Editorial

Spinal injury management, care must be improved

IN A research on the condition and rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injury, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University highlights a worrying trend that the youth suffers the most from

Less govt spending makes people pay more for education

THE finding of the Global Education Monitoring Report 2022, which UNESCO prepared in association with BRAC, that families pay 71 per cent of the total education spending in Bangladesh is

Precarious state of workplace safety, labour rights

THE death of at least 967 workers at work in 2022 points to a criminal negligence on part of the government and employers to workplace safety and labour rights. A

Steps to reclaim stolen wages of migrant workers a must

THE issue of migrant workers’ wage theft in destination countries has remained unattended despite repeated calls from migrant workers and civic groups. Migrant workers and rights activists at a public

Alarming death toll from winter illness

AN UNUSUALLY high number of deaths from winter related illness is a clear sign of the government’s unpreparedness. A report of the Health Emergency Operation Centre at the Directorate General of

Mismanaged medical waste is serious health hazard

MISMANAGEMENT and irregularities in medical waste management, as reported in a Transparency International Bangladesh study, is a clear case of governance failure. The anti-corruption watchdog in its study on the

Denial of rights abuse is no way forward

RIGHTS groups have, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day observed on December 10, expressed serious concern about the indiscriminate human rights violation in Bangladesh and termed the government’s

Social protection strategy execution must be expedited

THE government has made little progress in the implementation of the National Social Security Strategy since its adoption in 2015. A report of the International Labour Organisation and the Research