NCC to send draft to parties in a day or two
The National Consensus Commission will send a refined draft of the July National Charter 2025 to political parties in a couple of days...
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Ex-AL minister Mosharraf, actress Shomi Kaiser released on bail
Former Awami League minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain and actress Shomi Kaiser were released from jail on Thursday after securing bail in separate cases linked to the 2024 July uprising.
If the world can see injustice, why can鈥檛 Washington?
THERE is something profoundly disquieting about a moral catastrophe unfolding under the glaring light of international attention鈥攐nly to be met with an American shrug and a diplomatic shrug-off. Israel鈥檚 unfolding plan to seize full military and administrative control of Gaza, paired with the dismaying acquiescence of the United States, ought to alarm every...
US to support Bangladesh to enhance efficiency of judiciary
The United States Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires in Dhaka, Tracey Ann Jacobson, on Thursday assured of extending all-out support to Bangladesh in enhancing the efficiency of the judiciary and ensuring its independence.
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鈥檚 Chankharpool area on August 5, 2024, were speaking in Hindi during the killing of six protesters during the July uprising...
Group art exhibition 鈥楨choes of Time鈥� pays tribute to July uprising
The seven-day group art exhibition titled 鈥楨choes of Time鈥�, under way at the Nalinikanta Bhattasali Gallery of the Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka, showcases paintings paying tribute to the July Uprising...
Govt should make clear rules for state benefits for July martyrs
AN ALLEGEDLY unequal application of the rule for the disbursement of state benefits to the families of the martyrs of the July uprising, which toppled the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024, is worrying as the proposition has sparked off disputes, created resentment and intensified insecurity in the families. Whilst some widows have received the full one-time grant...
Section 144 imposed in Jhalakati over counter programmes of BNP, Juba Dal
Local administration has imposed section 144 in Rajapur upazila headquarters and surrounding areas of Jhalakathi district as local units of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Juba Dal called rally at the same time and venue.
Juba League activist hacked to death in Jashore
An activist of Juba League, the youth wing of the Awami League, was hacked to death near his home in Daulatdihi village under Kotwali police station in Jashore early Wednesday...
No election before July Charter execution, says NCP
Top leaders of the National Citizen Party on Tuesday said that the party would not compromise over the implementation of the July Charter, adding that the upcoming national election must be held after the implementation of the charter.
STATE BENEFITS FOR JULY MARTYRS:聽Families in straits as rule applies unequally
State benefits for families of July martyrs have sparked off disputes, resentment and insecurity as the disbursement rule has not been applied equally to all cases.
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...
Mobile exhibition of uprising photographs begins
A two-day mobile exhibition of the 2024 July mass uprising photographs began in the capital Dhaka on Monday with the exhibition travelling the city areas where the autocratic Awami League regime had faced significant resistance during the uprising...
3 plaintiffs testify against Hasina, Sajeeb, Saima
The Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 on Monday recorded the depositions of the plaintiffs of three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and several other...
Gap between expectations and reality
AUGUST 8 marked the first anniversary of the interim government鈥檚 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...
Wood begins with women鈥檚 camp
The newly appointed specialist batting coach Julian Wood has started to conduct a camp for the Bangladesh women鈥檚 national cricket team before joining the Tigers.
Autopsy finds 9 deep wounds, protests continue
Nine deep injury marks were found on the body of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, 38, who was killed in Gazipur city on August 7...
HC grants Shomi Kaiser bail in another July uprising case
The High Court on Monday granted interim bail to actress and former e-Commerce Association president Shomi Kaiser in the last case she faces over the violence perpetrated during the July uprising...
NCP leaders, activists face media trial: Juba Shakti
Jatiya Juba Shakti, the youth wing of the National Citizen Party, on Sunday alleged that the leaders and activists of the NCP were facing media trial...
JUCSU polls on Sept 11
The authorities on Sunday announced that the long-awaited elections to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union would be held on September 11.
Audit of Rajuk during AL regime ordered
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha鈥檚 activities in the 2009-2024 period will come under comprehensive audit, officials said...
Reference to SC, referendum, legal framework suggested for July Charter implementation
Jurists and political scientists on Sunday suggested options on how to implement the July National Charter, now being finalised, including seeking Supreme Court advice, holding a referendum, or formulating a legal framework order.
A year behind us, future ahead
IT HAS been one year since our father, ambassador Serajul Islam (Shobuj, as he is widely known), passed away. And one year since Bangladesh charted her course for a better future. I don鈥檛 believe in coincidences, but sometimes history and grief collide in ways that feel undeniably meaningful. Our father devoted his life to the idea that Bangladesh could and must do...
Police reform, accountability still deplorably elusive
THIS is concerning and a disservice to the spirit of the July uprising that a section of police personnel is still involved in criminal and corrupt activities. The involvement of police personnel in crimes such as extortion, bribery, intimidation and framing innocent people in false cases has continued to make the headlines every other day. The agency is also reported to have taken...
Judiciary鈥檚 call for independence no bid for hegemony: CJ
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday emphasised that the judiciary鈥檚 demand for an independent Supreme Court secretariat should not be read as a bid to grab power, but rather as part of a long-standing struggle for institutional parity with the executive and the legislature.
NCC begins talks with experts over implementing July Charter
The National Consensus Commission on Sunday began dialogue with political science and law experts to find pathways to implement the under-drafting July Charter.
BDPF demands establishment of education reform commission
In commemoration of the 2024 July uprising anniversary, the Bangladesh Doctors鈥� Platform in Finland has recently held an online discussion titled Democracy and Education Reform are Woven from the Same Thread.
Interim govt performances under fire
Speakers, including academics, cultural activists, and researchers on Saturday said that the interim government failed to meet people鈥檚 expectations after the July mass uprising...
Courts burdened with 43 lakh pending cases
The backlog of cases in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh continues to grow, with data showing a steady increase in pending matters across both the High Court and Appellate Division 鈥� raising concerns about the pace and impact of ongoing judicial reforms.
Mixed trends mark weekly decline at stocks
Investors at the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses ended the week on a sour note, snapping a streak of consecutive weekly gains as key indices fell notably in the four-day trading week...
