Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia should be able to enjoy the fruits of their hard labour.
A classic case of monumental corruption took place in Bangladesh centring the recruitment of workers for the Malaysian labour market.
The prejudiced Indian intellectual elite and the media outlets’ hypocrisy is palpable by their collective silence about the atrocities committed by the Awami League goons and members of the law enforcement agencies.
The July massacre has brought the credibility of this regime into question.
On that evening, the student activists were scheduled to brief the media about the ongoing movement.
Bangladeshi migrant workers require a range of services and support at both the origin and destination ends.
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.
Killing of civilians along the Bangladesh-India border by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has plagued the bilateral relations between the two countries for decades.
Near absence of an affordable and accessible healthcare arrangement in the Gulf states has led many workers to rely on self-medication, often consuming expired medicines brought from home by themselves and their peers.
As the government came under international scrutiny for curtailing freedom of expression, the question of child exploitation became the rallying point.
The most egregious breach of law in Poritosh’s case was when he was placed in solitary confinement.
Over the past month, journalists and activists have been subjected to an amplified scale of threats, intimidation, and incarceration at the hands of powerful group.
The police’s heavy-handed approach in dispersing a crowd that was peacefully protesting the price hike of a medical service has appalled citizens.
Enhancing the country’s image entails making tangible and dedicated efforts to address its problems.
The right to hold peaceful assembly is under severe constraints in Bangladesh.
Migrant workers are systematically robbed of their wages and due entitlements in host countries.
Over the past several months, efforts have been afoot to frame a data protection law in Bangladesh.
The health vulnerability of migrant workers has thus far received scant attention in policy discourses.