UN experts urge Bangladesh to end reprisals against human rights defenders and relatives of the disappeared
GENEVA (14 March 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on Bangladesh to immediately cease…
Bangladesh must end persecution of journalist, say UN experts
GENEVA (26 May 2020) – UN experts* expressed alarm about the ongoing persecution of journalist Shafiqul…
Bangladesh political protests
We are deeply concerned by a series of violent incidents during ongoing protests in Bangladesh. As…
MISSING LINKS: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Having worked in the human rights field for more than two decades, we are proud of…
Bangladesh: UN member states must demand accountability from Bangladesh for gross violations of human rights in upcoming UPR
UN Member states must use the UN’s upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Bangladesh to hold…
Bangladesh: Garment workers must receive rights-based compensation and justice immediately
Arbitrary cases against garment workers in Bangladesh to intimidate them into silence Use of unlawful force…
UK Protest Rights
Whilst the right to protest is legal in the UK there are restrictions and processes you…
Human rights: Everyone has the right to protest and to organise protests.
Human rights: Everyone has the right to protest and to organise protests. This right is protected…
Many services in one smart card
Government’s initiative for smart passenger services is Rapid Pass. It is a smart card based automated…
Tips for staying cool in summer
‘Rajni sleepless, long burning days, Aram nahi ja jaane re..’ Rabindranath’s words clearly understand the evil…
Therapy dog is strengthening the patient’s mind!
In words, the mind is good, the body is also strong. Therefore, a novel initiative has…
Raw mango sorbet this summer
“The storm came, the storm came, the mango fell, the mango fell, the raw mango, the…
Phils Like What is temperature, how is it measured
The intensity of the heat is increasing, and the heat wave is intense to very intense…
Chief justice urges all to follow Bangabandhu’s ideology
Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has urged everyone to follow the ideology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman…
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in Dhaka
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in Dhaka. This is the first high-level visit from Australia…
Babar Ali’s victory after Everest
An unprecedented and exciting chapter has been written in the history of mountaineering in Bangladesh. Its…
Districts likely to experience thunderstorms by 1 p.m
According to the Meteorological Office, there is a possibility of thundershowers with a maximum speed of…
Due to which the United States imposed sanctions against former army chief Aziz
The US State Department has banned former Bangladesh Army Chief General (retd) Aziz Ahmed and his…
7-8 percent polling in 2 hours: EC
Polling for the second phase of the Sixth Upazila Parishad election is underway in 156 upazilas…
For the first time the average per capita income crossed 3 lakh taka
Average per capita income in the country increased despite the appreciation of the dollar. According to…
Holiday in 111 upazilas is May 29
On the occasion of the third phase of the sixth upazila parishad election, the Ministry of…
STUDYING ABROAD MADE EASY: LINKERS EDUCATION’S IMMIGRATION SOLUTIONS
Studying abroad is a dream for many students around the globe. The allure of experiencing a…
Demand for declaration of free investment policy to bring back money laundering
The National Lawyers Association has made a four-point demand to bring back money smuggled abroad, including…
The accused cannot be kept in the condemned cell before the death sentence is finalised
The High Court ruled that the accused cannot be kept in solitary confinement (known as condemned…
Lou pursued political and civil rights advocacy
US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu asked to know how freely political and civil rights…
Nobel laureate Nargis Mohammadi faces a new trial in Iran
Nargis Mohammadi, a renowned human rights activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize, has alleged that…
The possibility of Rohingya repatriation is becoming more tenuous?
Despite many attempts and much discussion for the repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar for…
Gaza war: Where does Israel get its weapons?
