Major Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign 鈥榞enocide鈥�
Rights groups B鈥橳selem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Monday that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to a 鈥榞enocide鈥� against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs.
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New aid convoy enters south Syria Druze-majority province
A new humanitarian aid convoy reached southern Syria鈥檚 Druze heartland on Monday, official media said, as the United Nations warned the humanitarian situation in Sweida province was critical after deadly violence.
UN to use 鈥榟umanitarian pauses鈥� to try to reach Gaza鈥檚 starving
The United Nations said it would try to reach as many starving people as possible in Gaza after Israel announced it would establish secure land routes in for humanitarian convoys...
Humanoid robots embody China鈥檚 AI ambitions
Serving craft beer, playing mahjong, stacking shelves and boxing, the dozens of humanoid robots at Shanghai鈥檚 World AI Conference (WAIC) this weekend were聽embodiments of China鈥檚 growing AI prowess and ambition...
Human rights must be nurtured as culture: Asif Nazrul
Law adviser Asif Nazrul at a programme in Dhaka on Saturday said that human rights must be nurtured as a culture rather than an issue of enforcement.
Aid groups warn聽of starving children in Gaza
Aid groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza as a trio of European powers prepared to hold an 鈥榚mergency call鈥� Friday on the deepening humanitarian crisis.
Politicisation of human suffering
I teach literature, a subject that is closely related to everyday life and hence cannot be divorced from political happenings. When interpreting literary texts, I often draw examples from political contexts...
India expels 1,500 Muslims to Bangladesh recently: HRW
Indian authorities have expelled more than 1,500 Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh in recent weeks without due process, claiming that they are 鈥榠llegal immigrants鈥�, the Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
100 NGOs warn 鈥榤ass starvation鈥� spreading across Gaza
More than 100 aid organisations and human rights groups warned on Wednesday that 鈥榤ass starvation鈥� was spreading in Gaza, as the United States said its top envoy was heading to Europe for talks on a possible ceasefire and aid corridor...
Tolerance, awareness can prevent human-elephant conflict: experts
Tolerant behaviour and understanding of elephant habits could significantly reduce human-elephant conflict in areas where wild elephants frequently roam, experts and local people said at a workshop held in Chattogram鈥檚 Lohagara upazila on Tuesday morning...
Charge hearing on July 28
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday set July 28 for hearing charges against Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid Bachchu and 29 others, accused in connection with a crimes against humanity case over killing of Abu Sayeed during 2024 July uprising...
Humans beat AI gold-level score at top maths contest
Humans beat generative AI models made by Google and OpenAI at a top international mathematics competition, despite the programmes reaching gold-level scores for the first time...
From Auschwitz to Gaza鈥檚 鈥榟umanitarian city鈥�
The starvation and genocide in Gaza and Israel鈥檚 unconstrained colonial and imperial arrogance have reached a point beyond redemption. Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 endless wars now bleed into Syria, attacking the heart of Damascus with absolute impunity. Meanwhile, the United States, supposedly the world鈥檚 leading superpower, remains tragically mired in subservience to...
ICT sets Oct 15 deadline for probe report
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday directed its Investigation Agency to submit the probe report by October 15 in the 2024 July鈥揂ugust crimes against humanity case against Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader and 44 others, mostly his party colleagues and political allies...
Israeli fire kills 57 aid seekers in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians waiting to collect humanitarian aid in the territory鈥檚 north on Sunday, killing 57 people and wounding dozens more...
UN rights office to focus on preventing serious rights abuses: govt
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has said that the United Nations rights office in Bangladesh would focus on addressing and preventing serious human rights abuses, such as those perpetrated by the previous government, and ensuring accountability for violations....
Bangladesh, UN rights body sign MoU for rights mission
The government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to field a mission in the country aimed at supporting the promotion and protection of human rights...
Cybersecurity and human resource management
IN TODAY鈥橲 digital world, cyber threats don鈥檛 always hide behind complex codes or technical tricks. Often, they come through the front door 鈥� disguised as job applications, resignation letters, or support requests. While organisations spend heavily on cybersecurity technology, they often overlook a more critical entry point: the human resources department...
Chankharpool killing during uprising:聽ICT charges ex-DMP chief, 7 others
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday charged former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven of his subordinates with crimes against humanity for the murder of six protesters at Chankharpool in Dhaka during the...
Ex-IGP Mamun may be tried if withholds truth
Former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, who has been charged with crimes against humanity during the July uprising alongside deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan but has turned state witness, may face prosecution again if he withholds truth during the trial of the uprising case...
Police free 1,194 in global trafficking raids
Police rescued 1,194 potential human trafficking victims and arrested 158 suspects in coordinated raids across 43 countries last month, the European Union鈥檚 law enforcement agency said on Friday.
Govt nods for UN rights office
The interim government on Thursday approved a proposal to establish an office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bangladesh -- initially for three years...
Humanoid robot says not aiming to 鈥榬eplace human artists鈥�
When successful artist Ai-Da unveiled a new portrait of King Charles this week, the humanoid robot described what inspired the layered and complex piece, and insisted it had no plans to 鈥榬eplace鈥� humans...
Human chain demands protection from river erosion in Jamalpur
A human chain was formed at Islampur in Jmaalpur on Sunday, demanding the effective protection from river erosion...
Over 500 killed around GHF aid distributions in Gaza, says UN
More than 500 people have been killed in the vicinity of the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation鈥檚 sites since late May, the United Nations said Friday.
Charge hearing ends, order on July 14
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday set July 14 to give a decision whether charges of crimes against humanity would be framed against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven of his subordinate officials in the case of killing six protesters during the July-August mass uprising at Chankharpool in Dhaka...
Works under way to build technical school, college in every upazila: Edu adviser
Bangladesh interim government education adviser Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar on Thursday said the work of establishing one technical school and college in every upazila of the country is under way to turn the population of Bangladesh into human resources.
Formal charges filed against 16
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Wednesday filed formal charges in a case of crimes against humanity for the killing of six youths and burning the bodies at Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, during the 2024 mass uprising...
Nazrul symbol of indomitable human spirit: discussion
Speakers at a discussion titled July Uprising: The Legacy of Kazi Nazrul said that the national poet was a symbol of the indomitable human spirit...
Violence against women rises: PCJSS report
The number of incidents of human rights violation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts鈥攃overing Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban districts鈥攕lightly decreased in the first half of 2025, with 103 incidents reported, compared with 107 incidents during the same period last year, according to a half-yearly report by Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti...