Every year, the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah transform into the spiritual heart of the Muslim world.

“I’m struggling to make a living with my orphaned children. I have endured financial crises and social barriers over the years.

Amid Rangpur Railway Station’s chaos, dozens of children battle poverty, labour, hunger, and neglect to pursue education.

Filmmaker Muhammad Quayum reflects on the haor’s beauty, hardship, resilience, and his decades-long journey behind Kura Pakkhir Shunye Ura.

From the 1921 Mulluke Cholo movement to modern wage protests, explore the history and ongoing demands of tea garden workers in Bangladesh.

Once central to rural Bengal, traditional pottery now struggles to survive amid plastic dominance and fading public interest.

A defining factor is the massive rainfall it receives upstream. Across the border lies Cherrapunji, historically the wettest place on Earth.

Women drivers in Bangladesh face stereotypes, safety risks and structural barriers while challenging deep-rooted gender inequality on roads.

Bangladesh’s tiger widows endure stigma, poverty, and neglect while bearing conservation’s hidden human costs alone for decades.

Behind the colourful bangles in Shahbagh and Nilkhet, women street vendors fight for survival in Dhaka's informal economy. Read their stories of resilience.

Before the start of the disaster season, there is a rush of house changes along the coast. People on the banks of the Meghna River are busy repairing their houses.

This was the first time I was visiting Lalmonirhat, excited to see how the urban/peri-urban living structure differed from what I was used to seeing in Dhaka city, with a goal of examining whether the children in the region are eating well.

Thirteen years after Rana Plaza, survivors demand compensation, accountability, and dignity the state has yet to deliver.

ILO Director-General reflects on Bangladesh’s labour progress, reforms, and global work challenges on International Labour Day message

Across Dhaka, app-based drivers chase flexibility while confronting instability, revealing how temporary work quietly becomes enduring reality.

In Dhaka, food delivery riders power everyday convenience while navigating unstable earnings, risks, and an uncertain future.

Platform labour represents a modern digital colonialism, exploiting South Asian gig workers through relentless algorithmic management systems.

In ATM booths, guards endure relentless hours, low pay, and invisible hardships that rarely spark change.

A legal framework, however well intended, is only as effective as the institutions that implement it.

May Day, thus, needs to move beyond symbolic celebration.