Severe acute malnutrition in the Rohingya refugee camps has surged by 27 percent in February this year compared to the same period last year, pushing more children into life-threatening hunger, Unicef said in a statement yesterday.

International NGOs operating in Bangladesh, including ActionAid, Oxfam, Plan International, and Save the Children, have expressed serious concern over the recent surge in incidents of rape, sexual harassment, and violence against women, girls, and children across the country.

The protesters, claiming themselves to be members of 'progressive society', called for a mass procession

At least 305 Bangladeshis were killed and 282 more injured along the Bangladesh-India border by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the last 10 years, according to the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).

In a statement issued yesterday, Article 19 said Bangladesh’s media landscape faces significant challenges

At 11:00am, teachers, students, and staff gathered at the university’s Siddheshwari campus in Dhaka, organising a rally and demonstration at the Bot Tola area

Under the banner of the "Anti-Rape Platform," they began a protest rally at 7:30pm this evening

The demonstration, which began after midnight, was particularly focused on seeking the maximum punishment for the rapists of an eight-year-old child in Magura

In Bangladesh, women remain largely excluded from financial services, and this disparity is a major barrier to their full participation in the country’s economic development

'Withdraw all pending criminal cases lodged against journalists, lawyers, trade unionists, civil society activists and other human rights defenders in respect to the conduct protected by the international human rights law, including freedoms of expression and of peaceful assembly,' says the UN agency

The special flight to Bangkok will be commanded by Captain Anita and First Officer Tasnuva

In a statement sent to the press yesterday, the federation condemned the police attack on teachers protesting the cancellation of their primary appointments

While International Women’s Day is a global celebration of women’s rights, equality, and empowerment, the statistics from Bangladesh on violence against women paint a troubling and stark reality.

The last time Shanto and Suman saw their mother, she was shivering in the cold, wrapped in a tattered blanket that barely covered her frail frame

Despite decades of activism and progress, women in Bangladesh continue to face systemic barriers to equality, representation, and safety.

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