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New footage of Ashulia killings, burning found

The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday granted the chief prosecutor additional time until May 25 to submit the investigation report in a crimes against humanity case involving the killing of six people on the outskirts of Ashulia during the student-led uprising in July–August 2024.

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Prime Bank presents gift for Hajj pilgrims

Prime Bank PLC handed over gift pack for Hajj pilgrims on the first Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The first Hajj flight of Biman will be operated today...

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Rethinking equality after the July uprising

THE term ‘opposition to inequality’ has re-emerged with striking political significance in the wake of the August student-popular uprising led by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. But this resurgence raises a pressing question: Is opposition to inequality merely a slogan to mobilise mass sentiment, or does it hold practical significance in dismantling the...

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Dhaka, Tokyo for stronger SME coop

Strengthening ties between Bangladeshi and Japanese small and medium enterprises took centre stage at a roundtable discussion between members of the Bangladesh B2B mission and the International Cooperation Organisation for Small and Medium Enterprises in Asia...

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Prime accused remanded in Parvez killing case

The Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Friday placed prime accused Meheraj Islam on a five-day remand in a case filed over the killing of Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez in the capital’s Banani area on April 19.

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Too little, too late

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vehement opposition to a Palestinian state aligns perfectly with a long-standing Zionist ideology that has consistently viewed the establishment of a Palestinian state as a direct threat to Israel’s very foundation as a settler colonial project...

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Authorities need to expedite TCB family card distribution

A SLOW progress in the scrutiny of TCB family cards that the government began to select the most eligible beneficiaries to help them to buy some essential goods for subsidised prices is unwarranted. The authorities are scrutinising the one crore cards that the past government issued and have so far verified and delivered 57 lakh smart cards to local administration offices...

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Two more arrested

The police and the members of the Rapid Action Battalion on Wednesday arrested two more accused in Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez murder case at separate places in Gaibandha and Chattogram...

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PBIL, EDGE sign deal on investment banking

Prime Bank Investment Limited and EDGE Research and Consulting Limited have recently signed an agreement to provide investment banking services to a wide range of institutional clients...

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Govt to establish 2nd ICT tribunal

The chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Muhammad Tajul Islam on Wednesday said the government has decided in principle to establish a second tribunal to hold hearings of cases filed over genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the July-August mass uprising.

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HC seeks list of prisoners pardoned by president

The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the list of the convicts whose imprisonment or punishment had been commuted or suspended by the president under section 49 of the constitution over the past 33 years should not be published...

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Dollar drops, gold hits new record

Gold prices hit a fresh record above $3,393 on Monday while the dollar weakened further and stocks were mixed amid worries about Donald Trump’s tariff blitz and his bubbling row with the Federal Reserve...

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PRIMEASIA UNIV STUDENT MURDER: 2 SAD leaders among 38 sued

Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez who was killed on the university campus in the capital’s Banani area on Saturday was an activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

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Establishment of welfare state demanded

Politicians, academics and professionals on Saturday at a discussion in Dhaka demanded formation of a welfare state after the student-led mass uprising on August 5 after fall of the fascist Awami League government...

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Prime Bank celebrates 30 years of service

Prime Bank is celebrating its 30 years of service, marking a journey of trust, innovation, and shared progress. Prime Bank reaffirms its commitment to better serving customers while contributing to a more inclusive and resilient economy in the days forward...

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Shadow probe body formed to identify July Uprising attackers

A group of students has formed a 35-member shadow investigation committee to identify those directly and indirectly involved in the attacks on Dhaka University students during the July Uprising between July 15 and August 5, 2024.