A health system shows its true character not in how it manages routine illness, but in how it responds when a life hangs by a thread - after a highway crash, during a heart attack, when a child's pneumonia turns severe, or when a newborn fights for survival. By that measure, Bangladesh is falling s

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced that Bangladesh will soon open the country's first investment office in China to attract investment from the world's second largest economy. It is a welcome initiative as China is the third largest source of foreign investment globally and holds the poten

When six neonates died at Ad-din Hospital at Dhaka's Moghbazar in a span of only three hours on May 27, the entire nation was shaken. The tragedy triggers grief and outrage. In a country where medical negligence surfaces so frequently, people expected a thorough investigation into the incident and

Traffic congestion in Dhaka has become so severe that it wastes a major portion of the working hours of the commuters. Depending on the distance between their houses and workplaces, they need to start commuting much earlier than they would require in a normal traffic ecosystem. Many of them need to

If anyone in Bangladesh is to consult a doctor they need to carry with them previous medical records - prescriptions, diagnostic test reports, etc -- even if they visit the same doctor they consulted before.  Why? Because healthcare is not automated yet here.  Medical records are not main

At SHALA_Neighbourhood Art Space, silence hangs from the ceiling in the form of letters. Some are folded. Some are suspended in layers of translucent fabric. Others appear as fragments through projection and sound. As spectators slowly enter the hall to watch the play, To Whom It May Conc

The Eid-ul-Azha, one of the greatest festivals of Muslim throughout the world, symbolises sacrifice, devotion, compassion, and solidarity. Celebrated to commemorate the attempt of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) to sacrifice his son Ismail (later a prophet) upon receiving orders from Almighty Allah, this occa

After the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Dhaka's Mirpur, a journalist took to Facebook, praying that the Almighty may never bless his family with a daughter in his lifetime. His words speak about the terror and desperation felt by many parents today in our country. In many soci