Saudi embassy inaugurates programme for flood, cyclone victims
The Saudi embassy in Dhaka organised an opening ceremony of the food basket distribution and shelter construction for flood and cyclone victims in Bangladesh programme on Wednesday...
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BCL activist, another stabbed to death in C鈥檔awabganj
Two people, including a leader of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, were stabbed to death while enjoying a Victory Day cultural function at Nachol upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday night...
Enforced Disappearance: Victims killed or jailed in fictitious cases
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance in its first interim report has found that most victims were either killed or ended up in jail implicated in fictitious cases...
Liton credits team-effort after series win
Bangladesh stand-in captain Liton Das credited the team鈥檚 collective effort for their first-ever T20I series victory in the West Indies on Wednesday...
Victory Day Kabaddi begins today
The Victory Day Kabaddi tournament will begin at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city today...
ISD celebrates Victory Day
International School Dhaka observed the 54th Victory Day of Bangladesh on Monday with a heartfelt assembly by bringing together the whole school community to honour the country鈥檚 rich history and sacrifices of the martyrs.
All that interim govt does for elections should end by 2025
THE chief adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus deserves thanks as in his address to the nation on the morning of Victory Day he has spelt out a timeline of a sort for national elections, which is a step forward from the unspecified duration of the interim government that people were worried about. He has said that with some reforms done and...
Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
The ruling said that a Supreme Court decision granting presidents sweeping immunity for official acts did not apply as testimony at the trial related 鈥榚ntirely to unofficial conduct entitled to no immunity protections鈥�...
Israeli officials in Doha for talks on Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
Israeli officials arrived in Doha in Qatar on Monday for talks aimed at a Gaza ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas...
Victory Day celebrated across Bangladesh
The nation on Monday celebrated the 54th Victory Day amid festivity, paying tribute to the freedom fighters who made supreme sacrifices to free the country from the marauding Pakistani army in the War of Independence in 1971.
President pays homage to Liberation War martyrs on victory day
President Mohammad Shahabuddin on Monday paid tribute to the martyrs at the National Memorial on the occasion of victory day in Savar...
CA, Timor-Leste president pay homage to freedom fighters on victory day
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and president of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta placed wreaths at the National Memorial to honour the country鈥檚 freedom fighters marking the victory day celebrations on Monday...
Israeli strikes kill 40 Palestinians
Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera said its cameraman Ahmed al-Louh was killed 鈥榠n an Israeli bombardment鈥� that targeted Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza...
Victory Day聽today
The nation today celebrates the 54th Victory Day, remembering the heroic freedom fighters鈥� supreme sacrifices to free the country from the marauding Pakistani military in the War of Independence.
Victory Day after July revolution
BANGLADESH鈥橲 2024 national Victory Day (16 December) is significantly different from all such days in its past. It is an outstanding moment of national achievement and celebration; it is a critical point for political learning and truth-telling; finally, it is an occasion for nurturing wisdom, unity and courage in the face of what is happening across...
Reclaiming independence from corruption
VICTORY DAY is etched in the heart of every Bangladeshi as a symbol of triumph over oppression, injustice and exploitation. It commemorates the hard-fought victory of 1971 when the people of this land, united in their resolve, broke free from the shackles of Pakistan鈥檚 exploitative rule. The liberation war was a fight not only for independence but also...
Victory Day: time for reflections of all concerned
BANGLADESH practically emerged independent this day, 53 years ago, after a nine-month war of national liberation against the occupation forces of Pakistan. The Bangladesh war, politically presided over by the Awami League with the help of neighbouring India, was won when the Pakistan forces surrendered to the joint forces of Bangladesh and India in...
Professor Yunus unveils commemorative postage stamp on Victory Day
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus unveiled a commemorative postage stamp worth Tk10 marking Victory Day on Sunday.
BNP chairperson to attend political programme after six years
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia will join a political programme in person for the first time after six years.
DMP issues guidelines for vehicular movement on Victory Day
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has issued guidelines for vehicular movement at key points in the capital on the occasion of Victory Day to be celebrated on December 16...
DU gives plan restricting external vehicles' entry
The authorities of Dhaka University on Saturday issued a notice announcing its weeklong plan to restrict external vehicles from entering the campus...
Indian troops kill seven Maoists
Indian troops shot dead seven Maoist rebels in a fierce gun battle on Thursday, as security forces step up efforts to crush the long-running armed conflict...
Israeli strikes kill 33 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported that Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least 33 people, including 12 guards securing aid trucks in southern parts of the Palestinian territory...
Muktijuddho Utsab held at Russian house in Dhaka
Muktijuddho Academy Trust organised an event titled War of Independence Festival to mark the 53rd anniversary of the Victory Day at the Russian house in Dhaka on Tuesday...
US imposes trade curbs on China, Russia firms
The United States unveiled trade restrictions Tuesday on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia, alleging human rights violations...
Prosecutor fights Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
Manhattan prosecutors renewed their opposition Tuesday to President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 efforts to quash his hush money conviction, but accepted pausing the case while he is president...
Punishment of Hasina, cohorts demanded
Marking the International Human Rights Day on Tuesday, oppression victims, their families, political and student leaders renewed the call for ensuring punishment for Sheikh Hasina and her accomplices for gross human rights violations during Awami League鈥檚 misrule of over 15 years...
CHT District Council must work for people鈥檚 welfare: Supradip
Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs adviser Supradip Chakma on Tuesday addressed the newly appointed chairman and members of the Chittagong Hill Tracts District Council, emphasising the need for working for the people鈥檚 welfare...
Victory Day Tennis begins on December 20
The eight-day-long Victory Day Tennis Competition is scheduled to begin at the Ramna Tennis Complex in the city on December 20, said a Bangladesh Tennis Federation media release on Tuesday.
Victory day to be celebrated through nationwide fairs: Farooq-e-Azam
Bangladesh鈥檚 Victory Day will be celebrated this time with nationwide victory fairs instead of the traditional parade at the National Parade Square, says liberation war affairs adviser Farooq-e-Azam...