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Shahjalal airport dismisses claims of delayed Fire Service response to blaze

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Shahjalal International Airport authorities have dismissed the swirling rumours that Fire Service units were late to respond to a massive blaze that erupted at the Cargo Village on S... Read More


Built on rivers, a nation is watching them drying to death. What is Bangladesh doing to bring them back?

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Bangladesh officially lists 1,415 rivers in government records, yet a recent study paints a bleak picture: at least 81 of them are already dead or dying. Despite frequent discussions... Read More


Centuries-old Rakhine settlements disappearing under the tide of land grabs, erosion, 'development'

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- In the coastal Upazila of Kalapara in Patuakhali district, the once vibrant Rakhine village of Chayanipara has vanished without trace, swallowed up during the construction of de... Read More


Youths marched to the frontlines in revolt. Their families are now frozen in grief

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Nafisa Hossain Marwa was just 17. A science student, a daughter, and - quietly, a protester. She told no one. Not her father, not her teachers. She marched under cover of silenc... Read More