The Gono Bishwabidyalay organised an event to mark the second anniversary of death of freedom fighter and Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder, Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, at the academic building auditorium of the university of Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...
DO ARTISTS or cultural personae in a state enjoy freedom in expressing their thoughts and philosophy and in reflecting them in their creation? Does the state allow a free reign to artists to sail as they dream of? If not, how do these two reconcile or, otherwise, survive in a system? The debate has been long-drawn especially since the European Renaissance, but it is yet to...
Minorities in India face deteriorating treatment, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a report on Tuesday, reports India Today.
Dhaka district鈥檚 civil surgeon, Mohammad Zillur Rahman, faced strong criticism from valiant freedom fighters on Wednesday after comparing the July 2024 uprising to the 1971 Liberation War...
ARE you familiar with Lieutenant Commander Moazzem Hossain? Has his name ever appeared in our school history textbooks? Do any national liberation monuments feature his likeness in their sculptures?..
A STUDENT-LED procession against violence and discrimination was making its way through the bazaar when it was suddenly ambushed by a violent mob. Chaos erupted as the crowd scattered in all directions. Anik Chakma, a 17-year-old higher secondary student, ran for his life, but there was nowhere to escape 鈥� they were surrounded. He tried to hide in a nearby...
THE root of violence is in the false sense of power that believes it can do anything because everything has been allowed in modern times and personal freedom has bordered on a sense of invincibility. This is the great illusion of our era, the belief that freedom is an unqualified licence rather than a structured privilege bound by moral and social obligations. We have to...
THE Private University Act 1992 was amended in 2010 to make it contemporary. None of the 53 sections of the amended law has a single word on academic and intellectual freedom in higher education or the university鈥檚 autonomy. Rather, various sections have been made to keep universities under the strict surveillance of the University Grants Commission through...
THE Swiss-born French Philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau said in his seminal work Social Contract, 鈥楳an is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. One man thinks himself the master of others, but remains more of a slave than they are.鈥� It is a truism today but interestingly, the chains are tricky to be identified as fetters barring humans from enjoying life in freedom...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till March 12 its hearing on an appeal challenging the High Court judgment that declared illegal the government circulars and gazette notifications regarding minimum age of freedom fighters...
The Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee, a platform working for democratic rights and freedom of expression, on Sunday expressed its concern over failure of the interim government to control the law and order situation in the country...
The interim government has decided to keep quota for family members of the July mass uprising victims 鈥� injured or martyred 鈥� along with children of the freedom fighters and martyred freedom fighters for admission in the...
Freedom declined around the world last year with authoritarians solidifying their grip, but South Asia led a series of bright spots, Freedom House said Wednesday in its annual report.
The Shanto-Mariam Foundation Day 2025 and the 71st birth anniversary of the founder chairman valiant freedom fighter late Md Imamul Kabir Shanto, were observed on Tuesday...
Today is the 22nd anniversary of death of freedom fighter and politician Advocate Badiul Alam...
THE assault on four journalists near the deputy commissioner鈥檚 office in Shariatpur by miscreants is alarming. The attack, reportedly in retaliation for news exposing medical negligence in a local hospital, highlights the growing hostility towards the press and the lack of security of journalists, especially those who work in districts. Witnesses say that...
A Tangail court on Sunday sentenced two persons to life term imprisonment and acquitted 10 others in a case over the murder of Awami League leader and freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed around 12 years ago...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that Bangladesh鈥檚 media were now enjoying an unprecedented freedom, but misinformation and disinformation had flooded the social media.
After the student-led mass uprising in July-August past year, most of the young people feel more comfortable in expressing their opinions on public platforms compared with what they felt under the past government, according to a study released on Monday...
Freedom fighter and former Bangladesh Army chief KM Shafiullah, who was the commander of sector 3 during the War of Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, died on Sunday morning...
THE freedom of expression, a cornerstone of democracy and human rights, is under increased strain in South Asia. This vast area, home to nearly a quarter of the world鈥檚 population, boasts of a rich tapestry of...
A group of Dhaka University students on Saturday painted over and distorted graffiti of freedom fighter Maoist leader Sirajul Huq Sikder, better known as Siraj Sikder, on the wall adjacent to the central library of Dhaka University...
ACCESS to the internet has become indispensable in modern life, intertwining with rights like freedom of expression. However, government-enforced internet shutdowns, often justified under national security, disrupt daily life and infringe on fundamental human rights. Bangladesh鈥檚 July uprising exposed the devastating impact of these blackouts...
Politicians and journalists at a human chain in Dhaka on Wednesday demanded the retrial into the case of killing of freedom fighter and Ekushey Padak-winning journalist Manik Chandra Saha...
IN TODAY鈥橲 hyper-connected world, cybersecurity is no longer a luxury. It is a necessity. Governments worldwide grapple with the dual imperatives of protecting nations from cyber threats and upholding democratic freedom. The recently promulgated Cyber Security Ordinance 2024 in Bangladesh epitomises this struggle, sparking nationwide debates about its implications to national security, the freedom of expression and personal privacy...
Lionel Messi was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, by President Joe Biden on Saturday but did not attend the ceremony at the White House.
Politicians, academics, labour leaders and people from all walks of life Saturday morning paid tributes to veteran labour leader and freedom fighter Shahidullah Chowdhury at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital Dhaka...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against Kamal Hossain, now serving as the upazila nirbahi officer of Atrai in Naogaon, on charges of fraud and misuse of the freedom fighter quota to secure government job.
A case was filed on Wednesday evening in connection with an incident of assault of freedom fighter Abdul Hai Kanu at Chauddagram in Cumilla.
Leaders and activists of the Student Movement Against Discrimination handed over Munshiganj鈥檚 Gazaria union parishad chairman and freedom fighter Shafiullah Shafi to the police early Wednesday....