Experts at a programme have linked child marriage to climate adversities such as rising sea levels, river erosion, increased rainfalls, floods and cyclones, which lead to internal displacement and loss of livelihoods

Bangladesh’s ranking of 141 out of 164 on the Freedom Index places it within the "mostly unfree" category

The proposal submitted to the government by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to amend the NHRC Act has been "stuck", said its Chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed today

Rab says after arresting two

Under the banner of Shipbreaking Workers Trade Union Forum, they formed a human chain around 4:00pm in front of the Chattogram Press Club in the Jamal Khan area

A ban on Jhum cultivation for the constructing a road by local administration has left hundreds of indigenous people living two villages of Rangamati feeling helpless, said activists at a rally today

The Bangladesh Federal Union of Newspaper Press Workers and Bangladesh Newspaper Workers Federation today strongly demanded formation of the 10th wage board for journalists, employees and workers in the newspaper industry

CPD suggests cutting production costs, mismanagement to reduce subsidies

Innovation for Wellbeing Foundation organised the first-ever Dhaka Wellbeing Summit at the Bangla Academy premises in the capital

Demanding justice for Tanwir Muhammad Taqi, who was murdered in 2013, Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy urged the government to punish the culprits following a speedy trial, regardless of how influential they are

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said there is still a long way to go before a society free from violence, exploitation, and torture can be established for children

Bill placed in parliament amid criticism from opposition

She walked out of jail on November 20, 2023, after securing bail from Supreme Court

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has issued a legal notice to the Cox's Bazar Development Authority (CoxDA) and eight other authorities concerned to stop cutting hills and filling water bodies

State Minister Mohammad Ali Arafat today criticised Reporters Without Borders' report on Bangladesh, calling it inaccurate and misleading

Bangladesh has slipped two notches in the latest global democracy ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Now, it's ranked 75th in the world.

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Simin Hussan Rimi today said the Grassroots Level project on Promotion of Women Entrepreneurs for Economic Empowerment will gradually reach every upazila

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today said that no media house can retrench journalists suddenly or with short notice

Several hundred workers of Abanti Colour Tex Limited, an export-oriented factory of Crony Group in BSCIC area of Fatullah, demonstrated on the factory premises for two hours in the morning

The best awardees are Ila Rani Ghosh (economic), Kolyani Minj (education and employment), Rehana Parveen Mira (successful mother), Seyema Parveen (repression prevention) and Shefali Khatun (social development)