WORKERS continuing to die or face brutality while trying to earn a living is symptomatic of a systemic failure to properly uphold labour rights. In the first half of 2025, at least 422 workers died in 373 workplace-related incidents, as the Safety and Rights Society says. Traffic accidents caused 267 of the death, with the transport sector alone accounting for 207 fatalities. Many of...
The interim government on Sunday approved a draft memorandum of understanding in principle regarding establishing an office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the country to strengthen cooperation in dealing with human rights issues...
THE historic July mass uprising of 2024 was not merely a political reckoning, it was a moral awakening. Sparked by growing inequality, youth frustration and lack of access to basic services, the protests united citizens across classes and districts. The people demanded justice, not just in law but in livelihood. They did not ask for luxury, they asked for education...
Qatar temporarily suspended air traffic across the country on Monday and some Western embassies advised their citizens there to shelter in place after Iran threatened retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear sites...
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection Monday launched a new mobile Android Applications (apps) 鈥楤azardor鈥� (market price) to inform consumers about the changing market prices of essential commodities...
Human rights activists and victims of enforced disappearances have urged the authorities to disband the Rapid Action Battalion for its alleged involvement in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions...
Air India cancelled five international flights 鈥� all using the 787-8 Dreamliner 鈥� Tuesday amid increased scrutiny of Boeing鈥檚 flagship aircraft after the horrific crash last week in Ahmedabad, reports NDTV...
ENFORCED disappearances are a grave rights violation in which state agents or affiliated groups secretly abduct, detain or arrest individuals while deliberately conceal their fate or whereabouts, thereby removing them from legal protection and exposing them to torture, extrajudicial killing or indefinite detention without trial. Often used as a tool of repression in...
Politicians, academics and professionals at a discussion in Dhaka on Saturday said that the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025鈥�26 was traditional and failed to take projects for the welfare of the people in the country...
Bangladesh reiterated its commitment to enhancing labour rights, ensuring a safe and decent working environment, and strengthening the implementation of labour laws with the support of the International Labour Organisation鈥檚 technical assistance...
WORKER rights in Bangladesh continue to remain unprotected as reported in the most recent Global Rights Index of the International Trade Union Confederation. This is disconcerting. In the index made public on June 2, Bangladesh is ranked among the 10 worst countries with a score of 5, suggesting that the country has no guarantee for worker rights. For nine consecutive...
Bangladesh has once again been named among the 10 worst countries in the world for working people, according to the 2025 edition of the International Trade Union Confederation Global Rights Index...
Workers鈥� rights around the world are 鈥榠n free fall鈥�, with widespread attempts to hamstring collective bargaining and attacks on trade union representatives, the world鈥檚 largest trade union organisation said Monday.
Human Rights Watch said on Sunday that migrant workers in the Gulf were at risk from extreme heat, urging countries to extend protections for labourers exposed to soaring temperatures...
Private airline Air Astra is set to resume its flights on the Dhaka-Sylhet route from May 29, aiming to facilitate travel for passengers ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha...
Human Rights Watch on Thursday said that the interim government鈥檚 arbitrary targeting of the supporters of the Awami League failed accountability...
WOMEN from all walks of life gathered on May 16 in a solidarity march demanding equality, dignity and justice at a time when democratic transformation of the state and society is said to be the national priority. The rally was organised in the context of recurring attacks on women in public places, especially after the targeted attack on members of the women鈥檚 affairs reforms...
At least eight individuals were subjected to extrajudicial killings by law enforcement agencies from January 1 to March 31, according to a quarterly report by human rights organisation Odhikar published on Wednesday...
The interim government on Saturday said that it had taken serious note of the recent demand from political parties, organisations, and the public to ban the Bangladesh Awami League due to its autocratic rule and involvement in terrorist activities leading to widespread human rights violations...
THE High Court in yet another welcome directive on May 6 asked the government to take some specific steps for a better oversight of River Sitalakhya conservation projects. The directive came on a writ petition by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh, which highlighted the unchecked dumping of untreated industrial and solid waste into the river. The 110km Sitalakhya...
Women鈥檚 rights and cultural activists on Tuesday condemned recent remarks of the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh about women and demanded punishment for those involved...
EXPORT earnings from tea gardens in the country have been progressively on the rise amid allegations of gross violations of tea workers鈥� rights. About 2,600 tea garden workers of Burjan Tea Company blocked the Sylhet Airport Highway on May 4 for several hours, demanding their wage arrears and allowances. Protesting workers reported that their wages and food...
Politicians, academics and professionals on Saturday at a discussion in the capital Dhaka said that rights of the workers were not established in the country...
The labour sector needs comprehensive reforms to ensure worker rights and welfare. The interim government has, however, received recommendations from the labour reforms commission...
The global system of law and human rights is under threat from a 鈥榤ultiplicity of assaults鈥� which have accelerated since US president Donald Trump鈥檚 return to power, Amnesty International said on Tuesday in its annual report...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines commenced its dedicated Hajj flights for 2025 early Tuesday...
THE police, tasked with maintaining law and order, preventing crime, and protecting citizens, their role extends beyond traditional law enforcement to safeguarding fundamental human rights. In a democratic society, the police are not only enforcers of the law but also guardians of justice and equality. Upholding human rights lies at the core of modern policing, ensuring...
BANGLADESH has emerged as an important source of global migrants, with millions seeking improved opportunities and a more secure socio-economic future abroad. The majority of them migrate as temporary workers to the Middle East and Southeast Asian countries while others move as students, skilled professionals or asylum seekers to developed...
The rights of the persons with disabilities were human rights, not just an issue of welfare or charity, rights activists, pressing for a 15-point demand for the persons with physical and mental challenges, stated on Saturday...
Different political parties and labour rights organisations specially the garment worker rights bodies on Thursday observed the 12th year of the Rana Plaza collapse, the deadliest industrial accident in the country, with the demand for completing the trial of the owners of the factory responsible for the accident...
