Farmers target PM in protest against new UK tax rules
Hundreds of farmers, many in tractors, gathered in Wales on Saturday to protest against UK prime minister Keir Starmer and his government鈥檚 decision to change inheritance tax rules for farms...
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Experts emphasise political consensus for constitution reforms
Leading legal and constitution experts and dignitaries on Saturday emphasised the necessity of political consensus for amending or rewriting the constitution, aligning it with people鈥檚 aspirations, particularly in the spirit of the July-August Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination...
Anti-discrimination students clash in Sunamganj, 8 injured
A programme of the Sunamganj district chapter of the Student Movement Against Discrimination was foiled on Thursday as supporters of two factions of the platform clashed, leaving at least eight of the both groups injured...
Police exhume bodies of two killed during student movement
The police on Wednesday exhumed bodies of two people killed during protests led by the Students Movement Against Discrimination from their graves for post-mortem examinations in Mymensingh...
Drive against polythene postponed amid protests
The Department of Environment-led joint drives against manufacturing illegal polythene bags were postponed halfway on Wednesday amid protests by polythene factory workers at Kamalbagh of Chawk Bazar in Old Dhaka...
Trump condemns violence against minorities in Bangladesh
Republican Donald Trump, who is running again for the White House, has strongly condemned the violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh.
ICT sends former Savar ASP Shahidul to jail
The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday ordered former additional superintendent of police Shahidul Islam, previously serving in Savar Circle, to be sent to Dhaka Central Jail over alleged crimes against humanity during the July-August student movement against discrimination...
GAIN holds nutrition campaign in Dinajpur
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and Department of Agricultural Extension jointly organised a nutrition campaign as part of the Diversified Resilient Agriculture for Improved Food and Nutrition Security project at Dinajpur Sadar on Thursday...
Left student bodies protest against Shibir politics on JU campus
Left-leaning student organisations at Jahangirnagar University on Tuesday protested at the politics of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, on the university campus...
ICT sends ex-DMP DC Jashim to jail
The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday sent Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 former deputy commissioner for Mirpur Zone, Md Jashim Uddin Molla, to jail in a case of crimes against humanity during the July-August students鈥� movement against discrimination in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area...
Mushtaq laments Tigers patience and game awareness
Mushtaq Ahmed believed that Bangladesh batters lacked patience and game awareness after the hosts lost four wickets in just nine overs in their first innings of the second and final Test against South Africa at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday...
Ajaz 鈥榚motional鈥� on Mumbai return after perfect 10
New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel said Wednesday that returning to his birthplace Mumbai after his 10-wicket haul there three years ago made for an 鈥榚motional鈥� homecoming ahead of the third Test against India...
Student leaders to suggest formation of council with political parties
The Student Movement Against Discrimination and the National Citizens鈥� Committee are going suggest that the interim government should form a council with the representatives of all political parties to resolve...
Mahidul replaces Jaker in 2nd Test squad
Uncapped middle order batter Mahidul Islam Ankon replaced Jaker Ali for the second Test against South Africa after the latter suffered a concussion while batting in the nets at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Sunday...
Ban on political activities of AL, allies sought
Three key coordinators of the Students Movement Against Discrimination on Sunday filed two writ petitions seeking ban on political activities of the Awami League and its 10 allies...
Murmur around Shanto, concern about batting
As Bangladesh鈥檚 practice session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram came to a close ahead of their second Test against South Africa on Sunday, head coach Phil Simmons was spotted having a long conversation with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto...
Israel鈥檚 war on journalism
THERE are some 4,000 foreign reporters accredited in Israel to cover the war. They stay in luxury hotels. They go on dog and pony shows orchestrated by the Israeli military. They can, on rare occasions, be escorted by Israeli soldiers on lightning visits to Gaza, where they are shown alleged weapons caches or tunnels the military says are used by Hamas...
JP stages protests against Sarjis鈥檚 visit in Rangpur
The Jatiya Party, ousted Awami League regime鈥檚 close ally, on Saturday staged demonstrations in Rangpur protesting at the visit of Student Movement Against Discrimination central coordinator Sarjis Alam...
President removal uncertain as BNP yet to decide
The decision regarding the issue of the president鈥檚 removal appears to have become uncertain as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday took time to discuss the matter in its own forum, while...
Protests staged for Cox鈥檚 Bazar judge withdrawal
The Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination, the platform that spearheaded the student-led mass uprising, demanded withdrawal of the judge protesting at bail of the Awami League leaders...
Bangladesh protesters call for political consensus on president's removal
Student Movement Against Discrimination and Jatiya Nagarik Committee on Wednesday jointly called for national unity for the removal of the president and the cancellation of the constitution, while...
Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination announces new committee
The Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination, the platform that headed student-led uprising, on Tuesday announced a new central committee.
Sarjis slams negligence
A central coordinator of the Student Movement against Discrimination Sarjis Alam slammed the adviser to the health ministry Nurjahan Begum for alleged negligence in treating the...
ICT to begin trial for crimes against humanity in July-August uprising Thursday
The International Crimes Tribunal, reconstituted under the interim government, is set to begin its proceedings on Thursday.
England ready for Pakistan's spin assault
Returning England captain Ben Stokes said on Monday he hopes a reused pitch for the second Test against Pakistan in Multan will play into the tourists鈥� hands rather than the spin-heavy hosts...
Individual and collective psychological healing
RECENT reports from Students Against Discrimination and Jatiya Nagarik Committee reveal a staggering toll of 1,581 deaths during the student-led uprising from July 16 to August 5 in...
UN probe accuses Israel of seeking to 鈥榙estroy鈥� Gaza healthcare
Israel is deliberately targeting health facilities and killing and torturing medical personnel in Gaza, UN investigators said Thursday, accusing the country of 鈥榗rimes against humanity鈥�.
Clothing-based oppression against women
ONE of my friends mentions that she used to wear a burqa and hijab, but her clothing choices were influenced not by her own beliefs or faith but by fear and harassment. Isn鈥檛 it a common phenomenon for women living around us?...
17 JU student movement leaders resign for 鈥榙eviation from goal鈥�
A total of 17 coordinators of the Student Movement Against Discrimination from Jahangirnagar University resigned amid the student platform鈥檚 alleged deviation from its goal of upholding the spirit of a discrimination-free state...
Indian doctors resume strike
Indian doctors in Kolkata said on Tuesday they had resumed a strike to protest against the brutal rape and murder of a colleague because their demands for hospital safety improvements had not been met...