age of 91, on Monday morning.
International Day of Families just passed by on the 15th of May, and since many of us (guilty as charged) didn't know about
“My father had subscribed to Begum Magazine when I was a little girl. He used to love the fact that the editor and I had the same name,”