2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (472+ words) The recent incident in Rajbari involving a woman entrepreneur is most deplorable. The woman was publicly humiliated and beaten in presence of law enforcement personnel following a dispute over her business. A video of the incident, which went viral on…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (298+ words) The husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar. Vice-president Deogratius Ndejembi - who made the official announcement of Ameir’s death - said he had been suffering from a heart…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (325+ words) Leaders of the country's apparel sector demanded setting the pension age limit at 55 years instead of 60 for apparel workers and provide a special incentive for first two years to make the Universal Pension Scheme attractive and popular among garment workers....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (290+ words) A study has found that legal challenges, digital threats, physical intimidation, economic insecurity and social pressure often intersect, creating multiple and reinforcing protection risks for journalists and human rights defenders in Bangladesh. The study, titled "Mapping of Support Services and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (217+ words) A ministry probe has found severe safety lapses and negligence to be responsible for the deaths of 10 workers from toxic gas exposure at Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industry’s yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda. The ministry panel recommended disciplinary action against the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (282+ words) Steelmaking comes to a near-standstill in one of its most troubling times as operators say they are struggling to stay afloat. Fuel and fund crises, and demand slump are on top of formidable problems as of now. A persistent slowdown…...