Exhibition depicts July-August mass uprising
A seven-day group exhibition featuring nine photographers is underway at Mirpur in the capital...
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Journalist Killing During Mass Uprising: Ex-SMP ADC on 5-day remand
A Sylhet court on Thursday put a former additional deputy commissioner of the Sylhet Metropolitan Police on five-day remand in a case filed for shooting a photojournalist to death during the student-led mass uprising in July...
Bumrah: The India sling king who's revelling in Australia
With his 鈥榮lingshot鈥� delivery and ability to unsettle the world's best batsmen, India's Jasprit Bumrah is widely regarded as one of cricket's greatest fast bowlers.
Businesses鈥� influence on market too strong: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that the country鈥檚 businesses were very strong in terms of maintaining a marketing system which was almost impossible to break for checking commodity prices...
Nagorik Committee endorses pry teachers鈥� demand for timescale
Jatiya Nagorik Committee on Wednesday demanded cancellation of a circular cancelling the timescale facility for 48,720 primary schools teachers...
Students frightened over growing attacks on them: rally聽聽
Students of different private universities gathered at Rampura in the capital on Wednesday, expressing the state of insecurity they and others who participated in the student-led mass uprising were thrown into in wake of attacks on them....
IMF to provide $645m in next tranche
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said that about $645 million would be made available for the third tranche under the current loan programme taken by the Awami League government before it was ousted on August 5 amid a mass uprising...
Nazia joins Prime Bank as independent director
Nazia Kabir has recently joined the board of directors of Prime Bank PLC as independent director, said a press release...
Govt owes explanation for failure to arrest accused AL leaders
THE escape of many leaders of the Awami League accused of killing several hundred students and people during the July uprising, who the nation expects to be held to justice, is unacceptable. Such escapes of the perpetrators of the mass murder is an insult to victims and their family. While the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country to India...
BTMA demands payments of bills against back-to-back LCs
The country鈥檚 primary textile millers on Tuesday demanded intervention from the Bangladesh Bank to realise their matured bills from commercial banks against the supply of yarn and fabric to the readymade garment industries through back-to-back letters of credit...
Debapriya reappointed to UN CDP
Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue and convenor, Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, has been reappointed to the Committee for Development Policy for a three-year term, starting from January 1, 2025.
Bangladesh already in middle-income trap, Debapriya says
Debapriya Bhattacharya said that Bangladesh was already caught in the middle-income trap due to the low productivity of its labour force across the industrial, agricultural and services sectors.
Cricket commentator sorry for Bumrah 'primate' remark
Broadcaster and former England player Isa Guha apologised on air Monday for calling star India bowler Jasprit Bumrah a 鈥榩rimate鈥� in commentary during the ongoing third Test against Australia.
New scandal sparks questions about prince Andrew
Revelations that a suspected Chinese spy became a confidant of Britain鈥檚 prince Andrew have renewed scrutiny of King Charles III鈥檚 disgraced brother as he heaps new embarrassment on the royal family.
Pathshala students pay tribute to July uprising heroes
Students of Pathshala South Asian Media Institute on Sunday organised an exhibition titled 36 to pay tribute to July uprising heroes on their premises at the Drik Path Bhaban in the capital...
Social media and July uprising
SOCIAL media platforms such as Facebook, You Tube, TikTok, X, WhatsApp, etc are powerful tools of information and can be used to build public opinion. The flow of right information makes an individual more powerful, more knowledgeable. It not only broadens the intellectual horizon of individuals but also helps them to make correct decisions...
Victory Day: time for reflections of all concerned
BANGLADESH practically emerged independent this day, 53 years ago, after a nine-month war of national liberation against the occupation forces of Pakistan. The Bangladesh war, politically presided over by the Awami League with the help of neighbouring India, was won when the Pakistan forces surrendered to the joint forces of Bangladesh and India in...
BNP leader Rizvi slams interim government over price hike, extortion
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday slammed the interim government for its failure to take adequate measures to reduce the prices of essential commodities and curb extortion...
Reform should focus on bringing healthcare to doorstep: discussion
Health rights activists, policy makers and experts at a discussion on Saturday said that the health sector reform should have a special focus on bringing universal primary healthcare coverage to people鈥檚 doorsteps...
US wholesale prices pick up in Nov
US producer inflation climbed in November, government data showed Thursday, logging its biggest year-on-year increase since February 2023 as food costs jumped...
Alif鈥檚 eyes remained wide open after he was shot
Alif Ahmed Siam had always been a standout all-rounder, from topping his class to excelling in sport. His dedication and talent earned him several accolades in both arenas.
No health impact from India鈥檚 visa restriction: discussion
Healthcare providers and the sector experts at a discussion on Thursday said that there were no significant negative health impacts from India鈥檚 suspension of visas after the July uprising for there were no lack of facilities in the health sector of the country...
Addressing mental health crisis of victims stressed
Speakers, including academics, on Thursday stressed the need for initiatives to address the mental health crisis of those injured and families of those killed during the student-led mass uprising in July and August...
JU students give 7-day ultimatum demanding justice
Jahangirnagar University students have issued a seven-day ultimatum demanding justice for those, including activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, responsible for attacks on their fellows during the July-August student-led mass uprising...
Signals from July uprising
IN AN era of political fragmentation, the concepts of divisive politics and political spirituality provide critical lenses for understanding emerging political realities and perhaps possibilities. Nationalism, initially a unifying force against colonial oppression, has often devolved into exclusionary ideologies, resulting in divisions within the populace of modern...
Macron races to choose new PM
French president Emmanuel Macron raced Wednesday to meet a self-imposed 48-hour deadline to name a new prime minister after he hosted party bosses in a bid to hammer out a consensus and avoid a protracted political crisis...
India鈥檚 manipulative diplomacy
THE recent visit of India鈥檚 foreign secretary to Dhaka came at a time charged with transformative potential and stakes that are unrivalled. To Bangladesh, the July uprising is more than just a tectonic shift; it鈥檚 a declaration of people鈥檚 will against tyranny, it is a beacon for nations under oppression, and it is a call for unification. For India, it is a moment of...
Man killed, buried at his factory at Kamrangirchar
Police recovered the buried body of Nur-e-Alam, 57, a cloth printing factory owner, from his factory in Dhaka鈥檚 Kamrangirchar area Tuesday evening...
BUMA, MACES host photography marketing competition
BRAC University Marketing Association has recently organised a photography marketing competition titled Frames of Freedom to showcase the essence of the student-led July-August mass uprising...
Women鈥檚 role in realising July uprising spirit demanded
Politicians, academics, professionals and women leaders on Tuesday at a seminar demanded increasing participation of women in the implementation of sprits of recent student-people movement...