ASK raises alarm over police directive to re-arrest activists of a party after bail in Rajshahi
26 February 2026, 20:14 PM
Rights
Human chain in Patuakhali’s Bauphal accuses local BNP leader of extortion
24 February 2026, 21:44 PM
Rights
No journo jailed for expressing opinion during interim govt’s tenure: Rizwana
15 February 2026, 18:52 PM
Rights
Nearly 500 injured, two killed in political violence in 10 days of Feb: ASK
10 February 2026, 19:36 PM
Bangladesh
Withdraw initiatives to amend labour act
8 February 2026, 02:09 AM
Rights
‘It’s bizarre, medieval’ : Naripokkho slams Jamaat ameer’s remarks on female leadership
1 February 2026, 05:14 AM
Rights
Mob killings double in January, compared to December: MSF report
31 January 2026, 20:19 PM
Rights
Govt trying to hand over NCT by offering excessive concessions: Ctg port workers
31 January 2026, 17:46 PM
Rights
ASK says denial of parole to Bagerhat BCL leader violates constitution, rights
25 January 2026, 20:42 PM
Rights
ASK, MSF demand probe into Chuadanga BNP leader’s death in custody
13 January 2026, 18:17 PM
Solidarity with Palestine: Shahidul Alam returns honorary UK university doctorate
Eminent photographer Shahidul Alam has returned his honorary doctorate degree from the University of the Arts London for supporting the Israeli occupation of Palestine
2 June 2024, 18:36 PM
RMG workers demand wages, Eid bonus by June 10
Bangladesh Garment Sramik Sanghati, an RMG workers' platform, demonstrated in Dhaka today, demanding full salaries with overtime and Eid bonuses by June 10
1 June 2024, 14:34 PM
Botched surgery: Father demand justice for Ayan
Shamim Ahmed, father of Ayan Ahmed, a five-year-old child who died following a botched surgery at the United Medical College Hospital in Satarkul on January 7, has alleged that he was threatened to withdraw the case
29 May 2024, 19:29 PM
End crackdown on Bawm community, Amnesty urges PM
It expressed concern that the indigenous Bawm people are at serious risk of suffering collective punishment as the authorities assumed that the entire Bawm community are either part of or are supporters of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF)
22 May 2024, 15:29 PM
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, 15:29 PM
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, 13:01 PM
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, 17:52 PM
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, 16:59 PM
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, 20:05 PM
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, 14:10 PM
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, 13:09 PM
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, 18:10 PM
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, 14:33 PM
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, 12:04 PM
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, 17:00 PM
Shipbreaking workers rally for ration
Shipbreaking workers today demanded a food rationing system due to the rising essential commodity prices
3 May 2024, 15:45 PM
Independent journalism key to empowering journalists
Speakers tell discussion on World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2024, 10:39 AM
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, 07:15 AM
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, 04:59 AM
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, 13:16 PM