Parties divided over ways of July Charter implementation
Major political parties were divided on Wednesday over the procedures of implementation of the the July National Charter 2025...
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Govt keen to enhance export from 4 sectors
The government has formed a 16-member inter-ministerial committee, headed by the principal secretary to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office, for reviewing the possible measures for enhancing the export competitiveness of four sectors namely leather and leather goods, jute-made goods, agricultural and agri-processed goods and pharmaceuticals sectors...
Thousands of Catholics head to Vatican鈥檚 Jubilee of Youth
Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 1,20,000 young Catholics who gathered on Tuesday in Rome for the Vatican鈥檚 Jubilee of Youth 鈥� an event that takes place every 25 years...
JCD shifts rally venue from Shaheed Minar to Shahbagh on NCP鈥檚 request
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Wednesday shifted its pre-announced student rally, to be held on August 3, from the Central Shaheed Minar to Shahbagh following a request from the National Citizen Party...
Another case filed against 5400 AL followers over Gopalganj violence
Another case has been filed against over 5, 400 leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies, including the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, over the attack on an NCP rally in Gopalganj on July 16, raising the number of cases over it to 13...
Measures taken to head off chaos
The police have taken special security measures for 11 days between July 29 and August 8, fearing that the ousted fascist force might create countrywide anarchy during anti-fascist programmes marking the first anniversary of the July uprising...
Jamaat, NCP reject draft July Charter
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party representatives on Tuesday rejected the National Consensus Commission-drafted July National Charter 2025...
Hardly any reform in political parties
One year after the widespread political awakening that stemmed from the 2024 July uprising, experts and political leaders observe that Bangladesh鈥檚 political parties have not yet heeded the wake-up call to initiate any meaningful internal reforms...
UCSI Univ marks 1st July uprising anniv
UCSI University Bangladesh Branch Campus commemorated the first anniversary of the July 2024 uprising with a discussion and photo exhibition, reflecting on the movement鈥檚 legacy and the nation鈥檚 political direction, in Dhaka鈥檚 Banani area on Tuesday...
SME Foundation to train family members of victims
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation initiated a skills development training programme on Tuesday for the members of martyrs and injured fighters of the July Uprising...
BKB hosts discussion on 鈥楯uly Revolution鈥�
Bangladesh Krishi Bank on Monday held a special discussion meeting to celebrate 鈥楯uly Revolution 2025鈥� at its head office, said a press release...
Agreed issues must be finalised soon: Ali Riaz
National Consensus Commission vice-vhairman Professor Ali Riaz on Tuesday said all the issues on which consensus has been reached through talks should be finalised quickly.
1,757 more people recognised as fighters injured during July uprising
The government has issued a new gazette recognising 1,757 more injured people from the July Uprising as July fighters under three categories...
Law ministry issues gazette of two rules
The president on Monday gave approval to the Bangladesh Judicial Service Formation Rules, 2025, that stated that 25 per cent officials in law and judiciary would be appointed outside from members of Bangladesh judicial service...
NCC drafts July national charter
Political parties on Monday received the draft of the 鈥楯uly National Charter 2025鈥�, prepared by the National Consensus Commission, which would bind the parties to implement the consensus-based reforms within two years after the formation of the parliament.
National Book Centre marks Tajuddin鈥檚 birth centenary
The National Book Centre organised the award-giving ceremony of an essay competition to mark the birth centenary of Tajuddin Ahmed, the first prime minister of Bangladesh and the pioneer of independence, at the book centre in Dhaka on Monday...
Reconstructing spaces of violence through counter-forensics
ABU Sayed, a student activist at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, was killed on July 16, 2024. The death became a flashpoint in what would grow into the July uprising. While the Awami League government, toppled in the uprising,聽 then claimed that Sayed had been killed with bricks and firearms by other protesters, video footage shared widely on social media...
No complete list of July martyrs, wounded as yet troubling
THIS is unfortunate that the interim government, which assumed office after the overthrow of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024 in an uprising that began on July 1 that year as student protests against civil service job reservations, has yet to comprehensively enlist all who died and became wounded at the hand of law enforcers who were aided by the...
Preserving July uprising history called for
The first-ever international conference on the July uprising was held at the University of Dhaka on Sunday, with researchers and analysts from home and abroad calling for a national commitment to documenting and preserving the history of the 2024 student-led mass uprising...
No complete lists of martyrs, wounded as yet
The interim government has failed to complete lists of the people who died and became wounded in the July-August uprising a year after the event...
Housing project for July martyrs sent back for review
A meeting of the executive committee of the National Economic Council on Sunday approved a dozen projects involving Tk聽8,149.38 crore, but sent back a proposal on a housing project for the July martyrs鈥� families for further scrutiny...
Preliminary draft of July Charter prepared: Ali Riaz
National consensus commission vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Sunday said the preliminary draft of the much-cherished 鈥楯uly Charter鈥� has been prepared.
Ganatantrik Sanskritik Oikya celebrates curfew-break anniv
Cultural platform Ganatantrik Sanskritik Oikya on Saturday celebrated the first anniversary of a protest event they undertook to defy the curfew imposed by the ousted Awami League regime during the July uprising...
UIU holds discussion to commemorate July uprising
United International University organised a discussion to commemorate the July uprising at the UIU in Dhaka on Saturday...
Continued extrajudicial killing, custodial death disparaging
THE continuation of extrajudicial killing and custodial death during the tenure of the interim government, which was installed after a political changeover that promised meaningful changes in governance, is worrying. Right group Odhikar in its latest report, published on July 24, says that at least 29 people were extrajudicially killed between August 9, 2024 and this June 30...
Justice Khairul, Prof Barakat share room in jail
Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque and economist professor Abul Barkat have been sharing same building as division 1 inmates of the Dhaka Central Jail at Keraniganj, on the outskirts of the capital...
29 extrajudicial killings in 11 months
At least 29 people fell victim to extrajudicial killings from August 9, 2024, to June 30, 2025, under the interim government, with eight people encountering such killings between April and June.
July charter, declaration to be realised by Aug 5: NCP
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam today said their party is determined to realise the July charter and July declaration by August 5, as part of its ongoing movement for reforms, justice, and a new constitution.
Ctg court rejects Chinmoy鈥檚 bail petitions
The Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on Thursday rejected Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatan Jagran Jote spokesperson Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari鈥檚 bail petitions in five cases, including the case of killing lawyer Saiful Islam Alif...
Seven killed, 41 injured in road accidents
At least seven people were killed and 41 others injured in road accidents in Faridpur, Sunamganj and Madaripur districts on Thursday...
