Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh was unanimously elected Vice-President of the UN Human Rights Council, which is responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights in the world
Asia Bangladesh Students rallies formed in Bangladesh after deadly air force jet crash killed 31 in a Dhaka school, of which 25 children; demands include accountability compensation for families and new training procedures for the air force
Asia Bangladesh Prisoners in Bangladesh legally earn Tk2, € 1 cent, per day for their labour: so low that it undermines efforts to rehabilitate inmates through meaningful work; the inspector general of prisons raised the issue amid reforms in the prison employment system
Asia Bangladesh A coalition of parties and organisations under the banner of 'Anti-Imperialist Patriotic People' has begun a road march from Dhaka to Chattogram to protest foreign control of ports and other issues centred on national sovereignty and anti-imperialism
Asia Bangladesh Following the railway authorities, the Dhaka Mass Transit Company asked passengers to wear masks to avoid Covid infection, amid a surge of cases in many areas of the country, including river resorts crowded for Eid holidays