With the thirteenth National Parliamentary Election and the associated referendum approaching, political activity across the country has intensified markedly. Although polling day is scheduled for 12 February, the Election Commission (EC) has made it clear that this election will be conducted under a far more rigorous enforcement of electoral regulations than in previous cycles. Campaigning […]

Bangladesh is grappling with a significant digital security breach after the personal information of journalists became publicly accessible during the country’s 13th national parliamentary elections. At least 14,000 journalists had their sensitive data exposed for approximately two hours due to vulnerabilities in the Election Commission’s (EC) online application system. The leaked information included personal photographs, […]

For nearly eight decades, the village of Binandapur in Purba Juri Union, Juri Upazila, Moulvibazar, has been home to one of Bangladesh’s most extraordinary joint families. While joint households were once common in rural Bangladesh, most have gradually fragmented into smaller nuclear units over the years. The descendants of Bhim Rudrapal, however, have preserved this […]

Bangladesh has long been internationally lauded for its achievements in maternal, child, and population health. Yet in recent years, these successes are increasingly threatened by a growing shortage of frontline staff in the Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP). According to official statistics, nearly 28 per cent of all approved positions remain vacant. At district […]