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Protests continue for 4th day

Protests against Israel’s military offensive in Palestine continued for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country, demanding an immediate end to the bombardment and mass killings...

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Pro-Gaza protests continue for 3rd day

Protests against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday in Dhaka and other parts of the country, demanding an immediate end to the bombardment and mass killings in the besieged enclave...

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Police must abandon violence, harassment for crowd control

DESPITE support and care from authorities, particularly the healthcare providers, the eight-year-old rape victim from Magura lost the battle for life in Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on March 13 while anti-rape protests raged. Four accused in this case are arrested and the law minister assured a speedy trial of the case but the movement against rape continued as the...

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Shaheed Zoha day today

The 56th anniversary of martyrdom of Professor Shamsuzzoha, who was shot dead by the Pakistani military in front of the Rajshahi University main gate on February 18, 1969, will be observed through various programmes today...

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National teachers’ day for Shamsuzzoha

ON THIS day in 1969, Professor Dr Syed Mohammad Shamsuzzoha of Rajshahi University was shot and killed by the Pakistani military. Despite extensive discourse on the liberation war and Bangladesh’s post-independence political landscape, the 1969 mass uprising remains relatively underexplored. Professor Zoha was the first martyr of that movement, his sacrifice...

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Autocracy Resistance Day today

Different student organisations will observe Autocracy Resistance Day today recalling the student uprising in 1983 that forced the then government to cancel Mazid Khan Education Commission report and forged unity among political, social and student organisations against the then military rule of Hussein Muhammad Ershad...

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MIST’s 22nd council meeting held

The 22nd council meeting of the Military Institute of Science and Technology was held on its campus in Dhaka on Monday with education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud in the chair...

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Armed Forces reform commission demanded

Retired military officers, politicians and journalists on Saturday demanded forming an independent Armed Forces Reform Commission to ensure overall professionalism, dignity and justice in the Armed forces...

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Zelensky sees ratings drop as Ukraine war nears 4th year

President Volodymyr Zelensky has seen his approval ratings further eroded at a critical time for the Ukrainian army and as uncertainty grows over future international military aid, new polling showed on Tuesday...

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Military Power, Youthful Passion, Moral Resilience: A journey from 1971 to 2024

IN THE quiet spaces between history and memory, where the weight of time presses heavily, there are forces unseen but deeply felt. Military might, cold and calculating, intertwines with the raw, untainted zeal of youth, pulsing with the hope of a future unshackled. From the dust and blood of 1971 to the turbulent echoes of 2024, the struggle for sovereignty...

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Taiwan says China expands military drills around island

China has expanded military drills around Taiwan aimed at drawing ‘a red line’ for the next US president, Taipei authorities said on Wednesday, branding Beijing a ‘troublemaker’...

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Growing distrust of USA globally

THE special military operation in Ukraine essentially puts an end to the unipolar world in which the Americans considered themselves the supreme ruler, bossing around other countries...

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Junta chief dissolves Burkina Faso govt

No reason was given in the Burkina Faso’s ruling military leader's decree for the dismissal of Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, who was named as premier in October 2022 after the coup that brought Captain Ibrahim Traore to power...

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40 killed in Sudan attack

A medic on Wednesday said 40 people were killed by gunshot wounds during a paramilitary attack on the Sudanese village of Wad Oshaib in the central state of Al-Jazira...

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Student injured in uprising dies in CMH

One more student hit by bullets during the student-led mass uprising died on Thursday while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka...

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Nov 7 to be observed today

The 49th anniversary of the ‘civil-military uprising’ of November 7, 1975 will be observed today while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party will observe the day as...

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867 students still in 10 CMHs

At least 867 students, who were injured during protests led by the Student Movement Against Discrimination in July and August, are still undergoing treatment at 10 combined military hospitals.

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