DB arrests My TV chairman Nasir Uddin in murder case
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 Detective Branch on Sunday arrested Md Nasir Uddin, chairman of the private TV channel My TV, in a murder case related to the July Uprising.
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HC defers hearing plea to quash ex-CJ Khairul proceedings
The High Court on Sunday deferred until October 29 the hearing of a petition filed by former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque to quash the proceedings related to him in a murder case linked to the July 2024 uprising...
Discharge of HC rule by AD judicial anarchy: SC
In a strongly worded full verdict, the Appellate Division has observed that if it discharges a rule issued by the High Court under article 102 of the constitution the decision amounts to 鈥榡udicial anarchy鈥� and is unconstitutional and void from the outset...
Major reform proposals dissented by BNP, allies
The National Consensus Commission on Saturday sent the final draft of the July National Charter 2025 to political parties, with a prologue stating that the document was 鈥榰nanimously鈥� formulated after a series of dialogues with political parties...
Couple idol ceremony held at Kantajiu Temple
The couple idol, Jugal Bigraha, a traditional religious festival of the Hindu community, has been held at Kantajiu Temple, also known as Kantanagar temple, in Dinajpur...
Rafayat addresses on Bangladeshi youth, July uprising at UN headquarters
Shah Rafayat Chowdhury, co-founder and president of Footsteps, delivered his first keynote statement at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, spotlighting the July uprising as an example for youth-led action against injustice worldwide...
Man dies after jumping from roof during drive: ISPR
A crime suspect died after jumping from roof without getting any way to escape after opening fire at members of security forces in Shantinagar area under Manikchhari upazila in Khagrachari district on Friday, according to the Inter Services Public Relation Directorate...
ICT asks govt to ensure security for witness in Chankharpool case
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday directed the government to ensure security for a prosecution witness who had recently testified in the case of crimes against humanity committed in the capital鈥檚 Chankharpool area during the 2024 July uprising...
DU teachers hold public performance on campus
Dhaka University Shikkhak Samaj, a platform of the university teachers, on Thursday organised a public performance to mark the first anniversary of the July mass uprising...
Students鈥� Federation observes 1st death anniv of Shakil
Dhaka city unit of the Students鈥� Federation of Bangladesh, the student wing of Ganosamhati Andolan, on Thursday observed the first anniversary of death of its former leader Julfikar Ahmed Shakil...
Brecht鈥檚 鈥楽enora Carrar鈥檚 Rifle鈥� staged in tribute to July martyrs
German playwright Bertolt Brecht鈥檚 one-act play titled 鈥楽enora Carrar鈥檚 Rifle鈥� was staged in the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy to pay tribute to July martyrs on Thursday...
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...
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...