Kutubuddin appointed as honorary consul of Timor-Leste
Kutubuddin Ahmed has been appointed as honorary consul of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste in Bangladesh, said a press release...
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Unity urged for聽democratic reforms
Political analysts, journalists and teachers at a discussion on Thursday called for national unity to make the interim government鈥檚 programmes of reform a success.
LDP chief Oli Ahmed seeks quick completion of reform works before polls
Liberal Democratic Party president Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmad on Saturday called for a quick completion of reform works before holding the next national election, reminding all that the time is limited...
Harris, Trump seek advantage in knife-edge election battle
Kamala Harris and rival Donald Trump campaigned in battleground states Sunday seeking 11th-hour advantages in a deadlocked White House race, as new polling shows the vice president underperforming among some traditional Democratic voter demographics...
Extraordinary situation calls for extraordinary measures
BANGLADESH, following the overthrow of an extremely repressive government of the Awami League, in the face of a great democratically oriented student-mass uprising and subsequent voluntary disappearances of all the League leaders from the country鈥檚 political scene, obviously with a view to escaping court proceedings...
Immediate complete list of victims demanded
The Democratic Rights Committee on Saturday presented 13 proposals to the interim government to restore stability and resolve the ongoing crisis in the country...
LDA demands expulsion of Israel from UN
Leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance, a combine of six left political parties, on Wednesday at rally in Dhaka demanded the expulsion of Israel from United Nation for its atrocities in Palestine and Lebanon...
Addressing norms for democratic governance
IN BANGLADESH, the forms of address used in official settings are not merely ceremonial but deeply rooted in the historical and socio-political fabric of the nation. These linguistic conventions, significantly shaped by the legacy of British colonial rule, uphold hierarchical structures and define the power dynamics between governing authorities and the public...
DSF committee suspended
The committees of the Democratic Student Force have been dissolved, and all activities of the organisation have been suspended.
3 Americans, dozens sentenced to death in DR Congo 鈥榗oup鈥� trial
Three Americans were among 37 people sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday over what the army says was a coup attempt.
Mpox vaccine access set to speed up as WHO approves first jab
The WHO said on Friday it had for the first time prequalified an mpox vaccine 鈥� a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.
Shilpakala needs reforms for building inclusive society, DG says
Recently appointed director general of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Syed Jamil Ahmed said on Wednesday that the BSA needed reforms for building an inclusive society and that a 鈥榬eform cell鈥� would be formed to turn the academy into an arena of people鈥檚 democratic art space.
Jail break attempt leaves 129 dead in DRC
An attempted jail break at the Democratic Republic of Congo鈥檚 largest and chronically overcrowded prison this week has left at least 129 people dead, the interior minister...
Student bodies for safe campus, end to depoliticisation
The Democratic Student Alliance has called for the prevention of depoliticisation conspiracies across the country and the establishment of safe and democratic environment in campuses.
Harris vows 鈥榥ew way forward鈥� for America as she accepts nomination
Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago on Thursday before a rapturous crowd, pledging a 鈥榥ew way forward鈥� and warning that...
Biden 2nd US president to quit re-election race
The president of the United States of America, Joe Biden, quit the re-election race and endorsed the country鈥檚 vice-president Kamala Harris as democrat presidential candidate on Sunday ahead of the election scheduled to be held in November...
Cultural activists demand restoration of democratic environment, justice
Cultural activists on Monday demanded restoration democratic environment and justice for students while the government imposed countrywide curfew and seized the rights to organise meetings and practise democracy during quota protests...
Left parties demand resignation of govt
Leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance, Anti-fascism Left Alliance and some other left parties demanded resignation of the Awami League government for its failure to resolve the ongoing crisis of the country politically and its atrocities to control student protests demanding reform of the quota system in government jobs...
Kamala hits the campaign trail
After winning support from Democratic party heavyweights, Kamala Harris will test her potential candidacy with voters Tuesday at a campaign rally in Wisconsin, a critical 鈥榮wing state鈥� for her likely face-off with Donald Trump...
Most Democrats want Biden to drop out: poll
More than half of Democrats in a new poll Thursday say Joe Biden should end his reelection bid after his debate performance against Donald Trump, although they remain in a dead heat despite the president鈥檚 poor showing...
Biden back on trail as pressure mounts
Joe Biden, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House race, heads back out on the campaign trail Sunday....
UN warns of increased trafficking, sexual slavery in DRC
UN experts on Thursday sounded the alarm over increasing human trafficking for sexual exploitation, stemming from conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Police stop LDA march towards home ministry
The Police on Tuesday stopped a Left Democratic Alliance march towards the home ministry at Purana Paltan crossing in Bangladesh capital Dhaka....
Scientists warn of new 'most dangerous' mpox strain
A new deadlier strain of mpox that transmits more easily between people is killing children and causing miscarriages in the Democratic Republic of Congo and may have already spread to neighbouring countries, researchers have warned.
Myanmar armed groups accuse junta of breaking China-brokered ceasefire
An alliance of Myanmar ethnic armed groups have accused the junta of repeatedly violating a China-brokered ceasefire in the north of the country this month and causing civilian casualties.聽
LDA protests against eviction of sweepers until relocation
The Left Democratic Alliance leaders on Friday at a protest rally called on the Dhaka South City Corporation authority to refrain from evicting the dwellers of the Miranzilla Harijan Sweeper Colony in the capital鈥檚 Bangshal area until their relocation...
Can Modi tackle India鈥檚 crises?
AFTER a year-long spectacle of grand roadshows spanning the nation and heated debates with rival parties, Narendra Modi, leading the coalition of the National Democratic Alliance, has secured victory in national elections, paving the way for his historic third consecutive term...
Bangladesh PM congratulates India's Modi on election victory
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a message addressed to her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, congratulated the victory of the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 18th Lok Sabha elections, according to an official press release...
Modi prepares to lead next Indian govt
The Hindu-nationalist party of Narendra Modi agreed with allies on Wednesday to form a government after a general election in which it failed to secure an outright majority for the first time in a decade...
LDA demands white paper on grafts of Aziz, Benazir
Left Democratic Alliance demanded the publishing of the white paper on the alleged corruption of former army chief General Aziz Ahmed and former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and others who are involved in money laundering and loan defaulting...