Labour experts at an event yesterday proposed bringing all EPZs and Specialized Industrial Zones under the general Labour Act to eliminate disparities among workers.

Says Momen as US, Amnesty Int’l express concern

Expressing deep concern at the deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh, the European Parliament today called on the government to restore a safe and enabling environment for NGOs, human rights defenders, activists and religious minorities

The United States Embassy in Dhaka has expressed concern over the conviction of two officials of rights body Odhikar in an ICT Act case

Workers of privately owned jute mills in Khulna city demonstrated by blocking road and railway line for two hours today to press home their six-point demand, including payment of arrears and reopening of the closed jute mills

The much talked about Cyber Security Bill-2023 was placed in parliament today with non-bailable offences under its four sections

Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) today protested the open letter issued by global figures calling for the suspension of judicial proceedings against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus

Repressive provisions of the Digital Security Act remain in the draft Cyber Security Act. The new act only witnessed a change in its name and amendments to some of its provisions, said a Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation (MSF) report yesterday.

The workplace environment for media professionals is not particularly welcoming for women, and people do not have a full understanding of gender because they are not taught about it in school, speakers said in a roundtable today

A decade has passed since  Hridi’s father, Parvej Reza, the then president of Paltan Thana Chhatra Dal, went missing without a trace. Year after year, on the occasion of International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the 12-year old participates in various events, demanding the return of her father.

Amnesty International called on Bangladeshi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Khadijatul Kubra, who has been in jail for a year under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for hosting a webinar

Speakers at a programme today stressed the need for quick passage of the amendment to the Tobacco Control Act to protect the health of the country's people

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) yesterday condemned the alleged assault on two journalists in separate events on August 21 by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists and urged authorities to launch an immediate investigation.

Readymade garment workers encountered five forms of gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in their workplaces, according to a study released yesterday.

The Intern Doctors' Council of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College hospital yesterday called off their indefinite strike after the hospital authority assured them of taking proper measures to ensure their safety..This strike was called to protest against the assaults of intern doctors and va

Speakers at a discussion yesterday opined that a greater unity among the country’s freethinkers -- including public intellectuals, writers, journalists and artistes -- for a common cause is required to ensure freedom of expression.

Speakers at a discussion today opined that a greater unity among the country's freethinkers -- including public intellectuals, writers, journalists and artistes -- for a common cause is required to ensure freedom of expression

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) expressed outrage and strongly condemned the attack on journalists while they were covering the news of war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee's death yesterday

The battery-run easy-bike drivers and auto-rickshaw-van pullers demonstrated in Thakurgaon town today protesting the hike of “licence fee” for their vehicles

American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), a US-based platform of apparel and footwear traders, expressed deep concern over the recent situation regarding labour rights in Bangladesh.