Having gotten off to an impressive start, the government’s vaccination drive seems to be losing steam at a most crucial time.

This Monday’s fire in the Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhiya was the third one that had broken out in the last four days.

A recent survey, titled “Gender-responsive Coastal Adaptation” and carried out by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has brought to light the hardships faced by people of the coastal areas.

We’re deeply concerned about the manner in which the Covid-19 positivity rate in Bangladesh has started climbing again.

It is concerning to know that more and more people have fallen below the poverty line due to the Covid-19 fallout. A study conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM), in 2020, found that people living below the poverty line increased to 42 percent during the lockdown period compared to 2018 when it was 21.6 percent.

Four precious lives were lost in the fire that devastated the newly built ICU of Dhaka Medical College Hospital recently. Incidence of fire is not unexpected.

We are disheartened to learn of the plight of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Lebanon, as they struggle to survive amidst the Middle Eastern country’s own financial (liquidity) crisis.

The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to Bangladesh—to join celebrations marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman—comes against the backdrop of a devastating pandemic and thus an increased awareness on both sides of the need for deeper engagement to combat its economic fallout.

The eagerly awaited Amar Ekushey Boi Mela 2021 has finally begun—delayed by almost a month and a half because of the pandemic. Having the book fair in March, however, has its own relevance as this month will mark 50 years of the nation’s independence and the birth centenary of Bangabandhu the Father of the nation.

A report published by Swiss-based air quality information company IQAir on March 17, 2021 has termed Bangladesh as the most polluted nation and Dhaka as the second-most polluted city in the world regarding air pollution.

We strongly condemn the attack on at least 75 Hindu houses by several hundred Hefazat-e-Islam supporters in Sunamganj’s Noagaon village on the morning of March 17.

For Bangladesh to be celebrating its golden jubilee at a time when it has achieved remarkable economic growth, despite all the hurdles and challenges of the first few decades of its existence, is no mean feat. After gaining independence at the cost of millions of lives and the trauma of unbelievable violence,

We are shocked and saddened by the deaths of three patients after they were shifted from Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) dedicated for Covid-19 patients when a fire broke out in the ICU facility. The patients died when they were shifted to the CCU from the ICU.

The people of Myanmar have been protesting the Myanmar military’s unlawful seizure of power since the beginning of February.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he will work with President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to strengthen the complementarities between two development strategies, advance Belt and Road cooperation, and take the strategic partnership of cooperation to a new height.

On the morning of March, 18, 1971, Major General Khadim Hussain Raja, then general officer commanding of 14 Division in East Pakistan, and Major General Rao Farman Ali,

Are we living in the Middle Ages? The report carried in this paper yesterday about a helpless woman divorced and thrown out on the streets for giving birth to a girl child suggests that we are.

In a move unprecedented in Bangladesh’s economic history, the government has decided to use 524.56 million euros (Tk 5,417 crore) from the foreign exchange (forex) reserves for the dredging of a channel for Payra Port in Patuakhali, as part of a plan to use the reserves for high-priority development projects.

On the morning of March 17, the Mujib-Yahya talks resumed. Today was Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s 51st birthday. Bangabandhu reiterated his demand for the withdrawal of martial law and the immediate transfer of power to elected representatives.

The High Court on Sunday observed that students cannot be tortured, intimidated and pressurised, physically or mentally, as per an earlier directive of the court, and we are in full agreement with this.