Western governments are coming under growing pressure to halt arms sales to Israel over how it…
US confirms first aid trucks arrive via Gaza pier
The first shipment of humanitarian aid has arrived in Gaza via a temporary floating pier, the…
US security adviser urges Netanyahu to connect war to ‘political strategy’
US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to connect…
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli…
Israeli army steps up attacks across Gaza as top US official visits Israel
The Israeli army has stepped up attacks across Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinians in the central part…
Fake notes of 1000 and 500 taka recovered in Gazipur, arrest 2
Gazipur Metropolitan Police raided a flat in North Khailkur of Gacha police station in the city…
Battery operated rickshaw drivers protest in the capital, attack on buses
Battery-operated rickshaw drivers and traders protested with batons at Mirpur No. 10 in the capital. At…
Hajj pilgrimage of 75 people uncertain, agency chairman-MD’s ban on emigration
Hajj flights started last May 9. Around 24,000 pilgrims have already arrived in Saudi Arabia. But…
Police box fire in Kalshi autorickshaw drivers
Agitating autorickshaw drivers set fire to a traffic police box in Kalshi of the capital. The…
22 arrested in DMP operation
Various crime and intelligence departments of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 22 people in anti-narcotics…
Why didn’t Priyanka Gandhi fight in the polls in the end?
On Friday afternoon in the dusty town of Rae Barili, it was May sunshine. The local…
How Raisi went from religious leader to president of Iran
Ebrahim Raisi was a hardline religious leader close to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who…
Jhenaidah Member of Parliament Anwarul Azim disappeared after going to Kolkata
Indian authorities have tracked the mobile location of missing Jhenaidah Member of Parliament Anwarul Azim. They…
Prime Minister has assured to reconsider the imposition of VAT on Metrorail tickets: Bridges Minister
Minister of Road Transport and Bridges and General Secretary of Awami League Obaidul Quader said that…
The country has become the Mulluk of Mugh: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has commented that the country has now become Mug’s…
The fire is increasing because of the glass building?
The rains at the beginning of this month brought some relief after the continuous heat wave…
Expulsion of upazila election candidates, wrong decision of BNP or strategy?
BNP, one of the main opposition parties of the country, has expelled the two hundred district…
Protests over the barbed wire fence on the India-Myanmar border are on the rise
People of the Jo tribe are holding protests against the central government’s decision to erect barbed…
Why is Russia using a hundred and fifty years old Morse code in the modern war of drones and missiles?
From artificial intelligence drones to hypersonic missiles, the modern battlefield is packed with all the latest…
Most of the girls are victims of sexual abuse
Lima (pseudonym) lives in a shelter of a non-governmental development organization. His mother enrolled him in…
Upstart human rights institutions are violating human rights: NHRC
DHAKA, April 24, 2024, (BSS): The National Human Rights Commission has expressed concern about the suddenly…
Dhaka denounces US State Department’s 2023 human rights report
DHAKA, Apr 25, 2024 (BSS) – Criticising the recently released US State Department’s 2023 Human Rights…
Second session of 12th Parliament begins
The 12th Parliament went into its second session at 5:04pm on Thursday. Prior to this, the…
Shirin Sharmin at UK House of Commons: Bangladesh committed to maintaining human rights
Speaker of Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has said Bangladesh is committed to maintaining human rights…
No significant changes in human rights situation in Bangladesh in 2023: US bureau
There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Bangladesh last year, according to the “2023…
Israel pounds Gaza as UN urges opening of land crossings for aid deliveries
Israeli forces have continued to bombard the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, where Israel’s military offensive is…
Biden delivers address at Morehouse College amid anger over Gaza war
Joe Biden has sought to address anger on United States university campuses over his support for Israel amid…
UN says 800,000 people have fled Rafah as Israel kills dozens in Gaza
Nearly 800,000 Palestinians have been displaced from Rafah since Israel launched its offensive against the southern Gaza…
Gaza protest leaves university lawn after negotiation
Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up a camp outside an historic graduation hall have left the area,…
US adviser Sullivan in Israel for ceasefire talks
US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser is holding talks in Israel as part of a…
What do we know about NID forgery?
Over the years, different law enforcement agencies have arrested several ringleaders who had made and sold…
BTRC seizes almost a thousand illegal smart TV, set top boxes
A team of Enforcement and Inspection Directorate of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), with the…
2 Arsa men held in Cox’s Bazar
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two commanders of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) and…