Porimol Palma

Nurul Islam spent just Tk 17,000 when he migrated to Saudi Arabia for work in 1985 as his employing company paid for his visa and the airfare.

Imagine a preteen girl or boy not being allowed to go outdoors to play with friends or visit relatives or even go to school.

Red tape and inefficiency of ministries between India and Bangladesh are delaying reunion of Solma Begum and her children for four years.

Former college teacher Mitali Akter these days finds instances when she is able to reminisce about the glory days she spent at the vast campus in Kishoreganj.

Rana Plaza disaster left scars that would take a long time to heal. It devastated the country and shook the entire world.

Bangladesh has witnessed a record rise in the number of deaths from lightning strikes this year, and experts say it is linked to global warming and deforestation.

The risk of Zika infection in the country is rising with the strong presence of its transmitter, Aedes mosquito, and its outbreak in Singapore and Malaysia where some eight lakh Bangladeshis work.

Traffic mismanagement and disruption to ferry services were among the major reasons behind the sufferings of the home-goers, who remained stuck in tailbacks on highways for hours during the Eid rush.

The capital has seen an early outbreak of dengue as compared to previous years and the situation could take a turn for the worse in the months to come.

Investment in health and education of teenage girls can multiply the development benefits, and protect women from

Bangladesh has fared poorly in terms of migration governance in the Migration Governance Index 2016 prepared by London-based The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Bangladesh can greatly benefit from Denmark's expertise in green technology which has made it one of the best

Seventy-five-year-old Halima Begum has been undergoing treatment in Dhaka for the last three months as her eyes got damaged due to a stroke late last year.

It sounds funny but true. Prices of some food items essential for survival have risen in real terms more than that of tobacco, which kills people.

Sakib Khan's family has six members. The parents and two sons, aged between 20 and 55 years, earn a livelihood, while the two daughters aged below 15 attend school.

State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan yesterday committed to investing more for gender equality, after attending a four-day global conference Women Deliver in Denmark.

As soon as the session ended at 10:00am and the five high-level panelists began leaving the stage, dozens of youths started climbing up the podium and started taking photos with one of them.

Global leaders have called for greater investments for girls and women who are at the center-stage of development in the new global framework, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adapted by the UN in September 2015.

Denmark was ranked the fourth best country to be a mother in Save the Children's annual Mothers' Index last year. But, what does it take to be that?

Bangladesh is set to witness a new era in healthcare with the introduction of professional midwives who can dramatically improve the quality of maternal and child health.