SRB, disappearance act, cyber amendments draw criticism at NCP discussion
17 September 2026
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Civil society organisations voices concern over proposed Cyber Protection Act amendments
17 September 2026
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Rangamati rally demands return of 5% indigenous quota
17 September 2026
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Abuse survivors forced to navigate multiple institutions: speakers
16 September 2026
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Holding powerful to account is the job of journalists: BSS chief
16 September 2026
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Reaction / What could he have stolen that was worth his life?
16 September 2026
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Coalition calls for stronger action on child marriage, healthcare costs
16 September 2026
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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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52 eminent citizens raise concern over new CHT committees
14 September 2026
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Fair trial a constitutional right of people: chief justice
Chief Justice of Bangladesh Obaidul Hassan today inaugurated "Naykunja," a resting area for litigants, on Lalmonirhat court premises
22 May 2024
Police foil Ganosamhati Andolon’s bid to besiege Bangladesh Bank
Police foiled the attempt of the leaders and activists of Ganosamhati Andolon to besiege Bangladesh Bank in Dhaka's Motijheel area today
21 May 2024
Rally held over killing of Bawm community members
A group of rights activists yesterday protested the killing of three people and the mass arrest of children and women of the Bawm community in Bandarban
20 May 2024
Tea Workers’ Day observed
Tea Workers Day, a day commemorating the massacre of tea workers 103 years ago, was observed today in a befitting manner
20 May 2024
Int'l Day for Women in Maritime: Recruit more female mariners, say speakers
Experts urged Bangladeshi flagged ocean-going vessel owning companies to come forward in giving priority to recruit more female cadets from the country’s marine academies
19 May 2024
HRFB demands not to remove Sharifa’s Tale from textbook
Refusing the recommendations made by the probe committee for the removal of "Sharifa's Tale" from the seventh-grade social science textbook, Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) demanded forming another unbiased probe committee to investigate the content
19 May 2024
Human chain demands train stoppage at Gazipur’s Arikhola station
Residents of Gazipur’s Kaliganj upazila formed a human chain at Arikhola Railway Station today demanding the stoppage of “Egaro Sindhur” and “Chattla Express” trains at the station
17 May 2024
Probe body recommends removal of Sharifa’s Tale
A probe committee, formed by the education ministry, has recommended the removal of the story titled “Sharifa's Tale” from the chapter on human resemblance and difference in the seventh-grade history and social science textbook
16 May 2024
Age limit for govt job: 12 protestors get bail
A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to 12 job seekers in a case filed over their Saturday's demonstration in the capital’s Shahbagh..Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Ahmed passed the order after they filed bail petitions with the court, said a court police..Earlier in the day, S
12 May 2024
Raising age ceiling of govt job: Police foil students' demo
Police foiled a demonstration by students and job seekers at Shahbagh intersection of Dhaka this afternoon
11 May 2024
Akij Biri Factory: Worker protest lay-off in Lalmonirhat
Workers of Akij Biri factory in Lalmonirhat's Kaliganj upazila stopped working since morning, protesting lay-off
4 May 2024
Shipbreaking workers rally for ration
Shipbreaking workers today demanded a food rationing system due to the rising essential commodity prices
3 May 2024
Independent journalism key to empowering journalists
Speakers tell discussion on World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2024
Press freedom index: Bangladesh falls 2 spots, only Afghanistan worse in South Asia
The country was ranked 165th among 180 nations, placing it only above Afghanistan among South Asian countries
3 May 2024
70% of environment journalists report attacks, threats, pressure: UN
Seventy percent of environmental journalists from 129 countries, polled in March, reported experiencing attacks, threats or pressure related to their job, UNESCO said Thursday
3 May 2024
255 journalists sued under DSA for their work: CGS
At least 451 journalists were sued under the Digital Security Act (DSA) since its inception and 255 of them were sued for their journalistic reports, according to a research paper by Centre for Governance Studies (CGS)
30 April 2024
No significant changes in human rights situation in Bangladesh in 2023: US bureau
There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Bangladesh last year, according to the "2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh"
23 April 2024
Changing class of property basic right of citizens: HC
The High Court, in the full text of a verdict, has observed that the acquisition, holding, transfer, and distribution of property, as well as changing its class, are fundamental rights of every citizen.
19 April 2024
Addressing climate change may prevent child marriages: experts
Experts at a programme have linked child marriage to climate adversities such as rising sea levels, river erosion, increased rainfalls, floods and cyclones, which lead to internal displacement and loss of livelihoods
18 April 2024
Freedom declines, prosperity rises in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s ranking of 141 out of 164 on the Freedom Index places it within the "mostly unfree" category
16 April 2024