Recognise women participants in July uprising

The International Women’s Day Committee, comprising 55 organisations working for women’s rights, has placed an 11-point demand, including state recognition for women who directly participated in the July uprising that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina-led government.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt to blame if crimes against women are spurred on

The University Teachers’ Network yesterday said if continuous sexual harassment, violence, and hatred against women are encouraged, the government and parties concerned must take the responsibility.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

ASK concerned over 'forced closures of food shops' during Ramadan

Rights group Ain O Salish Kendra today expressed grave concern over the reported incidents of forced closures of food shops during Ramadan in various parts of the country.
5 March 2025, 15:01 PM

July uprising: Dietary allowance raised to Tk 250 per injured patient

The health ministry has directed the relevant authorities to increase the dietary allowance for injured and admitted patients of the student-led mass uprising to improve the quality of their food
5 March 2025, 14:50 PM

Farmers stage demo in Netrokona demanding electricity for irrigation

Farmers in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona staged a demonstration today, demanding the immediate restoration of an electricity connection needed to operate an irrigation pump during the ongoing Boro cultivation season.
5 March 2025, 14:13 PM

Crime, moral policing: ‘Ensure safety or step down’

Protesters burned an effigy of Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday, demanding his removal from office over his failure to curb the worsening security situation.
3 March 2025, 18:45 PM

Rights violations persists in Feb

HRSS monthly report paints grim picture
3 March 2025, 15:54 PM

Protest erupts over alleged closure plan for Magura Medical College

Students and locals block highway in demonstration
2 March 2025, 13:53 PM

State-run agency's labour migration mainly limited to 2 countries

Labour sending by Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Ltd (Boesl) remained limited mainly to two countries although it has explored more than 20 countries in past 14 years
2 March 2025, 10:17 AM

Tongi traders demand Bailey bridge over Turag river

Local traders in Tongi, Gazipur, staged a demonstration today, demanding the reconstruction of a Bailey bridge over the Turag river on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.
1 March 2025, 17:00 PM

Madrasa students briefly block Cumilla-Sylhet highway

Teachers and students from Qawmi madrasas briefly blocked the Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Brahmanbaria today, demanding withdrawal of cases filed against Islamic scholars (Alems) and madrasa students in 2016, 2020, and 2021
26 February 2025, 13:52 PM

Enforced Disappearance: Mayer Dak files 100 complaints with ICT

One hundred complaints have been lodged with the office of the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal over alleged enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during the 15 years of Awami League rule.
25 February 2025, 18:05 PM

Protest in Dinajpur against alleged land grabbing of Kali temple

Local residents and members of the Hindu community in Dinajpur’s Fulbari upazila staged a demonstration today, protesting the alleged land grabbing of a Kali Temple in the area
25 February 2025, 14:37 PM

Promotion row: Specialised doctors to observe work abstention from March 8-10

Specialised doctors across the country will observe a two-hour work abstention, termed "Kalam Biroti," for three days from March 8 if the government does not grant their due promotions
25 February 2025, 14:19 PM

Prioritise women’s safety

Rights groups have expressed deep concern over the worsening law and order situation in Bangladesh, citing a rise in gender-based violence, harassment, and restrictions on women’s mobility.
24 February 2025, 20:00 PM

Mahila Parishad condemns rising sexual violence, calls for urgent action

Citing reports published in the media, the statement highlighted a series of brutal crimes against women in different parts of the country
23 February 2025, 16:06 PM

Barapukuria Coal Mine: Indefinite strike called for job regularisation

Outsourcing employees of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) in Dinajpur launched an indefinite strike today, demanding job regularisation and to realise their five key demands
23 February 2025, 15:15 PM

Ensure safety or go

Protesters tell govt as demonstrations held against rising cases of rape, mugging, robbery
23 February 2025, 13:04 PM

2 hurt as cops use sound grenades, water cannons to disperse protesters

Police today dispersed outsourced employees using sound grenades and water cannons after they blocked the road in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital for about six hours
22 February 2025, 15:25 PM

Multilingual communities call for language preservation, cultural recognition

Speakers at an event today called for the recognition of the languages of diverse indigenous groups, constitutional acknowledgment, and rightful land ownership.
22 February 2025, 14:44 PM