Sakib鈥檚 body exhumed after 72 days
The body of Sakib Anjum, a university student who was beaten and shot to death by Awami League activists during the student-led mass uprising on August 5, was exhumed...
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Khokon scared to look at self聽in mirror
Looking at himself in the mirror brings nightmares for Khokon Chandro Bormon. His nose, upper lip and other portions of his face have been completely wiped out and his palate is also lost to the...
AL activists tried to take Sakib鈥檚 body away
Awami League activists attempted thrice to take Sakib Anjum鈥檚 body away after he had died of excessive bleeding following a one-hour struggle without any treatment during the...
Justice, list of deceased demanded
Family members of the deceased and injured in the student-led mass uprising on Sunday demanded justice and a complete list of martyred.
Death dashes dream
Tanoy Chandra Das, a Class XII student of Kuliarchar Government College in Kishoreganj, moved to Gazipur four months ago to work as an apprentice at a barber鈥檚 to pay for his studies and...
鈥楶lease, take my body home鈥�
Nafisa Hossen Marwa, 17 years old, could call her father on August 5 to say: 鈥楤aba, I am dying. Please, take my body home.鈥�
Ganosamhati Andolan seeks implementation of spirits of student, people movement
The Ganosamhati Andolan, a partner of Ganatantra Mancha, on Friday sought implementation of spirits of the recent students and people movement that ended fascist rule of the...
A happy return home turns sad in minutes
Meherun Nesa went to Ganabhaban, the residence of the prime minister, in the afternoon of August 5 as countless others did to celebrate Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 fall.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
Blanket murder cases continue worryingly
DESPITE concern raised by various quarters, including political parties, and assurances from the authorities, blanket murder cases against Awami League leaders, activists, aides and, even, professionals close to them have continued. Such cases and detention in connection with the cases after the fall of the Awami League regime on August 5 amid the student-mass uprising...
Govt should expedite support for July uprising victims
AS THE government struggles to make a complete list of the people injured during the student-mass uprising in July-August, let alone provide holistic support for the victims, another ordinary citizen wounded with a bullet died in Dhaka Medical College Hospital on September 20. The health ministry on September 21 reported that at least 1,423 people...
Father wants a safe Bangladesh
Abdul Ahad, a three-year-old boy, woke up in the afternoon of July 19 to the noise of two groups pelting each other with stones and went out onto the balcony on the seventh floor of the...
I felt very close to death: bullet-hit Sujon
Khaled Mahmud Sujon, a 12th grade student, said that he had been seeing death closely when he had sustained bullets in his body...
BBS should in no way tweak data for cosmetic face of economy
THE Bureau of Statistics has come to be criticised and its calculation of nationally, and internationally, important figures questioned for years during the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League, overthrown on August 5 through a student-mass uprising, for the manipulation of data that has been nothing short of deceit...
One more bullet injured dies at DMCH
One more person hit by bullets during the student-led mass uprising died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Friday.
Grandmother dead, grandchild in ICU
Musa Khan, seven years old, was the apple of his grandmother鈥檚 eye. Maya Islam, who used to deal with all his tantrums, had almost always been with her grandchild.
Father seeks justice for son
Sajib Sarkar, a lecturer at Brahmanbaria Medical College, shouldered all the responsibilities for his family as his father struggled with the limited income from a government job.