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Why not zero tolerance for measles?

Bangladesh, June 22 -- hile the nation continues to be swept up by World Cup fever, we must make sure not to turn our attention from the deadly measles outbreak that continues to take lives - most of ... Read More


When push comes to shove

Bangladesh, June 12 -- The border between India and Bangladesh, the world's 6th-longest, has been the scene of more than its fair share of tragedy over the years. Lamented by authors and filmmakers of... Read More


When the moral compass is lost

Bangladesh, May 22 -- The brutal and depraved cases of rape and murder of four young children has demoralised well-meaning citizens of the country, who are left ruing a sharp decline in moral standard... Read More


What Bengal thinks today

Bangladesh, May 8 -- The political earthquake we have just witnessed in our neighbouring Indian state of West Bengal has not occurred in a vacuum. Rather, it is the culmination of a process that began... Read More


An important show of unity, in the face of 'crisis'

Bangladesh, April 24 -- So the government was finally forced to bite the bullet this week, and raise fuel prices across the board for everything from petrol to octane, by upto 17 percent. Ever since t... Read More


On shaky ground, some hope for respite

Bangladesh, April 10 -- The announcement of a ceasefire in the catastrophic "war of choice" that unfolded in West Asia over the last six weeks obviously comes as a relief to many, not least to those o... Read More