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Doxing targets people over alleged interfaith relationships

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- A young Bangladeshi student has been living in fear after her photograph, phone number and home address were circulated on Facebook over allegations that she was in a relationship wit... Read More


War crimes witness unable to return home for 2 years: family

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- After the government changeover on Aug 5, 2024, freedom fighter Manik Pashari of Pirojpur - a witness in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee - we... Read More


Workers block highway in Gazipur again

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Garment factory workers are blocking the highway in Gazipur once more to demand a minimum wage of Tk 30,000. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed on the Dhaka-T... Read More


Garment workers block Mirpur-10 again

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Garment workers are blocking roads in Dhaka's Mirpur-10 roundabout area to demand a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000. Around 9am on Sunday, workers from several garment factories in... Read More


Former army officer Hafiz arrested

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB) has arrested retired major Khandaker Abdul Hafiz over allegations of involvement in activities against state security and the BDR... Read More


Police box torched in Gazipur

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Police have clashed with garment workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 30,000 in Gazipur's Konabari. A Konabari police box has been set on fire amid the violence. The incident ... Read More


Police vehicle torched in Mirpur

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- A police pickup truck has been set on fire during clashes between protesting garment workers and police in Dhaka's Mirpur. The incident took place in front of Purobi Cinema Hall arou... Read More


Pakistan home to nearly half of MENAAP's poorest

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Pakistan is driving the rise in extreme poverty across West Asia, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP), with nearly half of the region's poorest people now living there, Wo... Read More


HSC results lay bare years of learning gaps

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The numbers told a story that few in Bangladesh's education system wanted to see. After years of disruption, the Higher Secondary Certificate examination has delivered its worst resul... Read More


Police clash with workers in Mirpur

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Police have clashed with garment workers protesting in Dhaka's Mirpur-10 area to demand a minimum wage of Tk 30,000. Police used batons, water cannons, tear gas and sound grenades to... Read More