Editorial

Worrying violation of health rights of prisoners

AN ALARMING rise in the number of deaths in jail custody suggests that the prison system in Bangladesh still cannot ensure basic rights of prisoners which include ready access to

Govt had better resolve prickly rights abuse issues

THE rejection by the NGO Affairs Bureau of the application of rights group Odhikar for a registration renewal, which leaves the registration cancelled, is an example of government high-handedness. The

Authorities must look into displaced people’s interests

MORE than 200 families, displaced by the acquisition of land for the Ashuganj Power Plant in Patuakhali, having been denied fair price points to corruption, mismanagement and carelessness. The families,

Alarming rise in hypertension

Shawdesh Desk: It is disturbing to note that number of hypertension patients have dramatically shot up in the country. The shocking revelation comes against the backdrop as the country observed

EC should, rather, not use dubious voting machines

THE use of electronic voting machines in the next national elections, scheduled for late 2023 or early 2024, has been in discussion for some time, with the ruling Awami League

Lama fire must be probed, the affected compensated

THE fire in the cropland of the Mro community at Lama, Bandarban allegedly set by a local rubber company on April 27 calls for an impartial investigation and punitive action

Rana Plaza collapse survivors must not be left ignored

THE findings of a survey that the physical health of survivors of the Rana Plaza collapse has deteriorated in the nine years since the disaster, especially during the Covid outbreak,

Flash floods, farmers’ precarity and unresolved issues

THE flash flood that hit parts of Sylhet and Sunamganj on Monday and Tuesday has come as a disaster for hundreds of farmers as it has submerged hundreds of hectares