Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) has recommended several amendments to the draft National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act, 2026, saying the proposed law should further strengthen the commission’s independence, inclusiveness, and investigative powers.

Rucsu General Secretary Salahuddin Ammar is facing growing criticism over a series of alleged misconduct, including violence, intimidation, misbehaviour, and a controversial fundraising drive.

The death toll from the collapse of a boundary wall at Mirpur University College rose to three after another woman succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment on Tuesday night.

Former minister Abdul Latif Siddique was arrested yesterday in connection with a crimes against humanity case over the May 5, 2013, Shapla Chattar crackdown.

Dhaka University Syndicate has decided to review all appointments of teachers, officers and employees made between January 1, 2009, and June 30, 2024, and initiate action against teachers accused of taking positions against students during the July uprising.

Online advertisements are luring Bangladeshi jobseekers into cyber-scam compounds in Southeast Asia, in what can be viewed as the newest face of a wider trafficking crisis.

Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman yesterday said no political force, bureaucracy, or government could restore peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), adding that only the Bangladesh Army had the capacity to do so.

The High Court yesterday imposed a Tk 5 crore cost on GPH Ispat Ltd for filing an appeal to remove its name from Bangladesh Bank’s Credit Information Bureau (CIB) defaulters’ list while concealing that the Appellate Division had already passed an order on the same matter.

Remedial support should be integrated into classroom teaching, teacher training, assessment, and the next Primary Education Development Programme, rather than treated as a separate project, educationists and officials said yesterday.

The Election Commission is planning to hold the next presidential election in the last week of August to elect the head of state.

While the government observed a day of national mourning on July 30, 2024, thousands of Bangladeshis turned social media red in a symbolic act of defiance, rejecting the official observance and vowing to mourn only when justice was served.

Mobarak Hossain alias David Emon, an alleged close associate of Chattogram’s fugitive gangster Sazzad Ali alias Boro Sazzad, had allegedly struck a deal to cross into India in exchange for Rs 20,000 (around Tk 26,000).

Police stopped leaders and activists of the National Citizen Party in Bahubal upazila yesterday when they were heading to attend a rally in Habiganj town to protest Tuesday’s attack on party leaders.

Many public health facilities are facing severe shortages of essential medicines, while diagnostic laboratory services remain disrupted.

Urges govt to allow at least two weeks and ensure meaningful participation by victims and other stakeholders

Consignment of 620 fruits handed over at Akhaura land port

Headmasters attributed poor performance to acute teacher shortages and limited parental involvement

Dinesh Trivedi signals optimism over pending bilateral issues

Rights group says tribunal's shortcomings threaten justice, due process and the rule of law

Also opposes proposed ban on MPO-listed teachers and seeks restrictions on ministers, MPs during campaigns