- Lebanon files complaint against Israel with UNSC
- People don’t want to see any election like 2014, 2018, 2024: Parwar
- Kuwaiti ambassador and foreign adviser discuss state of Bangladeshi workers
- Food inflation slips to 10.72% in Jan
- 50 lakh voters added to updated list
- Full reports of 6 reform commissions to be published on Feb 8: Asif Nazrul
- Real Madrid's woes on defence compounded by new Alaba injury
- Five people shot in Sweden’s school
- Work underway to convert public library books into e-books: Farooki
- Chittagong, Khulna vie for BPL final tomorrow
- Asif Nazrul shares good news from his Saudi Arabia visit
- '11yr old girl' missing from Dhaka found in Naogaon
- EU, Moldova agree on energy plan to cut Russian dependence
- After Trump declares a trade war, Canadians grapple with a sense of betrayal
- Arafat Sunny reported for suspect bowling action
- JCD to observe ‘March for Justice’ for trial of BCL
- Climate change poses threat to winter crops in Rajshahi
- Suspended AC Tapashee indicted for derogatory remarks on July martyrs
- Rubio confirms takeover of USAID, vows to end 'insubordination'
- Hamza Choudhury to arrive in Bangladesh on March 19
UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders arrives in Dhaka
UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders arrives in Dhaka today (February 3) for a three-day visit. During her visit to Bangladesh, Sanders will engage with senior officials and advisers from the Interim Government on issues of justice, accountability, and human rights. Sanders will also...
Political leadership ordered excessive use of force during July Uprising: HRW
The political leadership ordered the excessive use of police force during the July Uprising, the Human Rights Watch (HRW), one of the worlds most respected human rights group, said in a report released on January 27. Multiple police officers indicated that they believed that directives to use...
Sheikh Hasina advises killing of Brigadier General Azmi
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has uncovered evidence suggesting that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directly ordered the disappearances and killings of political opponents during her tenure. In its report, After the Monsoon RevolutionA Roadmap to Lasting Security Sector Reform in Bangladesh, HRW...
HRW hands over report to CA, says Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances, killings
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has handed a report on the July Uprising to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, saying that officers had told them the ousted Bangladesh dictator, Sheikh Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings. A HRW delegation led by Elaine Pearson, Asia...
Lasting police, judicial reforms essential to prevent abuse by future govt: HRW
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned the Yunus governments hard-won progress in reforming Bangladeshi state institutions could be lost, if it does not implement swift and structural changes to prevent any repression by future governments. After over 15 years of arbitrary use of...
Bashir stresses enforcement of Consumer Rights Protection Act
Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin has called for the strict enforcement of the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009, emphasizing its role in safeguarding citizens. Speaking at the 28th meeting of the National Consumer Rights Protection Council on Sunday, held at the Directorate of National...
Bashir for proper enforcement of Consumer Rights Protection Act
Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Sunday emphasized the need for ensuring proper enforcement of the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009, reports BSS. He made the emphasize while chairing the 28th meeting of the National Consumer Rights Protection Council held at the conference room of the...
Human Rights Commission to hold police accountable
The Police Reform Commission proposed that the Human Rights Commission will ensure police accountability and will expand its scoop in need. A total of 15 recommendations have been made in the report including reducing usages of lethal weapons and implementing a five-step approach to mob control....
Workers block roads in Ashulia over unpaid wages
Disgruntled workers in Ashulia, near Savar, staged a road blockade on Monday, demanding payment of overdue salaries and other benefits. The demonstration caused severe traffic congestion along a six-kilometer stretch of the Ashulia-DEPZ-Abdullahpur road between Jamgora and Zirabo. The protest...
There will be no shortage of goods in Ramadan: DNCRP DG
Director General (Grade-1) of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) Mohammed Alim Akhter Khan has said there will be no goods crisis during the upcoming Ramadan. We will try to keep the prices of essential commodities under control during the Ramadan and there will be...
