Inflation falls below 9pc barrier in 35 months聽
The general inflation eased further and dropped from the 9 per cent mark to 8.48 per cent in June because of falling prices of food items...
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Unified, effective system needed to support injured protesters
IT WILL soon be a year since the authoritarian Awami League regime was toppled in a mass uprising. Yet, the injured protesters still struggle to access long-term health care and rehabilitation. In attempts to violently repress the protest, the police and the Awami League鈥檚 armed goons fired bullets, sound grenades and other ammunition, which left at least...
Nairobi tense as Kenya marks democracy uprising
Kenya marked its fight for democracy on Monday, with police blocking main roads in Nairobi ahead of potential protests, after last month鈥檚 demonstrations descended into violent clashes...
None involved in mob violence will be spared: adviser
Bangladesh interim government home adviser Lieutanant General, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has warn all against any sort of mob violence in the country.
1st ICT order on charges likely July 10
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday concluded the hearing on charges against ousted prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and his two associates over their alleged involvement in committing crimes against humanity across Bangladesh during the July鈥揂ugust 2024 mass uprising...
NCP promises to present new constitution to people
The National Citizens Party on Sunday said that they were promising to the countrymen that they would present them with a new democratic constitution, which would guarantee citizens鈥� rights, ensure justice, and put an end to authoritarianism and dynastic politics in Bangladesh...
Election delay anti-democratic: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said those who want to delay the election are certainly not pro-democratic or supporters of the July-August mass uprising.
July uprising: Coordinated system stressed for rehabilitation of injured
Speakers, including those working directly with individuals injured in the July鈥揂ugust uprising, emphasised the urgent need for a coordinated and integrated system to ensure that the victims receive effective and comprehensive rehabilitation.
US pvt sector shed jobs first time in recent years
The US private sector unexpectedly lost jobs in June, according to data from payroll firm ADP on Wednesday, a potential sign of labour market weakness amid uncertainty from president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs.
NCP for end to border killing, regional disparity
Leaders of the National Citizen Party on Friday said that their party would take steps to address issues such as border killings and regional disparity.
Secondary-level edn instts asked to observe Mass Uprising Day, July Martyr Day
All secondary-level government and non-movement educational institutions across the country have been instructed to observe August 5 as July Mass Uprising Day and July 16 as July Martyr Day...
People to take to street if reforms not made: Nahid
People will take to the streets again if no changes are made to the old political settlement for which they joined the July uprising, said National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Thursday in Nilphamari...
Charge hearing ends, order on July 14
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday set July 14 to give a decision whether charges of crimes against humanity would be framed against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven of his subordinate officials in the case of killing six protesters during the July-August mass uprising at Chankharpool in Dhaka...
Prime Bank, Shurjomukhi sign deal
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a strategic agreement with Shurjomukhi Limited, said a press release...
12kg LPG price cut by Tk 39 for July
The price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas cylinder has been reduced by Tk 39, bringing the new retail price down to Tk 1,364 for the month of July, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission announced on Wednesday...
Univ Teachers鈥� Network announces anniversary progs
The University Teachers鈥� Network on Wednesday announced month-long programmes to mark the first anniversary of the student-mass uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5, 2024...
Govt declares August 5 public holiday
Bangladesh interim government has declared August 5 a nationwide public holiday in honour of those who sacrificed their lives during the July mass uprising in 2024...
Nazrul symbol of indomitable human spirit: discussion
Speakers at a discussion titled July Uprising: The Legacy of Kazi Nazrul said that the national poet was a symbol of the indomitable human spirit...
MASS UPRISING:聽Students鈥� Federation ex-leader Shakil鈥檚 body exhumed for autopsy
The body of a former leader of the Students鈥� Federation of Bangladesh, Julfikar Ahmed Shakil, was exhumed for autopsy on Wednesday, about 11 months after he was shot to death during the student-led mass uprising in August 2024....
Indonesian influencer given 7-year Myanmar prison sentence
An Indonesian influencer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for meeting with rebels in junta-ruled Myanmar, a foreign ministry official in Jakarta said Wednesday...
Pvt sector credit growth dips below 7pc in May
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh slowed to 6.95 per cent in May 2025, down from 7.5 per cent in April, reflecting weakening business confidence and tighter lending conditions, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
Govt declares August 5 public holiday
Bangladesh interim government has declared August 5 a nationwide public holiday in honour of those who sacrificed their lives during the July uprising in 2024.
Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad to hold month-long prog for July uprising
Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad on Tuesday announced a month-long programme, marking the one-year anniversary of the July uprising that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime...
Dhaka University Day celebrated
Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said that the historic events of the Language Movement in 1952, the mass uprising in 1969, the War of Independence in 1971, the anti-autocracy movement in 1990s and the 2024 student-mass uprising complemented each other...
Jamaat offers prayers for July victims
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday started its programme spanning over a month to mark the first anniversary of the student-led July mass uprising that overthrew the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024...
Ganosamhati begins July uprising programme
The Ganosamhati Andolan on Tuesday began their month-long programmes to mark the first anniversary of the July-August mass uprising in 2024...
56 life-term prisoners freed after serving 20yrs
The government has released 56 life term awarded prisoners upon completion of 20 years in imprisonment...
BMU marks July uprising anniv holding rally, planting tree
Bangladesh Medical University observed the anniversary of July mass uprising holding a rally and planting trees on the BMU in Dhaka on Tuesday...
No reforms yet in civil service job reservations unfortunate
REFORMS in the civil service job reservations that students sought, which sparked off protests on July 1, 2024, flared into a mass uprising later that month and toppled the Awami League government on August 5 that year, have worryingly remained unresolved 11 months inside the installation of the interim government. This is unfortunate of the interim government, which...
Yunus urges all to resist dictatorship resurgence
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged people to resist any resurgence of dictatorship in the country, emphasising that history testified that when the people wake up, no force can resist them...