A candlelight vigil was held in Savar today as relatives, and leaders and activists of different labour organisations remembered the victims of the Rana Plaza tragedy.

Thirty-one social and cultural organisations today demanded the scrapping of the Digital Security Act and other repressive laws to ensure people’s freedom of expression

Although progress has been made in the garment sector for the RMG workers’ betterment following the Rana Plaza tragedy, it is nowhere enough, US Ambassador Peter Haas has said.

Expressing deep concern over the barbaric flogging and stoning of a wife of an expatriate in Barajum village of Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) has demanded the proper implementation of the Supreme Court verdict to stop extrajudicial punishment to this end.

A group of citizens in Rajshahi today demanded legal action to ensure justice for the death of Sultana Jasmine while in Rab custody.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called for the immediate release of Prothom Alo reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams, who was arrested early Wednesday after being sued in a Digital Security Act case while his newspaper’s editor himself faces the same charges

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today condemned the arrest of Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams and his production before the court 30 hours after his detention

The Children’s Act-2013 needs to be implemented as soon as possible, along with creating a separate commission, to ensure the rights of children, said speakers at an event yesterday.

Equal opportunities and a congenial academic atmosphere are crucial to developing the inner potential of each child, irrespective of gender, said speakers at a programme today..They were speaking at a programme, titled "Model School Fair", organised by Plan International Bangladesh and Sur

Around 100 people in Rajshahi yesterday demanded effective steps to ensure water rights of marginalised people in Barind region, including ethnic Mahali community of Mundumala municipality of Tanore upazila.

Christian Aid Bangladesh in partnership with BLAST, Bandhu Social Welfare Society, Nagorik Uddyog, and Wave Foundation, co-funded by the European Union, has organised a dialogue recently, marking International Women’s Day 2023, said a press release

Seven European diplomats yesterday called for the "full protection" of journalists ahead of the next general election

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated that the Digital Security Act should be amended.

A child of seven or eight is sent to work because the economic strength of the parents is in dire straits and they cannot afford to feed the child. The sting in this act is so scarred that only a parent can understand the helplessness and void of it all

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has announced that it will conduct a survey aiming to identify the root causes, prevalent issues, and possible solutions to combat human trafficking..NHRC Chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed said this during a discussion titled "Legal protection of traffi

A new episode of Young Bangla's ongoing interactive session "Let's Talk" where university students and youths from different walks of life get a chance to speak to policymakers - to lend out their concerns and aspirations centering the social safety net schemes amid global headwinds - is set to be streamed on Facebook this Friday at 9 pm.

The working environment for garment employees has improved to a great extent because the government took steps to ensure the security of workers, says Anisul Huq

A group of activists from several organisations today urged the government to abolish the Digital Security Act (DSA) immediately, citing that the law is violating people's freedom of speech

"We urge Australian government to do everything that it can do to address these atrocities and to work and to be protecting and promoting human rights wherever possible," the senator added.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for global efforts in changing the mindset of all so that more women and girls can excel in science.