RMG workers block Dhaka-Ctg highway for arrears in Narayanganj
26 May 2026, 21:48 PM
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26 May 2026, 19:00 PM
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'Declare violence against women, children a national emergency'
23 May 2026, 21:41 PM
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19 May 2026, 22:02 PM
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TIB condemns attack on Shah Ali Shrine, urges exemplary punishment, fair probe
16 May 2026, 19:42 PM
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Gender detection before birth facilitates discrimination against female children: HC
11 May 2026, 17:26 PM
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Amnesty says interim govt curbed freedoms in 2025
9 May 2026, 20:35 PM
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Don’t glorify, don’t dehumanise: Pakistan’s Dawn editor on covering militancy
7 May 2026, 19:48 PM
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MJF demands sexual harassment committees in all madrasas
6 May 2026, 23:03 PM
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Quota issue will be resolved by first week of August, Quader hopes
Quota issue will be resolved through the final hearing in the country's Apex Court in the first week of August, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today
10 July 2024, 15:09 PM
Mass media employee bill will ensure job protection: state minister
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today said all media, including electronic, print and digital, will be included in the proposed mass media employee bill
9 July 2024, 15:45 PM
Palli Bidyut employees continue strike
The officials and employees of Palli Bidyut Samity (PBS) in Bagerhat continued their strike for the ninth consecutive day today, pressing for demands including the regularisation of their jobs
9 July 2024, 13:49 PM
Quota protest: Students announce daylong blockade tomorrow
After a break for a day, students demonstrating against the quota system in government jobs today once again declared a large-scale blockade tomorrow
9 July 2024, 12:42 PM
Bangla blockade: JU students block Dhaka-Aricha highway
Hundreds of students of Jahangirnagar University blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway near the university campus today, protesting the reinstatement of quota system in government jobs
9 July 2024, 11:13 AM
Quota protesters can place arguments before SC through lawyers: law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the government cannot make a decision about the quota system in the government jobs, as the matter in now pending before the Supreme Court
8 July 2024, 15:57 PM
Quota protest: No blockade tomorrow
Students demonstrating against quotas in government jobs decided not to hold any blockade programmes tomorrow
8 July 2024, 15:08 PM
Anti-Quota protests: Students announce fresh programmes for tomorrow
Agitating students demanding the abolition of quota in recruitment of government jobs declared to block important intersections of the capital and highways adjacent to colleges and universities across the country tomorrow
7 July 2024, 14:41 PM
Court will decide on quota: edu minister
Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury today said the quota issue is now under trial
7 July 2024, 14:14 PM
Students withdraw Karwan Bazar, Bangla Motor blockades after an hour
Students demonstrating against the quota system in government jobs have withdrawn their blockades from Karwan Bazar and Bangla motor intersections in Dhaka this evening, nearly one hour after they blocked the intersections as part of their "Bangla Blockade" programme.
7 July 2024, 12:31 PM
Quota protest: Students to boycott classes, exams from Sunday
Students announce fresh programmes demanding the abolishment of quota system in govt jobs
4 July 2024, 13:05 PM
Writ petition seeks govt policy on paternity leave
A writ petition was filed with the High Court today seeking its directive on the government to formulate a paternity leave policy for the employees at all institutions of the country.
3 July 2024, 15:18 PM
Recognise women's domestic work as economic activity: JS body
A parliamentary body today recommended that the government recognise women's domestic work as an economic activity
26 June 2024, 15:14 PM
Breaking barriers through arts and crafts
Persons with disabilities excel with DRRA support
17 June 2024, 10:57 AM
9 out of 10 children in Bangladesh face violent discipline at home
In Bangladesh, 9 out of 10 children aged 1-14 years face violent discipline each month by caregivers. Over 45 million children in the country are affected by this issue, according to new UNICEF data
13 June 2024, 19:35 PM
60 eminent citizens protest eviction
Sixty eminent citizens have expressed their anger over Dhaka South City Corporation’s attempt to evict the Harijan community of Miranzilla City Colony without providing rehabilitation
13 June 2024, 15:41 PM
Don't evict residents from Miranzilla Harijan Colony: HC
The High Court today ordered the authorities concerned not to evict Miron Jolla Harijan City Colony at Aga Sadek Lane in Dhaka until an alternative arrangement for its residents is ensured
13 June 2024, 13:06 PM
9 out of 10 Bangladeshi children face abuse at home
Says Unicef in a study covering children aged 1 to 14 years old
13 June 2024, 11:03 AM
Inclusive education key to empowering marginalised communities: speakers
Empowering marginalised communities through inclusive education is the key to eradicating deep-rooted discrimination, emphasised speakers at a discussion
12 June 2024, 18:13 PM
'Rehabilitate evicted Harijans in their existing colony immediately'
Says Rastro Songskar Andolan in a statement
12 June 2024, 15:20 PM