Extension of social safety net programmes demanded
Rights activists at a dialogue on Wednesday called on the government to expand its social safety net programmes to reduce extreme poverty and vulnerability of the marginalised people...
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Security high as Kashmir votes in round two of regional polls
Indian-administered Kashmir voted on Wednesday to elect its first government since New Delhi scrapped the Himalayan territory鈥檚 semi-autonomous status, sparking widespread protest in a region wracked by a decades-long insurgency...
Good governance: SMART way
THE rule of law, accountability, transparency, equality, social justice, etc are key elements of good governance. Previously, even democratically elected governments became unpopular due to a lack of accountability and transparency. However, the common people want the overall success of the interim government, which assumed office after the fall...
CSA should be repealed to stop abuse, harassment
THIS is alarming that the tendency to muzzle any voice critical of the government is repeated by the political groups that have been vocal against legal harassment of dissenting voice and political opposition during the tenure of the toppled Awami League regime. A case was filed on September 24 under repressive clauses of the Cyber Security Act against a man...
Fakhrul, Korean envoy discuss economic cooperation
South Korean ambassador in Dhaka Park Young-sik met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general on Tuesday and discussed the scope for enhancing economic cooperation and...
224 girls raped, 81 killed, 133 suicides in 2024: NGCAF
In the first eight months of this year, 224 girls were raped, 81 were killed and 133 committed suicide, disclosed the National Girl Child Advocacy Forum at a press conference at...
RU fresher alleges midnight ragging
A newly enrolled student of Rajshahi University lodged a written complaint against two senior fellows allegedly for intimidating and harassing him mentally on Sunday night...
Govt defends hilsa export
Finance, commerce, science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday defended the decision of exporting 3,000 tonnes of hilsa to India on the eve of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community...
JU student arrested, BU students seek justice
The police arrested a Jahangirnagar University student, who allegedly took part in lynching of former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Shamim Ahmed, in Rajendranagar area in...
Political crisis must be solved by political leadership: dialogue
Politicians and rights activists on Saturday said that ongoing political crisis in the country must be solved by political leadership and the interim government should engage politicians in the process of the nation rebuilding...
Elected parliament better for constitution change: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that a parliament elected by the people of the country was better for the radical change of the constitution or formulating a new constitution...
Ex-AL lawmaker Selim Altaf, two cops remanded afresh
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Saturday placed former Awami League lawmaker from Kushtia-4 constituency, Selim Altaf George, and two police personnel on fresh remand in two cases filed for incidents during the student-led mass uprising...
Early diagnosis emphasised for controlling vitiligo
Speakers at a seminar on Saturday in Dhaka said that vitiligo was not a contagious disease, and the early diagnosis increased the chance of controlling its condition...
Boeing CEO says ending strike 鈥榓 top priority鈥�
Ending a strike involving more than 30,000 of Boeing鈥檚 Seattle-area workers is 鈥榓 top priority鈥� for the aviation giant, chief executive Kelly Ortberg said in a message to staff Friday...
Kenyan court rules Meta can be sued over moderator sackings
A Kenyan court has ruled that US social media giant Meta can be sued over poor working conditions and layoffs, paving the way for a legal battle in the East African nation...
Strict market control should be policy priority
UNPRECEDENTED inflation rate in a few years has eroded people鈥檚 purchasing power, leading to a decrease in food and health spending. After the fall of the authoritarian Awami League regime, inflation eased in August but remained at over 10 per cent, as prices of goods and services continued to skyrocket. In an effort to contain prices, the interim government...
BNP chief Khaleda not in good health: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday that although their party chief Khaleda Zia returned home from Evercare Hospital on Wednesday, she was not in good health,...
Ban on party politics on JU campus demanded
The students of Jahangirnagar University held protests at the university on Friday demanding a ban on party politics on the campus.
Protests at DU, JU lynching continue
Protests continued on Friday over the lynching of two people on the campuses of Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University, while six activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of...
Aspirations of July uprising
BANGLADESH experienced a successful non-party uprising against a brutal fascist regime in July. The Awami League government could in no way quell the...
JU suspends eight students over death of former BCL leader
The authorities of Jahangirnagar University have suspended eight students temporarily over the lynching of a former student on the campus on Wednesday night.
Abducted girl rescued from Gazipur
A teenage girl who was abducted from Srimangal was rescued in the Chattar Gate area under Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur on Wednesday afternoon...
Protests erupt as two beaten to death at DU, JU
Protests erupted in Dhaka on Thursday as two men were beaten to death in separate incidents on the campuses of Dhaka University in the city and Jahangirnagar University in...
29 AL activists sued over vandalism in Tungipara
A case was filed against 29 Awami League leaders and activists of Tungipara upazila allegedly for vandalising furniture of Swechchhasebak Dal鈥檚 president SM Jilani鈥檚 Patgati village house...
Imperative qualities for vice-chancellor
IN VARIOUS public and private universities in Bangladesh, as a University Grants Commission report said, there are about 4.69 million students in 2020. The number speaks to the demand for higher education and the growth of public and private universities in Bangladesh. The growing trend created a need for academics who can play the leadership role as...
BNP for army鈥檚 magistracy in areas with poor law and order situation
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday said that the interim government should rethink the decision of giving the army to exercise magistracy power across the country.
Citizens should not take law into their own hands, home adviser says
Home affairs adviser Lt Gen, retd, Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday emphasised the need to raise public awareness about mob justice, saying citizens have no right to take the law into their own hands.
Former BCL leader beaten to death on JU campus
A former leader of Jahangirnagar University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of Awami League, was beaten to death by students of the university on the campus on Wednesday night...
6m children in SE Asia affected by Yagi disaster
Deadly floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have affected nearly six million children across Southeast Asia, the UN said Wednesday, as the death toll from the disaster rose...
Police officials yet to join won鈥檛 be allowed to join anymore: adviser
Home adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd) said on Wednesday that the people would get benefit of bestowing magistracy power upon the army...
