Climate shocks put girls at greater risk of child marriage, violence: Study
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‘Recognise our rights in Constitution’
5 October 2026
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Bangladesh Information Commission inactive for 2 years, over 850 appeals pending
29 September 2026
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HC issues rule to compensate Tk 5cr to unlawfully detained man
28 September 2026
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CHT platform demands cancellation of three govt committees
28 September 2026
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Govt agrees to expert review of cyber law draft amid journalists’ concerns
28 September 2026
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TIB, HRSS condemn attacks on Radda health centre, Salman Muqtadir’s studio
27 September 2026
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Govt support services for persons with disabilities see low awareness, use: Study
24 September 2026
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SRB, disappearance act, cyber amendments draw criticism at NCP discussion
17 September 2026
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Civil society organisations voices concern over proposed Cyber Protection Act amendments
17 September 2026
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NID correction to be made easy
The Election Commission has moved to ease the hassle for people in correcting information on National ID Cards
8 June 2023
Legal notice sent to Bidyanondo Foundation seeking clarification on donation
A woman has sent a legal notice to Kishore Kumar Das, chairman of the Bidyananda Foundation, seeking information on how her donation to the foundation was spent..Supreme Court lawyer Md Haider Tanviruzzaman said yesterday that the notice was issued on Tuesday on behalf of Sabiha Rahman Nit
17 May 2023
Govt needs time to amend labour law: Law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the government needs a reasonable amount of time to amend the labour law.
16 May 2023
UN Women holds event on preventing violence against women
UN Women Bangladesh held a learning-sharing event at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) today showcasing the remarkable results achieved by the Combatting Gender-Based Violence (CGBV) project
10 May 2023
Journalism is no crime
Foreign diplomats at a discussion today highlighted the importance of a free and independent press in any democracy
3 May 2023
World Press Freedom Index 2023: Bangladesh slips 1 notch to 163
Bangladesh has slipped one notch in this year's World Press Freedom Index, prepared by Reporters Without Borders, also known as Reporters sans frontières (RSF)
3 May 2023
Repeal DSA, demands TIB marking World Press Freedom Day
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), a civil society watchdog, has again called for the repeal of the Digital Security Act on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.
2 May 2023
‘Ensure press freedom and freethinking’
Transparency International Bangladesh has called upon the government to ensure fundamental rights, including the security of journalists and create an amiable ambience for freethinking, freedom of the press and the right to the free flow of information.
2 May 2023
Historic May Day today
The historic May Day will be observed in Bangladesh today as elsewhere across the world with due respect
30 April 2023
‘It’s unacceptable, unconstitutional’
Women rights activists and groups have expressed their shock and serious concern over an incident involving Krishak Sramik Janata League leader Abdul Kader Siddique, who prevented the Sakhipur Upazila Nirbahi Officer from performing a guard of honour for deceased freedom fighter Abdul Hamid, simply because the UNO was a woman.
30 April 2023
Policy regarding domestic workers: Protection remains only on paper
The Domestic Workers Protection and Welfare Policy 2015, which aims to safeguard the rights and well-being of over two million domestic workers -- mostly women and children -- have remained unimplemented for the past eight years due to the government’s lack of political will and negligence.
30 April 2023
DSA will be amended before polls to some extent if necessary
Says Anisul Huq
29 April 2023
Health service, protection, a legal right of labourers
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq yesterday urged all relevant stakeholders, including, owners, labourers and government to work sincerely in order to ensure a congenial atmosphere at workplaces, saying that having health service and protection is the legal right of every labourer.
28 April 2023
Bride-groom demand repeal of DSA during reception
Many brides and grooms from all over the world have come to the limelight by organising fancy weddings which make for great photos on social media
26 April 2023
Rana Plaza tragedy victims remembered in Savar
A candlelight vigil was held in Savar today as relatives, and leaders and activists of different labour organisations remembered the victims of the Rana Plaza tragedy.
23 April 2023
31 orgs demand scrapping of DSA
Thirty-one social and cultural organisations today demanded the scrapping of the Digital Security Act and other repressive laws to ensure people’s freedom of expression
17 April 2023
RMG sector saw progress but still not enough: US ambassador
Although progress has been made in the garment sector for the RMG workers’ betterment following the Rana Plaza tragedy, it is nowhere enough, US Ambassador Peter Haas has said.
13 April 2023
Mahila Parishad expresses concern over extrajudicial punishment
Expressing deep concern over the barbaric flogging and stoning of a wife of an expatriate in Barajum village of Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) has demanded the proper implementation of the Supreme Court verdict to stop extrajudicial punishment to this end.
9 April 2023
Rajshahi citizens group demand legal action into Sultana’s death
A group of citizens in Rajshahi today demanded legal action to ensure justice for the death of Sultana Jasmine while in Rab custody.
1 April 2023
Clearly an act of intimidation: RSF on arrest of Shams
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called for the immediate release of Prothom Alo reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams, who was arrested early Wednesday after being sued in a Digital Security Act case while his newspaper’s editor himself faces the same charges
30 March 2023