A reporter and a photojournalist of The Daily Star have been honoured with the UNICEF Meena Media Awards-2021 that recognises excellence in journalism promoting the cause of children.

Three years after the murder of Councillor Ekramul Haque in Teknaf, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Nasima Begum was found unaware of the incident’s legal situation.

The High Court today expressed discontent as one Mim Akhter was denied police job despite qualifying in the relevant exam since “she has no permanent address”.

Human rights is fundamental to a functioning democracy, three European envoys said at an event yesterday. 

Amid raging protests, the government has issued a gazette notification regarding the demand for half fare for students for “city service” buses in all metropolitan areas.

Although the country has seen massive development since its independence, the indigenous people are still faced with inequity due to the government’s apathy, said leaders of indigenous communities in Dinajpur yesterday.

A day after United States imposed human rights-related sanctions on Rab and its seven current and former top officials, its spokesperson today claimed that the force does not violate human rights.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) today called upon Bangladesh authorities to stop “tormenting families and provide information on the whereabouts of their loved ones disappeared by security forces”.

Last week, history was created in a rural Bangladesh town when a transgender candidate was elected Union Parishad chairman, winning twice the number of votes her nearest rival got.

Thousands of agitating students today blocked Rampura Bridge -- protesting the death of SSC examinee Mainuddin Islam Durjoy in a bus accident.

Twenty-seven distinguished citizens have demanded that the government fully implement the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord, 1997 through upholding the CHT Regulation, 1900 to protect the rights, heritage and culture of its indigenous people.

Students of at least 10 colleges and schools, including Government Science College and Holy Cross College, blocked the road in Dhaka’s Farmgate today -- causing traffic jam in nearby areas.

Four concerned citizens yesterday sent a legal notice to Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta, the owner company of Facebook, and

Sixty one percent of Bangladesh’s population still do not have access to safely managed toilet facilities, UN Water data suggests.

Rights activists have demanded amendment of section 155(4) of the Evidence Act to protect rape victims from being demeaned during cross-examination before court.

Coordination between organisations fighting for workers’ rights is imperative to ensure rights of tea workers, said speakers at a workshop yesterday.

National Forum for the Prevention of Violence against Women, a platform of 26 human rights and development organisations, have expressed grave concern over the acquittal of five accused in the Raintree rape case.

Reaching deep inside the Sundarbans, one will be taken aback to see mobile banking agents at such a remote place. But their set-ups inside the forest do a lot to help thousands of anglers, who build temporary houses there during fishing season.

Law enforcers stood mum as the marauders conducted their mayhem at the puja mandaps during Durga Puja, several of the victims told the hearing while giving their deposition to it.

‘Justice denied on grounds of character, for how long?’ was the slogan of the women who took to the streets of the capital at midnight on Thursday.