Bangladesh Information Commission inactive for 2 years, over 850 appeals pending
29 September 2026
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Rights
HC issues rule to compensate Tk 5cr to unlawfully detained man
28 September 2026
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Rights
CHT platform demands cancellation of three govt committees
28 September 2026
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Rights
Govt agrees to expert review of cyber law draft amid journalists’ concerns
28 September 2026
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Rights
TIB, HRSS condemn attacks on Radda health centre, Salman Muqtadir’s studio
27 September 2026
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Rights
Govt support services for persons with disabilities see low awareness, use: Study
24 September 2026
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Rights
SRB, disappearance act, cyber amendments draw criticism at NCP discussion
17 September 2026
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Rights
Civil society organisations voices concern over proposed Cyber Protection Act amendments
17 September 2026
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Rights
Rangamati rally demands return of 5% indigenous quota
17 September 2026
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Rights
Abuse survivors forced to navigate multiple institutions: speakers
16 September 2026
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Rights
Ishraque’s mayoral post: SC full bench to hear leave-to-appeal petition tomorrow
Chamber judge of the Appellate Division of SC sent the petition to its full bench for hearing
27 May 2025
How much longer must south Dhaka suffer?
Standoff over Ishraque Hossain’s mayoral post halts civic services in half of Dhaka
27 May 2025
Ishraque’s supporters withdraw blockade after 3 hours of protest
Services resume after halt over mayoral appointment demand
27 May 2025
Sramik Dal sits-in protest against NCT handover to foreign operator
The Chattogram Port unit of the Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal staged a sit-in in Chattogram today, protesting the government's move to hand over the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chattogram Port to a foreign company
25 May 2025
Gitiara Nasreen dismayed by govt's silence over attacks on women's commission
Calls for clear stance from political parties on women’s rights and discrimination
25 May 2025
‘March for Yunus’: Protest in Shahbagh with five-point demands
Demonstrators urge removal of controversial advisers from interim setup
24 May 2025
147 citizens demand protection for Narsingdi College teacher facing threats
They also called on authorities to take a firm stance against online harassment and misinformation
23 May 2025
US trade bodies reiterate call for better labour rights
American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), the US’s largest trade body in the apparel and footwear sector, and the Fair Labour Association (FLA) tied Bangladesh’s efforts to improve labour rights to ensure successful tariff negotiation with the Trump administration.
21 May 2025
Hilsa fishing: Riverine fishermen demand VGF support amid poor catch
Despite the end of the two-month ban on hilsa fishing in rivers, fishermen along the coastal region are returning empty-handed
21 May 2025
Protect family of Magura rape victim
Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has expressed grave concern over the safety and well-being of the family of the victim in the recent Magura rape and murder case, urging authorities to act swiftly to ensure their protection, especially the victim's 14-year-old sister, who is also a child bride.
18 May 2025
Dhanmondi Road renamed after July martyr Farhan Faiyaz
Dhanmondi Road- 27 has been renamed after Shaheed Farhan Faiyaz, a martyr of the July uprising
18 May 2025
Khelafat Majlish voices concern over foreign lease of Ctg port terminal
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish today expressed deep concern over what it called government efforts to establish "humanitarian corridor" in Rakhine, and to give a lease of Chattogram port to foreigners
16 May 2025
Prime mover workers' union calls off work abstention
Container transport at Ctg port to resume soon
15 May 2025
DNCC provides financial aid to 3 auto-rickshaw drivers
The Dhaka North City Corporation has extended financial assistance to three rickshaw drivers whose vehicles were damaged during a recent joint drive by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and DNCC to enforce the ban on battery-operated rickshaws on major city roads
14 May 2025
Injured protesters continue sit-in
Individuals who were injured during the July mass uprising yesterday continued a sit-in protest by blocking Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection.
11 May 2025
Govt must act now to curb anti-women vitriol
The Samajik Protirodh Committee, a coalition of 67 women’s rights, human rights, and development organisations, yesterday urged the government to take immediate and decisive action against the escalating tide of misogynistic speech and behaviour in public discourse and the media.
8 May 2025
Unconstitutional, unacceptable, irrational
Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) has strongly condemned recent demands from certain groups calling for the abolition of the government-established Women’s Affairs Reform Commission and the enactment of a blasphemy law in the country.
4 May 2025
Journo protection law at review stage
The government is working to introduce a law for the protection of journalists, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said.
4 May 2025
Hold those involved in Shapla Chattar incident accountable: Odhikar
Rights organisation Odhikar has called for a thorough investigation into the Shapla Chattar "mass killing" to ensure those involved are held accountable
4 May 2025
‘Take action against those who incite hatred’
Twenty-two female professionals have demanded that the government investigate and take appropriate legal action against those who incite hatred and issue threats against the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission.
2 May 2025