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

Farmers in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona staged a demonstration today, demanding the immediate restoration of an electricity connection needed to operate an irrigation pump during the ongoing Boro cultivation season.

Protesters burned an effigy of Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday, demanding his removal from office over his failure to curb the worsening security situation.

HRSS monthly report paints grim picture

Students and locals block highway in demonstration

Labour sending by Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Ltd (Boesl) remained limited mainly to two countries although it has explored more than 20 countries in past 14 years

Local traders in Tongi, Gazipur, staged a demonstration today, demanding the reconstruction of a Bailey bridge over the Turag river on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.

Teachers and students from Qawmi madrasas briefly blocked the Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Brahmanbaria today, demanding withdrawal of cases filed against Islamic scholars (Alems) and madrasa students in 2016, 2020, and 2021

One hundred complaints have been lodged with the office of the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal over alleged enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during the 15 years of Awami League rule.