Amnesty flags human rights risks in 3 Bangladesh laws, calls for withdrawal and amendments
London-based Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh’s government to withdraw a proposed cyber law amendment and revise two recently enacted statutes…
670 RMG factories shut as worker protests paralyse key industrial zones
Non-stop demonstrations over minimum wage hikes and an end to blacklisting have forced the closure of 670 ready-made garment (RMG)…
Apex court sets strict timings for green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR on Diwali
The Supreme Court has allowed the bursting of certified “green” firecrackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) on November 7…
GCDG documents widespread academic repression, forced resignations, and institutional exclusion since August 2024
The Global Center for Democratic Governance (GCDG) has released a comprehensive research publication examining reported academic repression, institutional exclusion, disciplinary…
BGB deployed as RMG workers block roads amid calls to return to work
Ready-made garment (RMG) workers staged fresh protests and road blockades in Mirpur and Gazipur on Monday, a day after the…
Child Marriage: Where does Bangladesh stand in the post-Hasina pro-Islamist era?
In the age of artificial intelligence and robotics, Bangladesh’s political discourse is still fixated on how far the legal age…
BTMA President Shawkat Aziz sent to jail after bail plea rejected
A Dhaka court has ordered the imprisonment of Shawkat Aziz Russell, President of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and…
Two out of five involved in journalist Alif’s murder confess in court
In the murder case of journalist Lutuzzaman Alif in Durgapur, Netrakona, two accused have given confessional statements in court. They…
PM Tarique warns RMG workers of tougher action for factory closure, violence
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the authorities concerned to protect the interests of ready-made garment (RMG) workers, improve their…
PM convenes special meeting as RMG unrest spirals
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held an emergency meeting on Sunday evening at the Secretariat to determine steps for resolving ongoing…
PM Balen Shah’s office named 28 journalists; 7 were shortlisted for immediate pickup
Contrary to universal principles of press freedom and Nepal’s Constitution, Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s secretariat sent police a list of…
Tahsif Souri’s friend involved in murder, woman seen on CCTV footage arrested, say police
Inspector Firoz Ahmed of the Tongi River Police Outpost has said that the young woman named Disha was arrested in…
Police report hour-long gunfire between UPDF, JSS in Sajek, but narrative fits a familiar pattern
In Baghaichhari Upazila of Rangamati, an hour-long period of intermittent gunfire took place between the UPDF (Prasit faction) and the…
28 prominent citizens condemn Jamaat obstruction of Freedom Fighter Manik Poshari’s burial in Pirojpur
Twenty-eight noted citizens of Bangladesh have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern, outrage, and strong condemnation over the obstruction…
Sajeeb Wazed accuses BNP government of failing police accountability test
Sajeeb Wazed, son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a former ICT adviser, has published a detailed critique arguing…