In the wake of protests over the ever-escalating number of rape incidents in the country, the government has decided to amend the Women and

As protests against rape and other forms of sexual violence rage across the country in response to the recent horrific incidents, including the gang

Following the suspension of international flights, the government recently permitted their resumption, but due to the soaring demand for tickets and

As is the case with most rapists and criminals in the country, Delwar Hossain, the prime accused in the recent gang-rape case in Noakhali, was also

According to a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) survey conducted between September 13 and 19, students, rickshaw pullers and labourers have

A large number of migrant workers, particularly those employed in Saudi Arabia, are facing a very uncertain future since there aren’t enough flights for

A recent study by Brac has found that around 93.4 percent of the medical and healthcare waste generated every day during this pandemic is left

As far as official action goes, there have been some rapid developments since the disclosure of the brutal assault of a Noakhali woman who was

Like many other sectors bearing the brunt of the pandemic, our education system has been hit in an unprecedented manner. With schools shut for

We have no words to describe the disgust and outrage we feel at the video of a woman stripped, gang-raped, beaten and tortured in Noakhali,

A picture published in yesterday’s paper—which shows a group of workers employed in the demolition work of the BGMEA building—speaks a

We have learned that the government has taken steps to form an independent institution to carry out dope tests in a systematic manner to intensify

US President Trump and the First Lady testing Covid-19 positive is a crisis that Americans least expected just about a month away from Election

While we have been continuously writing in this newspaper about the urgent need to save our forests from land grabbers—big companies and other

According to a recent report, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 120 million rapid diagnostic kits for Covid-19 would be made

It is heartening to know that despite the gloomy predictions of remittances going down as a fallout of the Covid-19 crisis, quite the opposite has

We are dumbfounded by Myanmar’s despicable lies at the United Nations General Assembly alleging that Bangladesh was harbouring terrorists in

Transparency International Bangladesh, while unveiling its study report “Parliament Watch”, expressed disappointment and concern at the lack of

A shocking report published recently reveals the greed and audacity of several health officials who purchased more than 20,000 counterfeit N95

An investigative report by The Daily Star, printed on Wednesday, disclosed that poor living conditions and rampant abusive behaviour are part and parcel of the overcrowded rehabilitation centres that host child offenders in Tongi, Jashore and Konabari.