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The death of Mushtaq Ahmed has renewed alarm about the country’s use of a draconian digital security law to crack down on dissent.

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day.

The Daily Star ran one Op-Ed daily during last year's campaign. Here are links to a few below:

The Garment Sector Unraveling in Bangladesh: Rethinking the Health, Safety, and Livelihoods of Workers During a Global Pandemic 
Lecture | December 4, 2020 | 8-10 a.m. | Zoom

Malabika Sarker | Implementation Research: A catalyst for bridging the knowledge gap between Discovery to Delivery Lecture | November 19, 2020 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Zoom

Climate Change in Bangladesh Lecture | November 17, 2020 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Zoom

Rights of Rivers, Rights of Nature: Turning Intentions into Action
Lecture | November 11, 2020 | 2-3 a.m. | Zoom

Samik Bandyopadhyay | Tagore: Through the Wars Lecture | November 10, 2020 | 9-10:20 a.m. | Zoom

Fakrul Alam | “I’ve caught uncatchable loveliness in rhyme’s binds”: Translating Rabindranath Tagore’s Songs 
Lecture | October 16, 2020 | 9-10:20 a.m. | Zoom

More than seven years after the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013, issues related to fire, electrical and structural safety in hundreds of the nation's garment factories have improved from before. For example, according to the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety's website, 84 percent of factories under the Accord have corrected their outstanding structural issues. Covid-19, however, has put a spotlight on just how "safe" workers really are. While building structures have been made safer over the years, the larger structure of the global supply chain was intentionally left intact.

Covid-19 Experience: Garment Workers’ Perspective from Bangladesh
September 30, 2020 | 9-10:30 a.m.

Mushfiq Mobarak| Migration and the Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 In Bangladesh and Nepal.
Lecture | September 3, 2020 | 9-10:30 a.m.

Refugees say that they are trapped on a bare hillside in a foreign country with no hope

It’s been three years, but the memory still haunts Yasmin in her dreams.

Torrential rains have submerged at least a quarter of Bangladesh, washing away the few things that count as assets for some of the world’s poorest people — their goats and chickens, houses of mud and tin, sacks of rice stored for the lean season.

Covid Conversations: Reflections from South Asia
Vulnerable Populations and COVID-19: Bangladesh During a Global Pandemic 
May 27, 2020

This event on the impact of the coronavirus in Bangladesh features a conversation between:

From Fragility to Resilience: The Unique Position of Bangladesh in Global Supply Chains Panel Discussion | May 7 | 5-7 a.m.