domestic worker

Kalpana, currently admitted to DMCH’s Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit, greeted us on 29 January with a warm, radiating smile while petting a small month-old cat on her lap. Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe/TBS
Panorama

The scars remain, but so does her smile: Kalpana's long walk to freedom

Rescued by the police and treated for extensive injuries, the 13-year-old former domestic worker is now on the path to recovery, dreaming of an education and a future as a doctor to help others in...

[Left] When Kalpana was rescued in October 2024. [Right] Kalpana set to be released from the hospital in 2025. Photos: Collected
Bangladesh

Domestic worker abuse: 13-yr-old Kalpana smiles again, set to return home after surgery

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Teenage domestic worker dies after falling from building in Dhaka's Paltan

Representational Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

House help falls to death from roof of 10-storey building in Dhaka

Representational image. Photo: Unsplash
Bangladesh

Human Rights Forum calls for fair probe, trial into death of teenage maid at Daily Star executive editor's home

A recent study on domestic workers revealed that 84% of domestic workers live below the poverty line. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

How far are we in ensuring decent working conditions for domestic workers?

Labour group demands recognition of domestic workers as 'worker'
Bangladesh

Labour group demands recognition of domestic workers as 'worker'

Photo: BRAC
Bangladesh

Collective efforts urged to execute domestic worker protection policy

Shahriar Islam Shovon, studying Law & Human Rights at University of Asia Pacific. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Protecting domestic workers’ rights is uncertain without a law

Representational Image. Photo: Mumit M/ TBS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Pandemic renders millions of domestic workers jobless

Most part-time domestic workers have lost their jobs during the shutdown. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

Inside the lives of domestic workers during the pandemic

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Husna returning home today