Safety precautions in construction sites are frequently ignored in Bangladesh

Advocacy efforts in Bangladesh have been part of the national dialogue centring wages for several decades.

Calls for independent, transparent investigations into cases of alleged enforced disappearances and ratification of the much-discussed convention on disappearances got louder at this UPR.

The relentless Israeli airstrikes appear to have but one mission: to bring Palestinians down to their knees.

I had to live in constant fear and panic, while also having to attend political rallies and programmes frequently.

Many customers associate marketing with manipulation, deceit, and spamming.

Why must the locals pay the price of projects supposedly being developed for the economic prosperity of the country?

No amount of activism is enough to bring an end to gender-based violence when women’s and girls’ lives are considered less than that of their male counterparts.

If this is the situation with labour rights in the country, we should fear not only the repercussions of the US memorandum, but also potential actions of the European Union.

Does “simplifying” the curriculum really guarantee that children will not be able to pace themselves in higher studies?

Our political leaders' reluctance to engage in dialogue and to uphold the tenets of democracy may erode public trust in them.

AI is an impossible problem if you think of writing as the end.

The government has heavily invested in purchasing surveillance equipment and enhancing the capacities of various agencies to use them over the years, but it hasn't shown an iota of the same interest in what should have been its priority—protection of citizens’ data

Debates surrounding the original tunes of the rebel poet’s verses have existed for a long time.

The city is now seeing all kinds of events to advocate for the Palestinian cause—from protests and exhibitions to candlelight vigils and concerts.

"Every scoundrel wants to be a poet; ants are hell-bent on flying / The jungle's tusked boars lay claim to the highest throne."

As far as their online activities are concerned, parents cannot possibly monitor it all.

Over the decades, our rivers have lost their lustrous glory

It is shocking that the wage board sees it fit to approve such a meagre amount for minimum wage for RMG workers, which is a quarter of what they need just to stay above the poverty line.

The COP28 will be held in Dubai, in the UAE, from November 30 till December 12.