The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...

The government is likely to spend ₹400 crore to implement the policy which aligns with central government directives to curb manual scavenging ... policy to mechanise sewer cleaning and reduce ...

aimed at eradicating manual scavenging and hazardous sewer cleaning. NHRC writes to states, Union Territories on ending manual scavenging The rights panel has recommended a slew of measures to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In January this year, the Supreme Court expressed strong displeasure over the non-compliance and further directed six metropolitan cities to stop manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning.

Bangladesh's Shohely Akhter became the first woman cricketer to be banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on corruption charges. The off-spinner was found guilty of attempting to fix a ...

Bangladesh's influential Islamist coalition has demanded the abolition of a government Women's Commission, a further indication of how hardline, religiously fuelled activism is strengthening after ...

The Women's Affairs Reform Commission in Bangladesh has submitted its report to Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus. The report highlights key recommendations for improving the welfare and rights of ...

According to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the participation of women aged 15 and above in agriculture is 26.2 percent, while the rate for their ...

By: Samata Biswas, The Sanskrit College and University. Women in Bangladesh have been hitting the streets, protesting an increasing number of instances of rape and violence against women across the ...

Women in Bangladesh have been hitting the streets, protesting an increasing number of instances of rape and violence against women across the country. An absentee funeral for an eight-year-old ...