A group of students today staged a demonstration demanding dredging of a 400-metre section on the Sowai river in Netrokona

Residents of 12 villages surrounding the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur today began an indefinite sit-in at the mine’s entrance to press home their six-point demands

Shaheen Anam, executive director of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), has been awarded an honorary MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by the United Kingdom, the British High Commission in Dhaka said on its verified Facebook page yesterday.

Workers of a garment factory at Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) staged a demonstration today demanding payment of their unpaid wages for January

Unicef strongly criticised the handling of a recent case in which an 11-year-old girl, who went missing after being contacted on social media by an adult man, was rescued but subjected to harmful treatment by law enforcement and media

The award ceremony, organised by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs in collaboration with the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner's Office, was held at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy auditorium today

Hundreds of students under the banner of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement laid siege to the Naogaon 250-bed General Sadar Hospital today, protesting against alleged irregularities, corruption and mismanagement

Ten teams will monitor the markets in the capital, two teams in each of the divisional cities, and one team in other key districts of the country

This marks at least the third instance in two weeks that BJIM has witnessed multiple cases of journalist assaults in the country, according to a statement issued on Sunday night

As the family marks the 11th anniversary of his death, they continue to grapple with the emotional and financial toll of a justice system that has failed them

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) today strongly condemned the vandalism and arson attacks various establishments, including the demolition of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhaka's Dhanmondi 32, across the country

the injured must submit their applications and medical bills either to the mass uprising special cell or the civil surgeon offices in their respective districts

Manusher Jonno Foundation yesterday expressed grave concerns over the growing threat to girls' safety, following the gang rape and murder of a 13-year-old in Dhaka.

Protesters block roads, railways, leaving thousands stranded

Demand official recognition of their sacrifices, proper treatment, compensation

The interim government should clarify its position on recognising the identity and rights of indigenous communities, said rights activists and indigenous leaders yesterday.

Girls should not have to fight for their right to play

In a statement today, ASK said tension persists as football fields were attacked and vandalised over women's matches in Joypurhat and Dinajpur. Ultimately, the matches had to be called off

False cases against labour activists and workers involved in wage-related movements must be withdrawn, said labour rights activists today

Teachers of independent Ebtedayee madrasas -- primary level educational institutions under madrasa board -- ended their sit-in protest yesterday after the government announced plans to nationalise all registered institutions.