Forty-nine newly elected Members of Parliament from the reserved women’s seats of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad have taken their oath.

The National Human Rights Commission’s current inability to investigate disciplined forces remains a major structural barrier to eradicating state-sanctioned human rights abuses in Bangladesh, according to United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Dr Alice Edwards, who called for urgent legal reforms to align the body with global independence standards.

A group of journalists formed a human chain yesterday at the Supreme Court main gate, protesting the bar on reporters from entering the courtrooms of the Supreme Court.

Two farmers collapsed and died on the spot after witnessing their ripe paddy fields go under floodwaters in Brahmanbaria and Kishoreganj on Saturday.

ILO, ESDO, FCDO back initiative for sustainable tourism

Election Commission clears list of contestants, mostly backed by BNP, Jamaat, NCP

SC, however, did not specify any reason behind the move

SM Rafiqul Islam orders eviction of all illegal structures on RHD land along the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway

Supporters blocked buses and three-wheelers for around three and a half hours

CCTV and AI-based cameras are being used to detect violations, it says

CCC executive engineer Rifatul says they will install new pipelines to resolve matter rainfall subsides

EC says the gazette may be issued tomorrow, but a pending writ petition by Monira Sharmin could affect the final decision

Field officials instructed to clear backlog within month

Anti-corruption agencies depend on continuity. Without leadership, investigations slow and enforcement stalls. In this vacuum, even routine processes become uncertain

To run for secretary as Green Panel candidate

Defamation cases and legal complexities involving the media will be brought under the Press Council’s institutional management, he says

Cracks, exposed foundations and landslides raise fears of disruption along key 10km stretch in Habiganj

Experts call for end to malpractices, syndicate control in labour migration system to ensure success of the new policy

Demand immediate withdrawal of restrictions

Families say financial stress and shock triggered fatal collapses amid widespread haor flooding