US religious freedom panel seeks sanctions on India鈥檚 RAW
Minorities in India face deteriorating treatment, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a report on Tuesday, reports India Today.
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Dhaka civil surgeon鈥檚 speech bothers freedom fighters
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...
Moazzem Hossain and Bangladesh freedom struggle
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?..
Freedom is a verb
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...
Violence and law
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...
Private univ law needs to be changed
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...
Living in chains or by clock?
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...
SC adjourns hearing on FF age till Mar 12
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...
Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee concerned over law and order
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...
GOVT SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSION:聽Family members of July uprising victims to get quota facility
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...
Rights decline but bright spots in South Asia: Freedom House
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.
Shanto-Mariam Foundation Day observed
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...
Advocate Badiul Alam鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 22nd anniversary of death of freedom fighter and politician Advocate Badiul Alam...
Violence against journalists must end
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...
AL LEADER FARUK MURDER CASE: Ex-MP Amanur, brothers among 10 acquitted
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...
Bangladesh media enjoying unprecedented freedom: Yunus
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.
Most young people enjoy more freedom of speech now: study
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...
Liberation war sector commander Shafiullah dies
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...
Freedom of expression in South Asia:聽Challenges and ways to march ahead
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...
Siraj Sikder鈥檚 graffiti erased聽
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...
Digital access is human rights
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...
Retrial of journalist Manik Saha killing demanded
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...
Cybersecurity v civil liberties
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...
Messi misses Presidential Medal ceremony with Biden
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.
Labour leader Shahidullah Chy buried
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...
FF quota forgery: ACC sues Atrais UNO Kamal
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.
Case filed over FF assault
A case was filed on Wednesday evening in connection with an incident of assault of freedom fighter Abdul Hai Kanu at Chauddagram in Cumilla.
Anti-discrimination students catch FF, hand him over to police
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....
5 held for assault on Cumilla FF
The police have arrested five people in connection with an assault on freedom fighter Abdul Hai Kanu at Chauddagram in Cumilla.
Assault on freedom fighter draws huge condemnation
Assault on a freedom fighter allegedly by supporters of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami at Chauddagram in Cumilla drew huge condemnation and criticism from the government, political parties and people across the country.