Bangladesh recognizes right to uninterrupted internet access
Bangladesh has officially recognized the right to 24/7 internet access as a right for its citizens. Information and Broadcasting Advisor Md. Nahid Islam made the announcement on his verified social media page on Tuesday evening. He stated, The Cyber Protection Ordinance, 2024, establishes 24/7...
HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of committing acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip by damaging water infrastructure and cutting off supplies to civilians, calling on the international community to impose targeted sanctions, reports AFP. In a new report, which focused specifically on...
Commission to recommend ending police verification in employment process
Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, the head of the Public Administration Reform Commission, announced that the commission is set to recommend the abolition of police verification as a mandatory requirement for recruitment across all sectors. Mr. Chowdhury made the statement during an exchange meeting with...
Human Rights Watch warns new El Salvador laws threaten free expression, privacy
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised alarm over El Salvadors newly approved cybersecurity and data protection laws, warning that the legislation could undermine media freedom and citizens privacy rights. The laws, passed by the Legislative Assembly on November 12, 2024, give the government sweeping...
International Human Rights Day today
The International Human Rights Day is being observed in the country like elsewhere in the world on Tuesday in a befitting manner with the theme Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now, reports BSS. Different organizations and human rights campaigners chalked out elaborate programs marking the day....
Ambassador Jurg Lauber elected president of UN Human Rights Council for 2025
The United Nations Human Rights Council has elected its leadership for the coming year, selecting Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland as its President for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2025, according to a statement. Ambassadors Tareq Md Ariful Islam of Bangladesh, Razvan Rusu of...
UN calls human rights pillar for positive change
Today, 10 December, marks World Human Rights Day, with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) emphasizing the critical role of human rights in shaping a better future. In a message to observe the day, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk highlighted the enduring...
Everyone must come forward to establish true democracy: Tarique Rahman
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said everyone must come forward in the journey of establishing true democracy while safeguarding the human rights and let this be our firm commitment on the UN-declared Human Rights Day. He said this in a message on Monday on the occasion of the UN-declared...
US most wanted extremist since 2009 arrested in Britain
An alleged animal rights extremist, on the U.S. most-wanted terrorist list since 2009 for bombing a California biotechnology firm, was arrested in the United Kingdom, the FBI announced on Tuesday (Local time). The suspect, Daniel Andreas San Diego, was arrested in Wales on Nov 25 in an operation...
Saudi prince uses fund to expand power, commit abuses: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that Saudi Arabias de facto ruler is using the kingdoms oil wealth fund to finance vanity projects associated with numerous human rights violations. A 93-page report from the New York-based group describes how Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has...
HRW accuses Israel of war crimes
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) finds that the Israeli authorities have caused massive and deliberate forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, in what amounts to a war crime, reports Al Jazeera. The report author Nadia Hardman published the report in a press conference Thursday....
Roundtable meeting on ‘100 Days of Student-People's Revolution’
A roundtable meeting organized by The Millennium University and the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) on the theme 100 Days of Student-Peoples Revolution convened prominent political leaders, civil society representatives, and journalists to discuss the current political landscape and...
US launches airstrikes on Syria in latest military attack
US forces launched a large-scale airstrike on Monday, targeting nine facilities linked to various Iranian-backed groups in Syria, according to a statement from US Central Command (Centcom). The strike is part of ongoing efforts to counter Iranian influence in the region. The US military has...
Eggs to be sold at low price at 13 places from tomorrow
The government is taking an initiative to sell egg at affordable price at 13 places under Dhaka north and south city corporations from tomorrow (November 9). Director General of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) Md Alim Akhter Khan revealed the information while...
70% of Gaza war dead women and children: UN
The United Nations Human Rights Office said that it has verified 8,119 killings of Palestinians in Gaza that came in the first seven months of Israels war on the enclave, reports Al Jazeera. Nearly 70 percent of the verified deaths were women and children, it said, condemning what it called...