Failure of interim govt would increase chances of Hasina鈥檚 return: Time
Political observers and analysts in Bangladesh and abroad said that dysfunction in Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government would considerably boost the chances of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚...
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Complaint filed at ICT accuses AL, 14-party allies of committing genocide
A complaint was on Wednesday filed with the International Crimes Tribunal seeking a 10-year ban on the Awami League-led alliance, accusing them of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during the student-led mass uprising...
Ex-secretary Jahangir Alam placed on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed former secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat and home ministry Md Jahangir Alam on five-day remand in connection with a case filed over the killing of a teenager Abdul Motalib during student-led mass uprising on August 4.
Brother left alone with father
Ashikur Islam Ashik and his younger brother Atikul Islam Atik, who lost their mother in their childhood, were raised by their father Md Chan Mia, a farmer, and grandmother, Ichimon.
Two more succumb to injuries
Two more youth who sustained bullet injuries during the student-led mass uprising died while undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital and the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Monday...
Justice seekers face hurdle in absence of PPs, GPs
Justice seekers across the country are facing prolonged delays due to the persistent absence of public prosecutors and government pleaders, appointed under the overthrown Awami League regime, from lower courts since the fall of the AL government amid a student-mass uprising on August 5...
Bangladesh's interim head Prof Yunus envisions a new nation in conversation with NPR
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus saw the trajectory of his life change after student-led mass uprising this summer resulted in his installation as the interim leader of Bangladesh.
Govt should engage, coordinate with political parties
THE apparent indifference of the interim government to engage or coordinate with political parties to address the pressing issues that the country faces and the reforms that the country needs is concerning on a couple of counts. The distance between the government and the political parties also suggests a distance between the government and the...
DU committee to probe violence on campus from July 15 to Aug 5
A four-member fact-finding committee was formed on Sunday evening by the vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, Niaz Ahmed, to identify those involved in the violent incidents that took place on Dhaka University campus during student-led mass uprising between July 15 and August 5, 2024.
Southeast Bank gets new chairman after 20yrs
The chairman of Southeast Bank has been replaced after 20 years.
Budding cricketer walks the path聽to martyrdom
Maruf Hossain, who once dreamed to live the life of a successful cricketer, eventually embraced martyrdom to bring better days for his country and people.
Govt urged to form commissions over killings
Rights activists, lawyers and politicians on Saturday urged the interim government to form separate commissions to investigate the BDR Mutiny carnage in 2009, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh rally in 2013 and students-led mass uprising in July-August this year...
Uprising reflected at Ganabhaban
TRANSFORMING Ganabhaban, the official residence of the prime minister, into a museum reflecting the student-mass uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 government represents a profound symbol of the nation鈥檚 journey toward justice, democracy and liberation. Much like the Presidential Historical Museums in Philadelphia, this transformation aims to...
Daughter鈥檚 death leaves family in trauma
Naima Sultana, 15 years old, was different from others her age. While many remain glued to their mobile screen, she loved to study and would draw when she was free.
Bangladesh can file case with ICC: chief prosecutor
Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim AA Khan called on chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the...
Justice demanded for attacks on female students
A group of female students staged a protest rally, demanding justice for those directly and indirectly involved in the attacks on female students during the recent Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination, at the...
The day that will never dawn
Ipti, the only son of Md Younus Sardar, a car driver, and Minara Begum, a household services worker, dreamt of a day when he could help his parents to keep them off the daily drudgery.
Yunus for bringing Hasina to justice
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina should be extradited and brought to justice.
Last journey in brother鈥檚 lap
Md Sujan, a truck driver鈥檚 assistant, was caught in a clash between students demanding reforms in civil service job reservations and the law enforcers, aided by Awami League people, on his way back home at Mohammadpur on July 20...
Families left in conflict, hardship
Mehedi Hasan and Farhana Islam Popy got married in 2018 after three years of courtship. They raised a family in about three years.
Why victims not to be recognised
The High Court on Tuesday sought an explanation from the interim government as to why those killed during the student-led mass uprising between July 16 and August 5 should not be recognised as 鈥榥ational heroes,鈥� and why those injured or detained should not be accorded the legal status of 鈥榝reedom fighters.鈥�...
Govt publishes draft list of 708 killed in student-led mass uprising in Bangladesh
The Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday for the first time published a list of 708 deaths in the student-led mass uprising in July-August that forced deposed prime minister...
Bangladesh dramatist lands in jail in murder case
The chief metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday sent Rafat Majumder Ringku, a dramatist and Dhaka city (north) Chhatra League vice-president, to jail in connection with a murder case...
Family grieves with no hope after Alamgir鈥檚 death
Alamgir Sheikh, 36, of Kushtia, came to Dhaka 20 years back and started driving car to maintain his family...
A father鈥檚 life turned upside down
The family鈥檚 hope for arranging the wedding of Md Shakil Hossen after his bachelor鈥檚 degree in 2025 fell through.
Chinese doctors visit聽injured protesters
The members of the Chinese National Emergency Medical Team on Monday visited the patients who suffered severe injuries during the student-led mass uprising and assured them...
Bangladesh Ex-minister Mannan, ex-MP Enamul, journalist Shyamal sent to jail
Different courts in Dhaka, Sunamganj and Rajshahi on Monday sent former planning minister MA Mannan, journalist Shyamal Dutta and former Awami League lawmaker Enamul Haque to jails in cases over incidents during the student-led mass uprising that ousted the AL regime on August 5...
Bangladesh ousted PM Hasina, sister sued over killing of garment worker
Bangladesh ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana and 69 others were accused in a murder over the killing of garment worker Md Fazlu.
Single mother lost only child
Baby, a single mother, reared her only child, Emon Hossain Akash, after her husband had abandoned her when the child was one year old.
Classes resume at DU after four months
After about four months, academic activities at Dhaka University resumed on Sunday...