Journos, rights defenders need stronger protection: speakers
31 August 2026
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Rights
Tk 45.16cr project in Bandarban: Official blocks RTI application
31 August 2026
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Rights
Enforced disappearance victims march towards parliament
30 August 2026
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Rights
Int’l Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances / ‘No one can be a judge in their own case’
30 August 2026
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Rights
‘No one will rent a home to us because we are sweepers. Where will we go?’
27 August 2026
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Rights
Myanmar rights crisis hits new low, Rohingya among worst affected: UN
25 August 2026
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Rights
BJIM says Humaiun Kobir ‘ridiculed’ journalists instead of answering citizenship question
24 August 2026
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Rights
Rohingya crisis needs renewed global attention: Human Concern
24 August 2026
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Workers demand answers over ‘gas-free’ ship after 10 deaths in Sitakunda
24 August 2026
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Rights
Lalmonirhat workers left in limbo as job scheme funding delayed
Workers enlisted under the scheme have expressed their concerns over the uncertain start of the project
27 December 2024
Govt college teachers in Bagerhat protest proposed exclusion of education and health cadres
Teachers of Bagerhat's different government colleges formed a human chain protesting against recommendations by the Public Administration Reform Commission to exclude the education and health cadres from the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) structure. .The teachers under the banner of Inter-
26 December 2024
Postgrad doctors lift blockade at Shahbagh after 7 hours
Postgraduate private trainee doctors withdrew their blockade at Dhaka’s Shahbagh this afternoon after seven hours
22 December 2024
150 broadcast journos lost jobs this year
Throughout this year, over 150 broadcast journalists lost their jobs, said a survey by Broadcast Journalist Centre (BJC) released yesterday
21 December 2024
Road killing at 300 feet: Buet students demand unbiased probe, justice
Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) held a demonstration today, demanding justice for their fellow student Mohtassim Masud, who was killed in a road accident on the Purbachal Expressway yesterday
21 December 2024
Reviving caretaker govt system reflects people’s expectations: Shahdeen Malik
'It will pave the way for a more democratic Bangladesh,' said the constitution expert
17 December 2024
Bangladesh far from achieving equality
Says Rizwana at MJF event, blames lack of true democracy
15 December 2024
Secularism key to an inclusive Bangladesh
Says speakers at a discussion organised by Minority Unity Forum
14 December 2024
SSC exam on Boisabi!
CHT students demand rescheduling of exams
13 December 2024
Chief adviser urges women to come forward to build new Bangladesh
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged the country’s women to come forward in materialising the dream of building a new Bangladesh
10 December 2024
'Justice first, elections later'
Says Jatiyo Nagorik Committee at Mayer Daak event marking International Human Rights Day
10 December 2024
An endless wait for justice for rape victims and survivors
Nine years have passed since Sohagi Jahan Tonu was raped and murdered inside the restricted Cumilla Cantonment on March 20, 2016. The case filed for her murder was supposed to be resolved within 180 days. However, nine years on and there has been no significant progress.
9 December 2024
Risks to gender-based diversity intensified post Aug 5: Iftekharuzzaman
Risks to gender-based diversity in the country have increased since August 5, said Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh, at an event today
9 December 2024
Apex court upholds HC order staying appointments of 6,531 primary teachers
The apex court also asked the HC to hear and dispose of by January 25 next year its previous rule
9 December 2024
Constitution reforms without election risk legal challenges
Say speakers at a discussion
8 December 2024
Environment for free expression a must
Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman yesterday said significant reforms are needed in the state administration.
3 December 2024
Tea workers end strike as NTC agrees to pay arrears
For three months, 12,000 workers across NTC's 12 tea gardens have gone unpaid, leaving them struggling to afford basic necessities. Many have turned to low-wage, irregular jobs as daily work
3 December 2024
Minority rights council concerned over case against lawyers, journalists
Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad yesterday expressed deep shock and concern over a "false and harassment-driven case" filed against 70 minority lawyers and two journalists in Chattogram
1 December 2024
34 eminent citizens urge govt to ensure media safety
Thirty-four eminent citizens in a statement yesterday expressed deep concern over the protests outside the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star in Dhaka and Chattogram, as well as the attacks on Prothom Alo's offices in Rajshahi and Bogura
26 November 2024
CPJ for probe into threats against media houses
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a US-based global media rights body, has called for a swift investigation into the recent threats and attacks targeting The Daily Star and Prothom Alo.
26 November 2024