
Why cracking down on Nobel laureate Yunus?
Over 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates have urged Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to suspend legal proceedings against economist Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his social development work but has faced legal pressure at home for years.
In an open letter dated August 27, leaders, including

Probe into exploitation of Indian, Bangladeshi nationals in New Zealand
The New Zealand government has launched a comprehensive probe into the alleged case of exploitation of 115 Indian and Bangladeshi nationals who arrived in the country with the promise of employment that did not materialise.
End political prosecution of rights leaders: AHRC
The Bangladesh authorities should cease their continued criminalization and harassment of Bangladesh human rights group, Odhikar, 21 human rights groups said today. Authorities should drop politically-motivated charges against Odhikar's leaders, Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan.
On August 10, 2013, Khan, secretary of Odhikar and a prominent human rights activist, was arbitrarily
detained after the group published a fact-finding report on extrajudicial killings and excessive use of force to disperse a protest in Bangladesh. Khan'...

Status of Economic, Social and Cultural rights in Bangladesh Constitution
Reproductive health education should be included in school-college curricula
Shahriar Islam Shovon

Rajuk’s mysterious silence makes Narayanganj councilor more aggressive
Defying the order of Rajdhani Unnayan Kotripokhsha (Rajuk), the construction work of a disputed risky 5-storey building at Muktinagr under 3 no. Ward of Nararayanganj City Corporation (NCC) is going on amid the lockdown of the corona pandemic. Owner of the building Nur Salam, father of Shah Jalal Badol, Councilor of 3no. Ward of Nararayanganj City Corporation (NCC) is continuing the work showing thumb to Rajuk and other utility authorities like DPDC and Titas.
The area is under Zone-six of Rajuk. Rajuk on February 11/07/2019 sent a notice to Nur Salam to stop the construction work and remove his illegal building. People living in the adjacent homesteads around the risky ![]()