SSC student deaths: Aachol Foundation seeks govt intervention to prevent suicides
16 August 2026
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Rights
Journalism must not be equated with participation in crimes: Ain o Salish Kendra
16 August 2026
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Rights
Rangamati journalists rally for release of colleague Saykat Ranjan
13 August 2026
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Journalists demand access to SC courtrooms
12 August 2026
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Rights
BLAST demands justice for tortured sisters in Shariatpur
9 August 2026
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Rights
Scrapping CHT Accord would require even stronger deal: Shishir Chakma
9 August 2026
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Rights
Pirgachha police station besieged over JCD leader’s death in Savar
9 August 2026
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‘Law to protect men’: High Court rejects writ petition
6 August 2026
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17 killed in mob violence, 6 in political clashes in July: HRSS report
4 August 2026
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Draft law makes enforced disappearance convicts financially liable to victims’ families
3 August 2026
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Lalmonirhat mob: 4 rights groups slam assault on father, son
Four rights organisations have expressed deep concern over the incident in Lalmonirhat town, where a barber and his son were detained after being beaten up by a mob on Sunday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
24 June 2025
Carmichael College students continue ‘shutdown’ for the third straight day
They also announced plans to block rail and road communications on Wednesday
24 June 2025
Türk criticises legal changes to ‘ban entity, activities’
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has expressed concern over recent legal amendments that allow “banning political parties, organisations and their activities” in Bangladesh.
16 June 2025
UN rights official raises concerns over allegations involving army personnel
Grażyna Baranowska, vice chairperson of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the army headquarters
16 June 2025
BSc engineers demand an end to jobs discrimination
Human chain held in front of PSC over bar on applying to Grade-10 jobs
1 June 2025
Workers block road in Gazipur demanding arrears
Workers from a footwear factory staged a demonstration in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila yesterday, demanding payment of their unpaid salaries for April and May.
31 May 2025
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