Readymade garment workers encountered five forms of gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in their workplaces, according to a study released yesterday.

The Intern Doctors' Council of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College hospital yesterday called off their indefinite strike after the hospital authority assured them of taking proper measures to ensure their safety..This strike was called to protest against the assaults of intern doctors and va

Speakers at a discussion yesterday opined that a greater unity among the country’s freethinkers -- including public intellectuals, writers, journalists and artistes -- for a common cause is required to ensure freedom of expression.

Speakers at a discussion today opined that a greater unity among the country's freethinkers -- including public intellectuals, writers, journalists and artistes -- for a common cause is required to ensure freedom of expression

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) expressed outrage and strongly condemned the attack on journalists while they were covering the news of war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee's death yesterday

The battery-run easy-bike drivers and auto-rickshaw-van pullers demonstrated in Thakurgaon town today protesting the hike of “licence fee” for their vehicles

American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), a US-based platform of apparel and footwear traders, expressed deep concern over the recent situation regarding labour rights in Bangladesh.

The government's move to replace the Digital Security Act with the proposed Cyber Security Act is merely an initiative to enact yet another repressive law, said DSA Victims' Network

To ensure a conducive breastfeeding environment, the government should ensure that every workplace has a daycare centre, speakers said at a seminar today

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today guardedly welcomed the Cabinet decision to repeal the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA)

Ahsania Mission Drug Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre organised a campaign to raise awareness against drug addiction

The European Union (EU) today welcomed Bangladesh's initiative for development of the human rights further, official sources said

The European Union's Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow to discuss issues of mutual interests and especially rights issues

Say garment workers as they demand Tk 25,000 per month as minimum payment

Terming the Export Processing Zones (EPZ) Labour Act 2019 discriminatory, speakers have called upon the government to amend the law in consultation with all stakeholders including labour unions to protect workers’ rights.

UN experts today called on the government to end all acts of "harassment" against representatives of Odhikar, a rights organisation, and ensure respect for due process

The power of government organisations is limited and, in some cases, entirely ineffective to protect the rights of consumer, Ghulam Rahman, president of Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), said

Opposition Jatiya Party and Gonoforum MPs today in parliament came down heavily on the government for harassing people and journalists under the Digital Security Act, which they say has created an atmosphere of “fear and panic”

A total of seven cases were filed under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA) last month, according to the Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation (MSF), a human rights organisation

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh would get good news on human rights issues soon.