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Police in uniform spoke in Hindi, say witnesses

Two of the three prosecution witnesses told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday that police personnel in printed uniforms, present in the capital’s Chankharpool area on August 5, 2024, were speaking in Hindi during the killing of six protesters during the July uprising...

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Asif Mahmud says he won’t be in election-time govt

The youth and sports and local government, rural development and cooperatives adviser, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, has said that he will not be part of the election-time government to avoid conflict of interest as a political figure...

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AIUB holds seminar on developing research skills

The department of public health at American International University-Bangladesh organised a seminar titled Developing Research Skills and the Role of Primary Health Care in Global Health at the AIUB in Dhaka on Monday...

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ICT sets Aug 21 to decide whether to charge 16

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday set August 21 to decide whether it will frame charges of crimes against humanity against 16 accused in the Ashulia killings case...

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Victim’s father accuses Hasina of ordering protester killings

Two prosecution witnesses in the case of crimes against humanity committed in the capital’s Chankharpool area during the 2024 July uprising on Tuesday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 and demanded justice for the killings and injuries of protesters during the...

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ICT rejects ZI Khan Panna’s plea to defend Hasina

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday rejected senior lawyer ZI Khan Panna’s request to be appointed as state defence counsel for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina is facing trial in absentia over her alleged superior command responsibility during the July 2024 uprising...

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Man in ApBN uniform killed Anas, father testifies at tribunal

Shahriar Khan Palash, father of martyr Shahriar Khan Anas, on Monday testified at the International Crimes Tribunal 1 that the man who targeted, shot and subsequently killed his son was in the uniform of Armed Police Battalion...

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Govt accused of failure to implement uprising spirit

Politicians, lawyers, youth leaders and professionals on Monday at a discussion criticised the interim government that it failed to properly implement the July uprising spirit in the past one year...

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Youth, technology and multilateral cooperation

EVERY year on 12 August, International Youth Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of young people to global progress. The 2025 theme, ‘youth advancing multilateral cooperation through technology and partnerships’, is more than aspirational. It reflects a reality already taking shape. From climate action to digital governance...

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Gap between expectations and reality

AUGUST 8 marked the first anniversary of the interim government’s rise to power in the wake of the historic July uprising. The Yunus-led administration came into office buoyed by unprecedented public goodwill, both at home and abroad, and charged with the responsibility of healing a fractured nation. One year may not be long enough to fulfil every expectation...

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SHOOTING HANGING STUDENT AT RAMPURA: ICT takes cognisance of charges

The International Crimes Tribunal 1 on Sunday took cognizance of formal charges in a case involving crimes against humanity, including the widely publicised shooting of a student who was hanging from the cornice of a building in the capital’s Rampura...

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Growing case backlog warrants early, effective intervention

THE number of cases pending with the courts has reached a little more than 4.33 million as of March. Subordinate courts have about 3.69 million cases pending, the High Court Division of the Supreme Court 599,000 cases pending and the Appellate Division 34,926 cases, as ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· reported on August 10. There were about 4.05 million cases, keeping to Supreme Court...

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Interim govt performances under fire

Speakers, including academics, cultural activists, and researchers on Saturday said that the interim government failed to meet people’s expectations after the July mass uprising...

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UIU holds ‘meet the champions of UIU’

The App Forum, a wing of Directorate of Career Counselling and Student Affairs, United International University, organised a reception ceremony titled Meet the Champions of UIU at the university in Dhaka on Saturday...

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Bangladesh interim govt committed to press freedom, safety: Shafiqul Alam

Bangladesh interim government chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday said they ‘strongly and unequivocally’ reject the insinuation that the interim government has been responsible for undermining freedom of expression or media independence over the past year.

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Charges pressed aganist ex-DMP chief, 4 officials

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Thursday filed formal charges against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and four other police officers for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity...

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525 illegal structures erected near HSIA: CAAB

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh chairman Air Vice-Marshal Mostafa Mahmud Siddiq on Thursday said that at least 525 high-rise buildings were constructed illegally within the designated no-fly zones surrounding Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka...

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UNICEF launches YPAG to promote child rights

Ahead of the International Youth Day, UNICEF on Thursday officially launched the Young People Advisory Group in Bangladesh, marking a major milestone in the organisation’s commitment to elevating youth voices and fostering meaningful engagement in shaping policies and programmes that affect children and young people across the country...

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Prof Masum Iqbal new DIU pro-VC

Professor Mohammad Masum Iqbal has been appointed as pro-vice-chancellor of Daffodil International University...

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Foreign policy on mutual respect far cry

The interim government has neither carried out any reform in the foreign policy of the country nor has it been able to establish its external ties in keeping with the aspirations of the mass uprising in July 2024.

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Govt in its 2nd phase with polls focus: Yunus

Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday told his cabinet colleagues that his government had entered its second phase and was now focused on the national election.

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We refuse to give up on our hope

For now, exactly a year after the formation of the interim government, it is disappointing to see the government that was installed through a bloody mass uprising has failed its people and is behaving more following the impulse of the Facebook response than acting on its political vision and commitment to principles of equality and justice. The way the interim...

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Issues govt should shore up to contain lead poisoning

THE findings of a study report that about 98 per cent of the children living in Dhaka are exposed a high level of lead poisoning, which can cause memory loss, a headache, depression and the loss of intelligent quotient, is worrying. The study that the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh along with the Stanford School of Medicine of the...