In 1998, Bangladesh witnessed a milestone: the inauguration of the Jamuna Bridge. The 4.8-kilometer structure across the mighty Jamuna river fundamentally transformed connectivity between the northern districts and the capital. But projects of this scale often come with casualties.

Nearly 200 families await the return of their loved ones detained by the Arakan Army while fishing in the Naf River, while there is no visible action by the Bangladeshi authorities.

A Bangladesh tribunal has sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity during the 2024 student uprising. Netra News reporters witnessed the unprecedented trial and the dramatic moments around the verdict.

The interim government promised cleaner governance, yet the old practice of political vetting persists in government job appointments, signalling a continuation of a compromised fundamental constitutional right to equal employment.

Cyberbullying — including slut-shaming and body-shaming — stopped female students from contesting students' union elections at four major universities in the country as the university administrations sat on their hands, the victims allege.

By Saturday night, Sahara Chowdhury Rabil ended her nearly two-day hunger strike — her latest form of protest forcing a conversation on LGBTQ rights in Bangladesh. She first came to the spotlight in August this year for caricatures of two vocal anti-LGBTQ individuals.