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US delegation calls for stronger labour protections

The visiting United States’ delegation on Tuesday called for stronger labour protections in Bangladesh readymade garment sector, emphasising the importance of freedom of association and collective bargaining to uphold workers’ rights and dignity...

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US team expresses concerns over labour rights

The visiting United States’ delegation led by the special representative for international labour affairs at the US Department of State, Kelly M Fay Rodriguez, on Monday expressed concerns over unfair labour practices, complex trade union registration processes and legal actions against garment workers and labour leaders involved in labour movements...

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Constitutional recognition of national minorities demanded

Speakers including leaders of the national minorities, researchers, academics and rights activists at a discussion in the capital on Sunday demanded constitutional recognition of national minorities and protection of their rights...

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The wizard of Mar-a-Lago

The economy, immigration, and abortion rights became the main issues that decided the overall outcome of the November 5, 2024, US election. Further analysis of exit poll data showed that the economy dominated the realm. The discontent of the working Latinos and Black males and the loyal MAGA (Make America Great Again) supporters made Trump...

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‘Hypocrisy’ of global powers over human rights lambasted

Speakers, including diplomats, researchers and a politician, at a geopolitical conference in Dhaka on Monday criticised the ‘selective’ approach of global powers as regards human rights issues, accusing them of maintaining a ‘double standard’...

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Hope for Rohingya rights and dignity

THE persecution of the Rohingyas in Myanmar, especially in Rakhine State, has caused multiple rounds of forced migration into Bangladesh. This trend is rooted in long-standing exclusionary policies and military actions targeting the Rohingyas because of their ethnicity and religious differences, depriving and expelling them of their homeland...

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Justice for Limon would be step towards police reform

VICTIMS of gross human rights violation in the hands of the law enforcement agencies who were denied justice during the Awami League regime are now coming forward to seek legal redress. This is a first step towards police reforms. Limon Hossain, a victim of attempted extrajudicial killing, lodged a complaint with the International Crime Tribunal against...

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NHRC chair Kamal Uddin, 5 members resign

The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed and its five members resigned from their respective posts on Thursday.

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UN rights chief for strengthening presence

The United Nations fact-finding mission investigating rights abuses and atrocities committed during the July-August mass uprising is likely to finalise its report by the first week of December...

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11 killed in Mozambique vote protests: HRW

Police in Mozambique killed at least 11 people and injured more than 50 others in violence after a disputed presidential election this month, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

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Career prospects of female RMG workers facing hurdles: experts

Experts and labour rights campaigners on Monday said that the long-term career prospects for female workers in Bangladesh’s garment industry had been getting hindered by challenges such as traditional gender norms, burden of unpaid care work, inadequate gender-friendly working conditions in some factories and limited job security along with age barriers...

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Labour rights campaigners for transparency, regularity

Labour leaders and rights advocates on Sunday called for the establishment of a national minimum wage, a democratic process for selecting wage board representatives, and regular review of minimum wages based on comprehensive assessments to ensure a dignified standard of living for workers...

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Businesses to run despite actions against owners: Asif

Labour and Employment adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Saturday said that despite actions against business owners involved in money laundering and various crimes, their businesses would continue to operate...

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Italy aspirant migrants demand visa appointment soon

Migrants’ rights activists on Monday urged the authorities to help make visa appointments immediately as a huge number of visa applicants, aspiring to migrate to Italy, did not get the appointments even after several months...