Farida Akhter

Farida Akhter. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Where is the proof of the safety of GMOs?

Small scale farmers traditionally depend on the seeds they preserve in their homes. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Supplement

Protect farmers' seed system for food sovereignty and climate resilience

Farida Akhtar. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

IVF: No surveillance for 'solution' business as women continue to bear brunt of infertility blame

Farida Akhter. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Bt Cotton approval. Another alarming threat?

A green economic transition must not affect the wellbeing of the over 4 million RMG workers. Picture: MumitM/TBS
Analysis

Just Transition in an unjust world

Picture: TBS
Supplement

Women’s movement must embrace the environment at its core

Photo caption: The news of the inauguration of a ‘reserved area’ for women and children at the beach sparked nationwide criticism and had to be cancelled after just 10 hours. Photo: Collected
Analysis

Is Bangladesh a ‘women-unfriendly’ country?

Children fill up empty cigarettes manually in a small cigarette factory in Rangpur. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

In the tobacco epidemic, the ‘virus’ is the tobacco industry 

Onion is not only a matter of commerce, it is about agricultural production linked to the economic survival of the small-scale farmers. Photo: Bloomberg.
Panorama

Why can’t we produce more onions and avoid imports?

Agriculture and farming communities are being sidelined by the large food-tech companies. Photo: Pranto Chakraborty Nayan
Panorama

Mandatory fortification is not a solution to malnutrition

Widespread availability and affordability are some of the reasons why smokeless tobacco products are consumed by a large majority. Photo: Collected.
Panorama

Smokeless tobacco: Harmful, yet remains without control

Large biotech corporations are introducing various GMOs and other technological fixes to food and nutrition, keeping the control of the global food system in few hands. But this goes against the millions of smallholder farmers. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

Resistance against the corporatisation of global food systems

The government did not use the time they had over one year to enhance the facilities at the district hospitals with equipment and human resources. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Oxygen crisis and the fault in our healthcare system