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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Citing reports published in the media, the statement highlighted a series of brutal crimes against women in different parts of the country

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

Protesters tell govt as demonstrations held against rising cases of rape, mugging, robbery

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

Speakers at an event today called for the recognition of the languages of diverse indigenous groups, constitutional acknowledgment, and rightful land ownership.

A group of students today staged a demonstration demanding dredging of a 400-metre section on the Sowai river in Netrokona

Residents of 12 villages surrounding the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur today began an indefinite sit-in at the mine’s entrance to press home their six-point demands

Shaheen Anam, executive director of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), has been awarded an honorary MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by the United Kingdom, the British High Commission in Dhaka said on its verified Facebook page yesterday.

Workers of a garment factory at Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) staged a demonstration today demanding payment of their unpaid wages for January

Unicef strongly criticised the handling of a recent case in which an 11-year-old girl, who went missing after being contacted on social media by an adult man, was rescued but subjected to harmful treatment by law enforcement and media

The award ceremony, organised by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs in collaboration with the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner's Office, was held at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy auditorium today

Hundreds of students under the banner of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement laid siege to the Naogaon 250-bed General Sadar Hospital today, protesting against alleged irregularities, corruption and mismanagement

Ten teams will monitor the markets in the capital, two teams in each of the divisional cities, and one team in other key districts of the country