Where Does Rohingya Aid Money Really Go? The $150 Million Trail Nobody’s Tracking
More than 1.3 million Rohingya refugees live in camps around Cox’s Bazar and on Bhasan Char island, most having fled Myanmar’s 2017 military crackdown.
HSIA Third Terminal: Tk 902 Crore Needed — Will Dhaka Airport Finally Be Ready?
Bangladesh’s government has asked for Tk 902 crore to complete the remaining work needed to bring Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s third terminal into full
18 Months Old and “Sold” for a Phone — Inside the Poverty Driving Bangladesh’s Darkest Choices
A carpenter from Patuakhali’s Dashmina upazila is accused of selling his one-and-a-half-year-old son for Tk1 lakh, using the money to buy an iPhone. The
Bengal’s Forgotten Famine: The 1943 Disaster That Killed 3 Million and Britain Doesn’t Talk About
While the world’s eyes were on battlefields in Europe and the Pacific, one of the deadliest famines of the twentieth century unfolded quietly in
H1N1 Flu in Bangladesh: Symptoms, Prevention & Facts You Should Know
H1N1, also known as swine flu, is a strain of influenza A that caused a global pandemic in 2009 before becoming just another seasonal
Season Change Survival: 5 Comfort Foods to Keep You Feeling Your Best
Every year around this time, Bangladesh moves out of the heavy monsoon rains and into the shorter, cooler days of Sharat. The shift sounds
Bored This Weekend? These Netflix Picks Are Worth the Binge
Scrolling through Netflix on a lazy weekend can eat up more time than actually watching something. To save you the trouble, here is a
World Bank: Middle East conflict threatens jobs, poverty gains in Bangladesh
The World Bank has issued a new warning that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could wipe out much of the progress Bangladesh
Tarique Rahman Calls Enforced Disappearance One of the World’s Gravest Crimes on International Day
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed worldwide on August 30. In his message, the prime minister described enforced disappearance as one
Minimum Wage Frozen in Time: Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Struggle to Keep Families Afloat
Bangladesh’s legal minimum wage for garment workers is around 12,500 taka a month, or roughly 113 dollars, set in December 2018 after violent protests