Yunus convenes special cabinet meeting
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called a special meeting of his council of advisers for Monday at the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office in Dhaka.
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NCC tenure expires amid road map deadlock
The extended tenure of the National Consensus Commission ended on Friday amid controversies surrounding its road map to implement the July National Charter 2025.
Ali Riaz鈥檚 new book explores country鈥檚 transition to democracy
University Press Limited has launched Professor Ali Riaz鈥檚 new book 鈥楢 fractured path: challenges of democratic transition in Bangladesh鈥� delving into the country鈥檚 political course after the July uprising.
Spalletti returns to football with Juventus after Italy flop
Luciano Spalletti made his return to football on Thursday after being hired by Juventus to replace the sacked Igor Tudor.
Jamaat wants July Charter implementation order today
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday called on the interim government to issue an order to implement the National July Charter by today.
40 extrajudicial killings during interim govt
At least 40 people were extra-judicially killed from August 9, 2024, to September 30, 2025 under the interim government, with 11 people dying in such ways between July and September.
NCC road map widens political divisions
Experts in politics and law have expressed their concerns over the National Consensus Commission鈥檚 road map for implementing the July National Charter 2025, warning that it would further deepen the political divides and result in total anarchy.
Yunus to decide on referendum soon: adviser
The law adviser, Asif Nazrul, on Thursday said that the chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, would soon make a decision on the July Charter implementation and the time for the referendum.
Govt has no jurisdiction聽to give legal basis: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday said that the interim government did not have the authority to provide a legal basis for the July Charter.
NHRC to get power to investigate state-sponsored rights violations
The interim government on Thursday approved the draft of the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance, 2025, empowering the commission to investigate human rights violations committed by law enforcement agencies as well as abuses carried out under state sponsorship or with state support...
8 held over Ctg JCD activist murder
Police on Wednesday arrested eight youths in connection with the killing of a Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal activist, Md. Alam, during a factional clash between two groups of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Juba Dal in Chattogram鈥檚 Bakalia area.
AI chip giant Nvidia becomes world鈥檚 first $5t company
AI chip juggernaut Nvidia became the world鈥檚 first $5 trillion company on Wednesday, as investors remain confident that artificial intelligence will deliver a new wave of innovation and growth...
Jamaat, allies warn holding polls may be difficult
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its seven other allies on Wednesday warned that the holding of the general election might become difficult as the National Consensus Commission submitted its report without mentioning the time for referendum on the July Charter.
BNP accuses NCC of deceiving peeople, parties
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday accused the National Consensus Commission of deceiving the people and political parties by completely ignoring the notes of dissent in its final recommendations for implementing the July Charter.
None dropped聽yet from July murder cases聽聽
No 鈥榟arassment cases鈥� that include murder allegations against journalists and other professionals, including judges and intellectuals,聽 have been withdrawn yet despite repeated assurances from the government of rescinding such cases though many have been implicated in 鈥榝alse cases鈥� filed over the July-August massacres.
Govt should review July charter implementation road map
THE road map to implement 48 constitution-related reform proposals contained in the July national charter 2025, which the national consensus commission submitted to the interim government on October 28, appears to have stripped the very essence of 鈥榗onsensus鈥� as it disregards all notes of dissent expressed by different political parties and imposes the...
Let the torn leaf on the broken branch grow
MY KNOWLEDGE of the people鈥檚 movements and uprisings that have taken place across the Bangladesh is very limited. The histories prior to the Hatikheda uprising of 170 years ago remain blurry to me. Yet I do know the story of Amrita Devi of Rajasthan from 1730 鈥� who sacrificed her life to save trees 鈥� the spirit that later inspired the Chipko movement. However,...
Student arrested for derogatory remarks on July uprising
Law enforcers on Tuesday arrested a 19-year-old college student from Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on charges of making derogatory remarks about the July mass uprising and its participants.
SC clarifies reports on CJ鈥檚 seeking explanation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed did not issue any show-cause or explanation notices to three High Court judges, Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam, Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman, and Justice Md Zakir Hossain, over the granting of a large number of bail...
NCC road map draws mixed reactions
Prominent politicians on Tuesday differently reacted to the road map for implementing the July National Charter 2025 after it was presented to the interim government and the political parties on the day.
Workers have waited long enough
WHEN the July Uprising swept across Bangladesh, it was the workers, the invisible pillars of the nation鈥檚 economy, who paid the highest price. They marched for justice, raised their voices for dignity and faced tear gas and bullets in the hope of change...
Juba Dal activist dies during anniv rally in Sherpur
A Juba Dal activist died after suffering a heart attack during a rally marking the organisation鈥檚 47th founding anniversary in Nakla upazila of Sherpur on Tuesday afternoon.
NCP to join alliance only on shared principles: Nahid
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said that the party would decide on joining any electoral alliance only on the basis of shared principles, particularly a commitment to the July Charter and the reform agenda...
Woman held for posting derogatory video about July Uprising on social media
Detective on Tuesday arrested a girl allegedly for posting a derogatory video on social media about the July mass uprising and its fighters from Godagari upazila in Rajshahi...
Casino 鈥榢ingpin鈥� Samrat jailed for life in arms case
The Dhaka Special Tribunal-2 on Tuesday sentenced former Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, an alleged kingpin of the illegal casino business in Dhaka, to life term imprisonment in an arms case...
NCC places July Charter implementation road map
The National Consensus Commission on Tuesday finally placed to the interim government the road map -- having two plans -- to implement 48 constitution-related reform proposals contained in the July National Charter 2025.
Chhatra Dal activist killed in Chattogram factional clash
An activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal was killed and 18 others were injured in a clash between two groups of JCD and Juba Dal activists over tearing a party banner at Bakolia in Chattogram port city early Tuesday...
MASS BAIL:聽CJ seeks explanation from 3 HC judges
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has issued show-cause notices to three High Court judges, Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam, Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman, and Justice Md Zakir Hossain, asking them to explain within three days the large number of bail orders...
NCC likely to recommend July Charter implementation process today
The National Consensus Commission on Monday decided that it would submit the final recommendations for implementing the July National Charter 2025 to the interim government chief adviser, also the NCC chair, Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Judiciary must in no way be shackled to executive
A FUNCTIONAL independence of the judiciary should mean a judiciary independent of the legislative and the executive branch in all aspects. But this has not happened all these years. The independence of the judiciary was officially effected on November 1, 2007 from the executive and the legislative based on a 12-point directive that the Appellate Division issued on...
