Begum Rokeya Day today
Begum Rokeya Day will be observed on Monday to commemorate the contribution of Begum Rokeya, a pioneer of Bengali women鈥檚 education and a social reformer for ensuring equal rights for women and men...
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Communal harmony important more than ever
BANGLADESH stands at a crossroads, thick with tension and uncertainty. A nation that has long prided itself on the embroidery of religious and cultural coexistence is now wrestling with the cracks in its communal harmony. The timing could not be worse. Political transition is inherently unstable and in such moments of flux, the consequences...
Rokeya鈥檚 fight for freedom
BEGUM Rokeya is remembered and celebrated for her immense contribution to the establishment of women鈥檚 rights in British India. Her satirical literary works have modified the thoughts, beliefs, customs and stories of contemporary Muslim society. She rightly pointed out the worthlessness of the tradition that the Muslim society had imposed on women...
Active family, community involvement sought against child trafficking
Child rights activists at a workshop on Saturday demanded active involvement of families and communities to prevent child trafficking.
Capital flights, corruption make ensuring equality challenging
Planning and education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Saturday said that building an equitable society in the current reality was challenging, given that huge capital flights, corruption and massive irregularities...
Reopen closed state-run jute and sugar mills: labour leaders
Leaders of different labour rights organisations on Friday urged the government to reopen 26 nationalised jute mills and nine sugar mills closed during the fascist Awami League regime.
Law adviser urged to strengthen NHRC
Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions and Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development on Thursday in a joint letter urged the interim government鈥檚 law, justice, and...
HRW slams Saudi labour abuses ahead of 2034 World Cup vote
Human Rights Watch criticised the treatment of migrant workers on construction projects in Saudi Arabia Wednesday ahead of the expected confirmation of the kingdom鈥檚 hosting of the 2034 World Cup...
Experts urge for legal framework to boost tech-driven investments
Experts on Monday called for enabling legal framework and enforcement practices in relation to data protection and intellectual property rights to foster technology-driven investments...
Damascus takeover could change Middle East
THE collapse of the Baathist government of Syria in the north of the country, as the al-Qaeda affiliate HTS (Hay鈥檃t Tahrir al-Sham or the Levant Liberation Council) advanced into Aleppo and Hama, could reconfigure the Middle East. The rapidity of the advance and the Muslim fundamentalist leadership of the fighters remind me of the fall of the government of Ashraf Ghani before the Taliban advance...
Youths urged to follow ideals of Serajul Alam Khan
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD president and freedom fighter ASM Abdur Rob on Saturday said that Serajul Alam Khan was a political thinker who wanted to establish a democratic Bangladesh where people would enjoy their democratic rights...
Ending violence against women
VIOLENCE against women and girls has been found to be the deadliest, most prevalent, and most pervasive human rights violation in every community across the world, be it rich or poor, literate or illiterate, developed or undeveloped, resulting in the sad demise of a woman every 10 minutes globally. Such omnipresence of violence poses operational challenges for designing protocols and interventions...
Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup bid 'medium risk' for human rights: FIFA
Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup was considered 鈥榤edium risk鈥� for human rights by FIFA in its evaluation report, which said implementing reforms could take 鈥榮ignificant time and effort鈥�.
DNCRP conducts drives in 21 districts
In a bid to ensure price stability and a steady supply of essential goods, the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection has conducted market drives across 21 districts, imposing...
Empowering against gender violence
THE 鈥�16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence鈥� is a global campaign observed annually from November 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day). Its core purpose is to galvanise efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥楿nited for Justice: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls,鈥� emphasises...
Ensure safety, security of journalists, women rights defenders: workshop
Speakers at a workshop in Dhaka on Wednesday urged the government to ensure digital safety and security for journalists and women human rights defenders...
Odhikar wins Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award
Bangladesh鈥檚 human rights organisation Odhikar was announced as an awardee of the 2024 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award on Wednesday, according to a press release by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy...
300 Afghan reporters suffer rights breaches under Taliban: UN
More than 300 Afghan journalists have suffered rights breaches since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021, a United Nations report said Tuesday, documenting dozens of cases of torture and arbitrary arrest...
US delegation calls for stronger labour protections
The visiting United States鈥� 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鈥� rights and dignity...
Guidelines for movement of battery-run rickshaws sought
Passenger鈥檚 rights activists on Monday demanded immediate formation of guidelines for the proper management and control on the movement of battery-run rickshaws and other small vehicles...
US team expresses concerns over labour rights
The visiting United States鈥� 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...
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...
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...
United States wants human rights upheld in Bangladesh: Matthew Miller
The United States wants to see the human rights of the Bangladeshi people are upheld...
Afghan teen wins children鈥檚 prize for rights fight
A teenager who narrowly escaped after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan three years ago, on Tuesday won the prestigious KidsRights Prize for her fight for women鈥檚 rights...
鈥楬ypocrisy鈥� of global powers over human rights lambasted
Speakers, including diplomats, researchers and a politician, at a geopolitical conference in Dhaka on Monday criticised the 鈥榮elective鈥� approach of global powers as regards human rights issues, accusing them of maintaining a 鈥榙ouble standard鈥�...
Hasina鈥檚 aides obstructing justice for disappeared: speakers
Human rights defenders and interim government advisers on Friday said that ensuring trial of the perpetrators of enforced disappearance faced many challenges, particularly created by ousted former...
Constitution must ensure fundamental rights, professionals tell commission
Representatives from several professional bodies on Thursday recommended that the constitution make the fulfillment of the citizens鈥� fundamental rights binding for the state...
HRW accuses Israel of 鈥榳ar crime鈥� with 鈥榝orcible transfer鈥� in Gaza
Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel鈥檚 repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the 鈥榳ar crime of forcible transfer鈥�, and to 鈥榚thnic cleansing鈥� in parts of the Palestinian territory...
Pragmatic steps demanded to stop Malaysia syndicate
Migrants鈥� rights activists at a discussion on Wednesday demanded the government to take pragmatic actions against the Malaysia labour market syndicate immediately...
