Pry asstt teachers warn of hunger strike from Sep 26
The protesting assistant teachers of government primary schools have threatened to go on hunger strike from September 26 if their demands for pay rise and promotion are not met.
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Youth to reshape Bangladesh鈥檚 political future: Touhid
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today Bangladesh鈥檚 youth, who led last year鈥檚 historic July-August uprising, will ultimately reshape national politics and institutions, moving the country beyond past divisions toward a more constructive, knowledge-driven future.
I want justice before聽my death, father tells tribunal
Makbul Hossain, father of Abu Sayeed, who is the first deceased during the 2024 July uprising, on Thursday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-2, stating that two police members shot his university-going son dead.
ICT begins trial in Abu Sayeed murder case
The deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina allegedly planned to execute student protesters of the July uprising, comparing them to war criminals known as 鈥榬azakars鈥�, according to a leaked phone call submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday...
No respite from high prices despite fall on global market
Despite a sharp decline in the commodity prices on the international market after a Ukraine war-induced surge, consumers in Bangladesh are still bearing the brunt of high prices of commodities as the domestic market remains indifferent to the global price fall...
Thai woman jailed for 43 years for royal insult freed
A Thai woman who received one of the kingdom鈥檚 longest ever royal insult sentences was freed from prison on Wednesday under a mass pardon marking the king鈥檚 birthday...
Prime Bank gets Sustainability Rating award
Prime Bank PLC has received prestigious 鈥楽ustainability Rating 2024鈥� award from Bangladesh Bank for the third consecutive year in recognition of its strong and consistent commitment to sustainability practices...
Bangladesh interim govt working to establish new political arrangement: Mahfuj聽
The Bangladesh interim government information and broadcasting adviser, Md Mahfuj Alam, has said the goal of the interim government formed through the July Mass Uprising is to eliminate inequality and establish a new political arrangement in Bangladesh that will strengthen the democratic system.
Nine extremists among 700 escaped inmates still in hiding
Inspector general of prisons Brigadier General Syed Md Motaher Hossain on Tuesday revealed that nine militants were among 700 inmates who remained absconding till now after a jailbreak during the past year鈥檚 political unrest.
Prime Bank disburses agri loans at Faridpur
Prime Bank PLC, a leading financial institution in Bangladesh, has disbursed open agri loans to farmers at Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur as part of its continuous efforts to accelerate the growth and development of Bangladesh鈥檚 agriculture sector...
BNP suspends Fazlur Rahman for three months
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has suspended all the party posts held by Advocate Fazlur Rahman, a member of the BNP Chairperson鈥檚 Advisory Council and a valiant freedom fighter, for three months.
Some July victims shot from above, doctor tells ICT
A government physician on Tuesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that leaders of the pro-Awami League doctors鈥� platform, Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (SWACHIP), had barred the other doctors from treating victims of the July uprising past year, labelling the protesters 鈥榯errorists鈥�...
July victims continue protest
The families of a section of July uprising victims continue to protest for the second consecutive day on Monday, pressing their demands, including the resignation of law adviser Asif Nazrul and chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant for home Md Khuda Baksh Chowdhury.
Prime Bank hosts seminar on financial inclusion, youth empowerment at EWU
The Prime Bank PLC in collaboration with the East West University and its EWU Creative Marketing Club organised a seminar titled Financial Inclusion: Engaging and Inspiring Youth in Banking at the EWU in Dhaka.
493 protesters lose one-eye sight from pellets, doctor tells ICT
An eye specialist told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday that 493 young protesters permanently lost one-eye sight after being hit by pellets or bullets during the July 2024 mass uprising.
BGMEA makes 鈥楿nit Price鈥� entry mandatory in UD
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has urged its members to include the unit price of both imported raw materials and exportable readymade garment items when submitting utilisation declaration applications through its software, effective from September 1...
AL attacks Bangladesh consulate general office in New York
Around 30 people chanting pro-Awami League slogans and holding the party鈥檚 flags launched an attack on the office premises of the Consulate General of Bangladesh in New York, USA, as information adviser Mahful Alam was entering the...
Bangladesh is ready for national polls: Yunus
Chief adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that the nation was now ready for the national election in the first half of February 2026.
Content creator Tawhid Afridi on 5-day remand in uprising murder case
A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Monday placed arrested content creator Tawhid Afridi on five-day remand in a case filed over the murder of Asadul Haque Babu in Dhaka鈥檚 Jatrabari area during the July uprising...
People suffer as July uprising victims block city road
People suffered on Sunday due to traffic congestion as the families of a section of July uprising victims blocked the road leading to the state guest house Jamuna in the capital to press their demands, including the resignation of law adviser Asif Nazrul and chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant for home ministry Md Khuda Baksh Chowdhury...
Sharmeen for building nation with youth鈥檚 vigour
Social welfare adviser Sharmeen S Murshid urged all to build the country by utilising the vigour of the youths of July uprising on Sunday...
CID arrests content creator Tawhid Afridi in murder case
The Criminal Investigation Department on Sunday arrested content creator Tawhid Afridi in a murder case related to the July Uprising.
Govt pressured to change autopsy report, doctor tells ICT
A government doctor on Sunday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he was pressured by state agencies and political figures to falsify the post-mortem report of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur student Abu Sayeed, the first murdered victim during the 2024 July uprising.
BNP issues show-cause notice to Fazlur over comments on uprising
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday issued a show-cause notice to the party chairperson鈥檚 advisory council member Fazlur Rahman over his 鈥榦bjectionable and misleading statements鈥� over the July鈥揂ugust mass uprising...
Disputes undermine state reform: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that efforts to reshape the state structure following the July mass uprising were being undermined by growing disputes and divisive rhetoric.
鈥楳ass people鈥� disappear after July mass-uprising: discussion
Writers, teachers and activists said on Saturday that 鈥榤ass people鈥� disappeared after the July mass-uprising and the safety of people鈥檚 life and property are not on the July Proclamation priority list...
Inclusion of students until uprising urged
A former coordinator of the Student Movement Against Discrimination, a platform which spearheaded the July uprising ousting the Awami League regime, urged Rajshahi University authorities to allow students whose enrolment expired before August 5 to participate in the coming central students鈥� union elections...
Sacked JU teacher held in July uprising attempted murder case
The police have arrested expelled Jahangirnagar University teacher Mahmudur Rahman Jony in connection with an attempted murder case linked to the July uprising...
Prime Bank hosts training on AML, CFT compliance
Prime Bank PLC has recently organised a daylong training programme on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism compliance in Sylhet, said a press release...
HC asks govt to declare UN report historical document
The High Court on Thursday directed the government to declare the UN fact-finding report on human rights violations during the July 2024 mass uprising a historical document...