Amending MoU on Malaysia-bound Bangladeshi workers can bring a sea change
4 October 2024, 02:00 AM
On the shores of (in)justice
Dismantling the recruitment syndicate for Malaysian labour market
7 September 2024, 02:00 AM
On the shores of (in)justice
Canards of a prejudiced neighbour
18 August 2024, 02:00 AM
On the shores of (in)justice
Holding to account the perpetrators of crimes against protesters
3 August 2024, 14:00 PM
On the shores of (in)justice
Detention of student coordinators: Was it really for their security?
29 July 2024, 08:45 AM
On the shores of (in)justice
International Migrants Day / Challenges that our migrant workers face
18 December 2023, 01:00 AM
On the shores of (in)justice
Opinion / The flipside of the democracy carnival
3 December 2023, 01:00 AM
On the shores of (in)justice
Attaining zero target on border killing
26 June 2023, 13:00 PM
On the shores of (in)justice
Vital yet vulnerable
19 June 2023, 17:00 PM
On the shores of (in)justice
Was it really about 'protecting the interest of the child'?
8 April 2023, 16:00 PM
On the shores of (in)justice
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.
4 October 2024, 02:00 AM
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.
7 September 2024, 02:00 AM
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.
18 August 2024, 02:00 AM
Holding to account the perpetrators of crimes against protesters
The July massacre has brought the credibility of this regime into question.
3 August 2024, 14:00 PM
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.
29 July 2024, 08:45 AM
Challenges that our migrant workers face
Bangladeshi migrant workers require a range of services and support at both the origin and destination ends.
18 December 2023, 01:00 AM
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.
3 December 2023, 01:00 AM
Attaining zero target on border killing
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.
26 June 2023, 13:00 PM
Vital yet vulnerable
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.
19 June 2023, 17:00 PM
Was it really about 'protecting the interest of the child'?
As the government came under international scrutiny for curtailing freedom of expression, the question of child exploitation became the rallying point.
8 April 2023, 16:00 PM
Poritosh Sarkar’s Orwellian Experience
The most egregious breach of law in Poritosh’s case was when he was placed in solitary confinement.
17 February 2023, 17:00 PM
Who will defend our public property defenders?
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.
6 February 2023, 04:10 AM
Ordinary citizens’ vulnerability to custodial torture
The police’s heavy-handed approach in dispersing a crowd that was peacefully protesting the price hike of a medical service has appalled citizens.
22 January 2023, 18:00 PM
The perils of protecting the image
Enhancing the country’s image entails making tangible and dedicated efforts to address its problems.
8 November 2022, 14:00 PM
Freedom of Assembly: A right under siege
The right to hold peaceful assembly is under severe constraints in Bangladesh.
22 October 2022, 15:00 PM
Robbed wages, stolen livelihoods
Migrant workers are systematically robbed of their wages and due entitlements in host countries.
12 October 2022, 16:30 PM
Is the Data Protection Act an extension of DSA?
Over the past several months, efforts have been afoot to frame a data protection law in Bangladesh.
28 September 2022, 15:00 PM
Left to fend for themselves
The health vulnerability of migrant workers has thus far received scant attention in policy discourses.
15 September 2022, 09:47 AM
Sumon Sheikh's custodial death: Too many questions unanswered
It is unfortunate that custodial torture continues to be pervasive in Bangladesh, which has enacted the Torture and Custodial Death (Prohibition) Act, 2013.
24 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Don’t ‘criminals’ have the right to access justice?
It is mind-boggling that, by claiming that all those killed at the border “are criminals,” the head of BSF has acknowledged that his force has concurrently arrogated the roles of petitioner, judge, jury, and executioner.
19 August 2022, 16:00 PM