River commission chief’s removal worrying: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh today expressed deep concern over the abrupt removal of the National River Conservation Commission’s chairman, saying it goes against the government’s commitment to protect rivers
20 October 2023

Hundreds protest in Savar to save playground

Several hundred locals formed a human chain today to save a 69-year-old playground in the Savar’ Kabirpur area
20 October 2023

Mahanagar puja committee: Want to celebrate Puja free of fear

Mahanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee leaders have expressed optimism that there will be days when the Hidnu community would not need police security to celebrate Durga Puja
18 October 2023

Awareness vital to stop online harassment of girls

Implementation of existing laws and widespread awareness is crucial to prevent sexual harassment against women and girls online, said rights-based civil society members yesterday
14 October 2023

Over 300 Gazipur RMG workers protest demanding arrears

More than 300 garment workers of Gazipur gathered in front of Dhaka Labor Building Factory Directorate demanding salary bonus and reopening of factory.
12 October 2023

Truck workers' strike suspends trade at Benapole port

Benapole Truck Motor Workers' Union has stopped working for an indefinite period since this afternoon as Petrapole Port Authority in India did not return the body of a Bangladeshi truck driver
12 October 2023

Hold Ducsu polls before national election: Students tells DU authorities

A group of leaders and activists of left-leaning student organisations yesterday urged the university authorities to hold Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) polls before the the upcoming National election
11 October 2023

Cabinet nods draft labour law increasing maternity leave to 120 days

The Cabinet today in principle approved the draft of Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Act, 2023, increasing the maternity leave to 120 days from 112 days (16 weeks)
9 October 2023

BCL attack on P Alo journo: CPJ demands impartial probe

Bangladesh authorities must immediately and impartially investigate the attack on journalist Mosharraf Shah and hold the perpetrators accountable, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Friday
6 October 2023

Journalists protest US 'pressure' on media in name of visa policy

Journalist leaders today protested US Ambassador Peter Haas' recent remarks on US visa policy, noting that such a statement is an unwanted interference and pressure on the free media in Bangladesh
3 October 2023

Intern nurses in Lalmonirhat go on strike for internship allowance

Seventy five intern nurses of the Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital went on strike today for an indefinite period demanding internship allowance
1 October 2023

Ensure safety of Hindus during Durga puja, polls

Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Association ((BHA) UK have urged the government to ensure the safety of their fellow members and relatives in Bangladesh during the Durga Puja and the upcoming election
1 October 2023

Repeal CSA, it’s anti-people

The Forum for Freedom of Expression, Bangladesh yesterday demanded that the government repeal the newly-enacted Cyber Security Act 2023, saying the new law is “anti-people” and repressive like the now-repealed Digital Security Act.
27 September 2023

Form separate ministry, commission: speakers

The government needs to form a separate ministry and a commission for the welfare and protection of the country’s minority community, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.
27 September 2023

Country lacks ‘true politicians’: Sultana Kamal

Rights activist and former president of Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) Sultana Kamal today said that there is no true politician in the country at present
27 September 2023

Lawsuits against 1900 Regulation: CHT Commission expresses deep concern

The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) in a statement today expressed deep concern over the ongoing lawsuits against the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regulation, 1900, and called for its defense
27 September 2023

CHT crisis needs a political solution

Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon at an event today stressed that the crisis in the Chattogram Hill Tracts can be solved politically and not through militarisation
27 September 2023

Form separate commission, ministry: speakers

The government needs to form a separate ministry and a commission for the welfare and protection of the country’s minority community, said speakers at a discussion
27 September 2023

BCS education cadres call strike on Oct 2

The BCS General Education Association's central committee today announced a nationwide one-day work abstention on October 2 calling for sweeping reforms
26 September 2023