WOMEN鈥橲 rights activists and media scholars consider developing a gender-sensitive reporting strategy and an effective system to monitor journalistic practices in print, broadcast and digital media as a priority agenda for media sector reforms. They have expressed their concern at a roundtable discussion on gender-sensitive reporting and said that the...
United Nations high commissioner for human rights Volker T眉rk said that the UN fact-finding report on the atrocities during the July-August uprising was at final stage and would be released by mid-February...
Public health experts and rights activists at a discussion in Dhaka on Wednesday urged the authorities concern to stop misuse of public money allocated for water rights...
Seventeen land and human rights organisations on Tuesday demanded punishment for those involved in land grabbing from the Santal community and the arson attack on a Santal house in Gobindganj of Gaibandha...
THE year 2024 will forever be etched in Bangladesh鈥檚 political history. It marks the fall of an autocratic regime, the victory of the people, and a significant shift in the country鈥檚 political landscape. However, despite this monumental political achievement, the progress in addressing gender-based violence and achieving equality for women remains...
ISSUES of worker welfare, which have largely been ignored by successive governments, have once again come to the fore with construction workers having pushed for a set of demands. The Building Construction Workers鈥� Union at a rally in Dhaka on January 18 demanded that the government should ensure fundamental rights of construction workers...
Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin today emphasized the need for ensuring proper enforcement of the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009...
ACCESS to the internet has become indispensable in modern life, intertwining with rights like freedom of expression. However, government-enforced internet shutdowns, often justified under national security, disrupt daily life and infringe on fundamental human rights. Bangladesh鈥檚 July uprising exposed the devastating impact of these blackouts...
Bangladesh Open University is committed to establishing non-discrimination, safety and equal rights in education for third-gender students, said the university vice-chancellor, ABM Obaidul Islam, on Thursday...
Human Rights Watch on Thursday blasted the 鈥榗raven unwillingness鈥� of governments to defend international norms and institutions last year, while warning that Donald Trump鈥檚 return to power will compound pressure on the world鈥檚 鈥榝raying鈥� rights system.
The police reform commission in its report recommended giving all power to the National Human Rights Commission to investigate human rights violations by members of law enforcement agencies...
The electoral reform commission has proposed that the Election Commission hold a re-election if 40 per cent of the votes in a constituency is not cast...
Several rights organisations on Sunday placed suggestions to reform commissions, upholding equality and dignity of women in every sphere in society, including workplaces.
Rights activists and other speakers at a meeting on Thursday called for enactment of a law to prevent sexual harassment and gender-based violence...
International flights resumed at Syria鈥檚 main airport in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since Islamist-led forces toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month...
Nepal鈥檚 airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers threatened landing sites, aviation officials said on Monday...
Syria said on Saturday the country鈥檚 main airport in Damascus would resume international flights starting next week after such commercial trips were halted following last month鈥檚 ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.
ABRAHAM Lincoln鈥檚 famous words, 鈥楧emocracy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people,鈥� encapsulate its core principles. Democracy is essential for advancing human rights, fostering peace, and ensuring individual security. It stresses the importance of the rule of law, promoting international peace, security and economic and...
ENFORCED disappearances are widely recognised as one of the most serious crimes and a grave violation of rights that can be committed against a human being. During the Sheikh Hasina regime, which was toppled on August 5, 2024, enforced disappearances became a serious concern and were widely seen as a method to suppress political dissent...
THE number of incidents of rights violation in the three hill districts has declined, as a report that the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti published on January 1 says. The number of incidents that took place in 2024 was 200, down from 240 such incidents that took place in the year before. But, the Annual Report of 2024 on Human Rights Situation in...
The number of human rights violation incidents in the Chittagong Hill Tracts鈥攃omprising Rangamati, Khagrachhari, and Bandarban districts鈥攄ropped to 200 in 2024 from 240 in the previous year, according to a report by the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti...
From 鈥楢 Farewell to Arms鈥� to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday...
Defending champions Fortune Barishal face title contenders Rangpur Riders in the battle of heavyweights of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today...
Labour rights activists demanded on Sunday that the government should introduce a system of issuing licences and route permits and a policy on battery-run three-wheelers such as rickshaws.
Leaders of the Democratic Rights Committee on Friday at a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar said that a Bangladesh free from discriminations has yet to be established.
Labour rights activists on Wednesday came up with an eight-point demand, including enactment of policy on battery-run three wheelers such as rickshaws, authorisation of these vehicles and their drivers, and state-supported modernisation of these rickshaws...
Expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment adviser Asif Nazrul on Wednesday emphasised the importance of ensuring voting rights for expatriates, citing it as a critical step towards their greater inclusion in the nation鈥檚 democratic processes...
Rights campaigners at a meeting with the labour reform commission on Tuesday highlighted the importance of maternity leave for women workers, sufficient day-care facilities for working women and strict measures against sexual harassment...
Rights activists at a discussion on Sunday demanded that labour sector reforms should take into account migrant workers鈥� rights to protect the foreign exchange earners from vulnerabilities...
Health rights activists, policy makers and experts at a discussion on Saturday said that the health sector reform should have a special focus on bringing universal primary healthcare coverage to people鈥檚 doorsteps...