Executive control of judiciary manifest in bench-bar conflict
THE minister of law’s assurance for the transfer of the Brahmanbaria district judge, the Women and Children’s Repression (Prevention) Tribunal 1 judge and a nazir, or the court clerk, of ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
