Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has expressed grave concern over the safety and well-being of the family of the victim in the recent Magura rape and murder case, urging authorities to act swiftly to ensure their protection, especially the victim's 14-year-old sister, who is also a child bride.

Dhanmondi Road- 27 has been renamed after Shaheed Farhan Faiyaz, a martyr of the July uprising

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish today expressed deep concern over what it called government efforts to establish "humanitarian corridor" in Rakhine, and to give a lease of Chattogram port to foreigners

Container transport at Ctg port to resume soon

The Dhaka North City Corporation has extended financial assistance to three rickshaw drivers whose vehicles were damaged during a recent joint drive by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and DNCC to enforce the ban on battery-operated rickshaws on major city roads

Individuals who were injured during the July mass uprising yesterday continued a sit-in protest by blocking Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection.

The Samajik Protirodh Committee, a coalition of 67 women’s rights, human rights, and development organisations, yesterday urged the government to take immediate and decisive action against the escalating tide of misogynistic speech and behaviour in public discourse and the media.

Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) has strongly condemned recent demands from certain groups calling for the abolition of the government-established Women’s Affairs Reform Commission and the enactment of a blasphemy law in the country.

The government is working to introduce a law for the protection of journalists, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said.

Rights organisation Odhikar has called for a thorough investigation into the Shapla Chattar "mass killing" to ensure those involved are held accountable

Twenty-two female professionals have demanded that the government investigate and take appropriate legal action against those who incite hatred and issue threats against the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission.

Bangladesh’s press freedom improved, climbing from 165 to 149 in the World Press Freedom Index, the latest release from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) assessed.

Mohammad Jamil Khan, head of the crime desk at The Daily Star, won the best reporting award in print media category in a competition held by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) for his report on labour rights.

The organisation in a press release strongly condemned the human rights violation and rejected all excuses and explanations from the state

The statement said as per media reports, Meghna's detention was shrouded in secrecy, and was allegedly carried out without a warrant, which are considered to be an alarming violation of procedural safeguards

Emotions ran high. Exhaustion was evident on their faces.

A large number of residents from Chattogram's Karnaphuli upazila blocked the PAB road for six hours today, demanding the relocation of wild elephants from the area

The report also said that religious freedom in Bangladesh has declined

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today stressed the need for a social movement against misogyny and prejudiced attitudes towards women

'They have set an example by their actions, showing how every organisation and individual can play a role in preventing violence against women,' says Sabnam Faria