A group of women activists staged a silent demonstration yesterday in front of the National Parliament Building on Manik Mia Avenue, protesting against recent attacks, intimidation, and violence against women.

The International Women’s Day Committee, comprising 55 organisations working for women’s rights, has placed an 11-point demand, including state recognition for women who directly participated in the July uprising that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina-led government.

The University Teachers’ Network yesterday said if continuous sexual harassment, violence, and hatred against women are encouraged, the government and parties concerned must take the responsibility.

Rights group Ain O Salish Kendra today expressed grave concern over the reported incidents of forced closures of food shops during Ramadan in various parts of the country.

The health ministry has directed the relevant authorities to increase the dietary allowance for injured and admitted patients of the student-led mass uprising to improve the quality of their food

Farmers in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona staged a demonstration today, demanding the immediate restoration of an electricity connection needed to operate an irrigation pump during the ongoing Boro cultivation season.

Protesters burned an effigy of Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday, demanding his removal from office over his failure to curb the worsening security situation.

HRSS monthly report paints grim picture

Students and locals block highway in demonstration

Labour sending by Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Ltd (Boesl) remained limited mainly to two countries although it has explored more than 20 countries in past 14 years

Local traders in Tongi, Gazipur, staged a demonstration today, demanding the reconstruction of a Bailey bridge over the Turag river on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.

Teachers and students from Qawmi madrasas briefly blocked the Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Brahmanbaria today, demanding withdrawal of cases filed against Islamic scholars (Alems) and madrasa students in 2016, 2020, and 2021

One hundred complaints have been lodged with the office of the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal over alleged enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during the 15 years of Awami League rule.

Local residents and members of the Hindu community in Dinajpur’s Fulbari upazila staged a demonstration today, protesting the alleged land grabbing of a Kali Temple in the area

Specialised doctors across the country will observe a two-hour work abstention, termed "Kalam Biroti," for three days from March 8 if the government does not grant their due promotions

Rights groups have expressed deep concern over the worsening law and order situation in Bangladesh, citing a rise in gender-based violence, harassment, and restrictions on women’s mobility.

Citing reports published in the media, the statement highlighted a series of brutal crimes against women in different parts of the country

Outsourcing employees of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) in Dinajpur launched an indefinite strike today, demanding job regularisation and to realise their five key demands

Protesters tell govt as demonstrations held against rising cases of rape, mugging, robbery

Police today dispersed outsourced employees using sound grenades and water cannons after they blocked the road in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital for about six hours