Fictitious cases being filed in name of Operation Devil Hunt: JP
The Jatiya Party on Monday alleged that the dissenting voices were being suppressed and fictitious cases were being lodged in the name of Operation Devil Hunt...
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Govt starts providing financial assistance to July victims
The interim government has started providing financial assistance from the state to the injured persons and the families of the martyrs in the July uprising...
Bangladesh Bank predicts sluggish economy in FY25
The Bangladesh Bank is not optimistic about the country鈥檚 economic outlook for the 2024-25 financial year as the central bank on Monday predicted economic growth would remain sluggish at about 4-5 per cent in FY25 due to a host of challenges...
MASS UPRISING: ICT orders arrest of seven people
The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday issued arrest warrants against two police officers and five others for their alleged involvement in committing crimes against humanity in the capital鈥檚 Mohakhali, Rampura, and Uttara areas during the July-August mass uprising...
Another girls鈥� football match halted amid Islamists鈥� protests
Another inter-district girls鈥� football match was halted amid protests by leaders and activists of Islami Andolan Bangladesh at Taraganj in Rangpur Thursday afternoon...
Three arrested with 11 endangered capped langurs
The Forest Department and the Dhaka district administration on Thursday arrested three individuals and seized 11 endangered capped langurs (Trachypithecus pileatus) during a raid in Jatrabari鈥檚 Matuail Shamimbagh area...
PROTESTING AGAINST EVICTION DRIVE: Petrol pump owners withdraw strike after 8 hours
The Bangladesh Petroleum Dealers, Distributors, Agents and Petrol Pump Owners Association withdrew its strike eight hours after it had called for an indefinite strike in Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions from Wednesday morning protesting against a Roads and Highways Department鈥檚 recent eviction drive in Naogaon...
Banglalink elevates efficiency with PI Works
Banglalink has adopted PI Works鈥� predictive energy saving (PES) module integrated with self-organising networks (SON) capabilities to integrate artificial intelligence/machine learning into its engineering processes, said a press release...
Sufferings of injured July uprising victims unfortunate
IT IS unfortunate that the people injured during the July mass uprising had to take to the streets repeatedly to press home their demand for quality treatment and rehabilitation. On February 2, a group of injured persons, including several undergoing treatment at hospitals, blocked different roads in Dhaka as the government so far has failed to provide...
MASS UPRISING: Victims block city roads for healthcare, rehab
A group of July-August uprising victims, including several undergoing treatment at hospitals, blocked different roads in Dhaka city until Sunday evening starting from the previous evening, pressing for...
ICT sends聽ex-Mirpur ADC Moinul, 2 other police officers to jail
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday ordered the detention of three police officers, including Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 former additional deputy commissioner for Mirpur division, Moinul Islam, for their alleged involvement...
Govt needs to afford ACC more teeth to fight corruption
A SHARP decline in the conviction rate in corruption cases to a worrying 47 per cent in 2024, the lowest in eight years, down from 57.18 per cent in 2023, does not only question the effectiveness of the Anti-Corruption Commission in its fight against corruption but also, perhaps, brings to the fore some inadequacies that the commission is faced with. This...
Cadman hopes India to repatriate Hasina for sake of justice
The special prosecutor adviser to International Crimes Tribunal Barrister Toby Cadman on Monday hoped that India would stand by the truth and give a positive reply in response to the note verbale sent by Bangladesh for repatriating ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for the sake of justice.
Conviction rate in graft cases hits 8-year low
The conviction rate in corruption cases in the country has fallen to a worrying 47 per cent in 2024, the lowest in the past eight years, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the Anti-Corruption Commission in fighting corruption.
Banks asked to adopt predictive loan loss provisioning by 2027
The Bangladesh Bank has decided to adopt a forward-looking approach to provisioning for loan losses, requiring banks to set aside money for potential losses before loans become overdue or default...
2010 FREQUENCY CANCELLATION: SC allows Channel One to seek appeal
The Appellate Division on Thursday permitted One Entertainment Company, the parent company of private broadcaster Channel One, to seek permission to appeal against a 2010 High Court verdict that upheld the cancellation of its broadcasting frequency by the then Awami League government...
LOSING LIMBS IN ELECTROCUTION: BREB chair, PBS official ordered to pay Tk聽10 lakh to child victim
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board鈥檚 chairman and the Satkhira Palli Bidyut Samity manager to pay Tk聽10 lakh within a month to father of 10-year-old Raqibuzzaman as treatment costs after the child lost his right hand and leg due to electrocution in May 2021...
ICT dismisses Ziaul鈥檚 plea challenging tribunal jurisdiction
The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by retired major general Ziaul Ahsan challenging the tribunal鈥檚 jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the July鈥揂ugust 2024 student-led uprising...
A WOUNDED TRUST: Healing police-public relations
THE relationship between the police and the public has for long been marred by mistrust and conflict, rooted in colonial history and exacerbated by systemic abuse. The events of the student-led uprising in July-August 2024, when excessive police force, mass shooting and enforced disappearances took place, marked a low point in this strained relationship...
Father allegedly kills daughter over 鈥榤obile addiction鈥� in Habiganj
A man allegedly stabbed to death his 15-year-old daughter on Wednesday at Ghanashyampur village in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj after 鈥榝ailing to keep her away mobile phone addiction鈥�.
Railway evicts makeshift structures at Tejgaon
The Bangladesh Railway on Tuesday freed about 5 acres of land by evicting over 200 illegal makeshift structures including houses and shops at Tejgaon area in the capital....
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: 17 Rohingyas among 20 held in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
Bangladesh Navy in a joint operation at Baharchhara union of Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar detained 20 people, including human trafficking victims and Rohingyas, on Tuesday...
Fiction writer Faizul Islam passes away
Fiction writer and essayist Faizul Islam passed away while undergoing treatment at Labaid Hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday. He was 61.
Trial of martyr Abu Sayed murder case to begin soon: ICT prosecutor
International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Barrister SM Moinul Karim said the prosecution was working round the clock with an effort to begin the trial of Abu Sayed murder case at the quickest possible time.
2,650 cos turned into ICT powerhouses: BASIS
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services has led a remarkable transformation in the country鈥檚 ICT sector evolving from just 18 members in 1998 to over 2,650 thriving national business organisations today, said its administrator Muhammad Mehedi Hasan on Saturday...
KILLING OF MUGHDHO, JAMAAT LEADER: Complaints filed with ICT
The elder brother of Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho, who was shot dead during the demonstrations of the Student Movement Against Discrimination on July 18, 2024, filed a complaint on Thursday with the International Crimes Tribunal chief prosecutor...
Martyr Abu Sayed鈥檚 family files complaint against 25 at ICT
A complaint was filed on Monday with the International Crimes Tribunal accusing 24 people on charge of crimes against humanity for the killing of Abu Sayeed, a student activist shot dead on July 16, 2024 during the student-led uprising.
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY: ICT orders detention of APBn constable Sujan
The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday ordered detention of Armed Police Battalion constable Md Sujon Hossain in a case concerning crimes against humanity during the student-led mass uprising at Chankharpool in Dhaka on August 5, 2024...
MASS UPRISING: Injured victims stage demo, want rehabilitation
Political party leaders and eminent citizens on Sunday demanded rehabilitation of the families of the martyrs and wounded people during the July-August mass uprising...
BNP files two complaints with ICT
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday filed two formal complaints with the International Crimes Tribunal, accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her party colleagues and...