Marium was only 10 years old when she faced the horrors of sexual violence in 2018..
The one-stop crisis centres are supposed to provide comprehensive support to women and children victims of violence, offering healthcare, police assistance, legal aid and other services.
The family of Md Shahjahan, a 24-year-old hawker from Dhaka’s New Market area who was killed in the capital the same day Abu Sayed died in Rangpur, is demanding swift justice and appropriate compensation for his death.
For the first time in Bangladesh’s history, five female lawyers have been appointed as justices in the High Court Division of the Supreme Court.
For the first time in Bangladesh's history, five female lawyers have been appointed as justices in the High Court Division of the Supreme Court.
When protests against the quota system in government jobs erupted in Bangladesh during June and July, students believed they were standing up against a system they saw as discriminatory.
On July 18, Dhanmondi-27 had become one of the flashpoints when protesters took to the streets to enforce the “complete shutdown” called by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
Aparajita Sangita, a young filmmaker and advocate for women’s rights, is still trying to overcome the shock of a traumatic encounter at the Panthapath signal in Dhaka last week.
The dark clouds of April’s nor’westers loom large over Lara’s tomorrow.
A group of people have come forward to provide funeral services and bury the bodies of those who died of Covid-19, while many graveyard committees have been reluctant to do so.
When Sumaiya Akter got a divorce around four years ago, she had nowhere to go with her baby boy. Her own parents had died when she was a child.
SM Mominul Islam Mukut, who works at a bank, went to a private hospital in Uttara on March 21 after suffering from fever and low blood pressure.
On March 26, 19-year-old Iqbal Hossain (not his real name), a volunteer of a blood donation organisation, was out to donate blood to an anemia patient at Ibn Sina Hospital of Sylhet.
Some members of a garment factory alliance have been producing biodegradable general-use masks from surplus fabrics to distribute among the poor for free.
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a large number of people have opted for ordering groceries online from the safety of their homes.
For children on the streets, exploitation, abuse, and neglect is just an everyday affair. And overlooking them, is a part of our everyday affair.
Although Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday urged the public to avoid panic buying amid the looming coronavirus threat, the news of the first death from Covid-19 in Bangladesh aggravated the buying spree among consumers for rice, potatoes, lentils, onions, garlic and ginger.
With calls ringing louder for raising awareness on cleanliness and “social distancing” in wake of coronavirus infections being reported in the country every day, a large population group of the capital -- who live in cramped slums with poor hygiene standards -- appears to be largely clueless about the virus and precautions needed.
