Jamaat chief: Women outside the home or in politics are tantamount to prostitution

The radical Islamist party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has drawn severe criticism after an X post of the…

Women facing crisis in elections amid rising violence and marginalisation

The dismal representation of women in the 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum on February 12…

Taslima Nasreen asks Grameen America to drop Yunus amid rights abuses

Exiled Bangladeshi author and secular humanist Taslima Nasreen has urged individuals, institutions, and funding bodies to…

Rights groups condemn RU teacher’s derogatory post against Begum Rokeya

Leading women’s rights organisations have sharply condemned Associate Professor Khandaker Muhammad Mahmudul Hasan of Rajshahi University’s…

South Asian activists concerned over mob violence, legal loopholes in Bangladesh

The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has expressed concern over attacks on minorities, women and…

Rights body ASK frustrated with Yunus regime’s failures

Echoing the concerns of the civil society and political parties, human rights organisation Ain o Salish…

67 rights groups condemn rape of Hindu woman in Cumilla

The Samajik Protirodh Committee, a platform of 67 women, human rights, and development organizations, has expressed…

Mahila Parishad condemns death of man for refusing to marry off daughter

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has expressed deep concern and anger over the incident of beating a man…

Why are Yunus supporters welcoming women abusers with garlands?

The spike in hate crimes against women and girls, ranging from gang-rape to moral policing, has…

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