Holding powerful to account is the job of journalists: BSS chief
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Reaction / What could he have stolen that was worth his life?
53 MIN(s)
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Coalition calls for stronger action on child marriage, healthcare costs
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MJF demands swift action over reported rape, killing of child in Jamalpur
15 September 2026
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Miraj Sheikh’s family will not be denied justice: Law minister
15 September 2026
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Rights
52 eminent citizens raise concern over new CHT committees
14 September 2026
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Rights
Cyber Protection Act draft more regressive than DSA: Tech Global Institute
12 September 2026
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Rights
TIB warns draft cyber law could enable unchecked surveillance and repression
11 September 2026
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Rights
Experts urge repeal of colonial-era suicide attempt law
10 September 2026
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Rights
Changing Rab’s name alone won’t bring institutional reform: TIB
6 September 2026
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Rights
Why denmohor guidelines should not be framed? HC asks govt to explain
The proposed framework would clarify assessment, recovery and payment
13 July 2026
IMS, Digitally Right kick off media viability training in Bangladesh
The initiative is supported by the Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh
6 July 2026
BBDN, GIZ highlight progress on disability-inclusive workplaces in Bangladesh
Government, employers and other stakeholders review lessons from textile and leather sectors
1 July 2026
13 rights groups urge revision of proposed NHRC Bill, 2026
Joint statement warns of weakened independence, calls for alignment with global standards
22 June 2026
Childhood trapped in the cage of livelihood
For many children, survival comes before school
12 June 2026
Interns at Sylhet Osmani Hospital on indefinite strike over 6 demands
Protesters seek revised FCPS training directive, higher stipend, healthcare protection law
7 June 2026
RMG workers block Dhaka-Ctg highway for arrears in Narayanganj
Traffic resumes after nearly three hours
26 May 2026
Why must workers wait for Eid dues every year?
When planning fails selectively, and always in the same direction, always at the worker's expense -- it is no longer a planning problem.
26 May 2026
'Declare violence against women, children a national emergency'
156 organisations call for ‘zero tolerance’ policy, speedy trials, swift justice
23 May 2026
Hawkers did not make Dhaka unliveable
Blaming street vendors for the city’s chaos is easier than confronting failed decentralisation, displacement and deepening class divides
19 May 2026
TIB condemns attack on Shah Ali Shrine, urges exemplary punishment, fair probe
Asks Jamaat‑e‑Islami and Islamist parties to clarify stance on diversity and independence spirit
16 May 2026
Gender detection before birth facilitates discrimination against female children: HC
Full verdict says the practice can lead to sex-selective abortion, demographic imbalance and violence against women, while violating constitutional guarantees of equality and non-discrimination
11 May 2026
Amnesty says interim govt curbed freedoms in 2025
Rights group cites arbitrary arrests, harassment of critics
9 May 2026
Don’t glorify, don’t dehumanise: Pakistan’s Dawn editor on covering militancy
‘Public interest comes first,’ Zaffar Abbas says at Daily Star event in Dhaka
7 May 2026
MJF demands sexual harassment committees in all madrasas
Expresses outrage over rising violence against children
6 May 2026
A country that keeps asking its children to survive its failures
From sexual abuse and child marriage to labour exploitation and preventable disease, Bangladesh’s children are paying the price for adult negligence and broken systems
5 May 2026
Tangail farmers protest over kiln emissions damaging Boro paddies
Up to 60 hectares affected in Mirzapur; farmers seek compensation as probe begins
3 May 2026
Equal work, unequal pay
Female labourers earn Tk 150-200 less per day than male counterparts
1 May 2026
Local government laws need swift reform: Badiul Alam Majumdar
Alam made the remark at a roundtable organised by Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) at the Jatiya Press Club
29 April 2026
Fulfil election promise, release imprisoned journalists: CPJ writes to law minister
Committee says four journalists have been held over 18 months in murder cases without credible evidence or charge sheets
27 April 2026