Four July movement victims attempt suicide at eye hospital in Dhaka
Four men who suffered eye injuries during the July mass uprising attempted suicide on Sunday by ingesting poison at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in Dhaka.
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Pry teachers to go on full-day strike from today
Assistant teachers of the government primary schools will begin a countrywide full-day work abstention from today, demanding upgrading the entry-level pay scale and promotion...
Political council to maintain nat鈥檒 unity demanded
Leaders of the Ganatantra Mancha, a combine of six political parties, on Sunday called on the interim government to form a political council to maintain unity among pro-uprising political parties...
July Oikko calls for unity among all mass uprising forces
July Oikko, the alliance of 35 socio-political organisations, on Sunday called for unity among all forces of July mass uprising to resist Indian conspiracy and the resurgence of fascist power in Bangladesh...
Parties seek road map for reforms, trial, polls
More political parties on Sunday called on chief adviser Professor Mohammad Yunus to announce a comprehensive road map for the next Jatiya Sangsad elections, a charter for consensus-based reforms, and to ensure visible progress in the trial of the July Uprising killings.
Pry teachers to go for full-day work abstention from Monday
Assistant teachers of the government primary schools will begin a countrywide full-day work abstention from Monday, demanding upgrading the entry-level pay scale and promotion.
Bangladesh government fixes rawhide prices ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
The interim government on Sunday set the prices of salted rawhide of cows at Tk 60- 65 a square foot in the capital Dhaka before Eid-ul-Azha, a Muslim religious festival during which animals, including cows and goats, are sacrificed in the country in large numbers...
Govt urged to work for implementing mass uprising spirit
Politicians, political analysts and environment experts on Saturday called on the interim government to work for the implementation of the spirit of the mass uprising.
Political elites ruin capital market, destroy small-scale investors: Debapriya
Economist Debapriya Bhattacharya on Saturday said that political elites had long manipulated the country鈥檚 capital market and political interference devastated the small- and medium-scale investors...
Body of July martyr brought home
The body of Mohammad Hasan who died in Thailand after a long struggle to recover from a gunshot wound to the head sustained during the July-August mass uprising in Chattogram, was brought to the country on Saturday evening...
Russia strikes Kyiv amid POW exchange with Ukraine
A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, even as Russia and Ukraine continued the biggest prisoner swap since the start of Moscow鈥檚 invasion...
Nat鈥檒 govt with Yunus as president demanded
A group of people at an event in the capital鈥檚 Shahbagh area on Saturday demanded that chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus should be made the president of the country...
Prime Bank partners with Lavender
Prime Bank PLC, a leading financial institution renowned for its commitment to innovation and customer-centric solutions, has partnered with Lavender Convenience Store Limited...
Waves upon sea of silence
A COUPLE of weeks after Israel began its campaign of terror in Gaza two Octobers ago, a journalist and novelist named Omar El Akkad published a note on X, formerly known as Twitter, that has stayed with me ever since:...
Major blunders and path forward
MANY people are now openly saying that the government and the state are not functioning well. There is no reason to brand everyone making such observations as fascists or their sympathisers. A significant portion of those who directly participated in or supported the anti-fascist movement in the past are also openly voicing such concerns, motivated by their...
Prime Bank, Coracle GmbH sign deal
Prime Bank PLC has partnered with Coracle GmbH, provider of blocked account services in Germany, to expedite visa application process for Bangladeshi students pursuing higher education in Germany, said a press release.
JULY UPRISING: Another injured dies in Thailand
July fighter Mohammad Hasan died in Thailand after long struggle following a gunshot wound to the head during the July-August mass uprising in Chattogram.
Prisoner dies at Gopalganj hospital after falling ill in jail
A prisoner of Gopalganj district jail who fell sick in the jail died at 250-bed Gopalganj General Hospital on Wednesday...
Work abstention by pry, MPO teachers observed sporadically
The separate countrywide half-day work abstention programme by assistant teachers of the government primary schools and teachers of secondary-level schools under the monthly pay order system was observed sporadically on Thursday demanding pay hike and protesting at attacks on teachers...
Bangladesh jail authority embarks on renewable energy initiative
The Bangladesh Prison Directorate has signed a contract with a consortium led by Mover Solar and Renewable Energy Ltd to implement solar energy systems across the country鈥檚 prisons, beginning with Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj as a pilot project.
Pry teachers start half-day strike for pay hike
The assistant teachers of the government primary schools on Wednesday began a countrywide half-day work abstention, demanding salary hike and promotion...
Oil prices jump
Crude prices rallied Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which would send geopolitical tensions into overdrive and fuel regional conflict fears...
Japan minister resigns over free rice gaffe
Japan鈥檚 farm minister resigned Wednesday after saying he never buys rice because he gets it free, a remark that drew public fury in a country facing soaring food prices...
Indian author wins International Booker for 鈥楬eart Lamp鈥�
Indian writer, lawyer and activist Banu Mushtaq on Tuesday won the International Booker Prize for her short story collection 鈥楬eart Lamp鈥�...
Prime Bank, ShareTrip sign deal
Prime Bank PLC has recently entered into a strategic partnership with ShareTrip, said a press release...
Nusraat Faria freed on bail
Actor Nusraat Faria Mazhar walked out of Kashimpur female鈥檚 Central Jail on Tuesday afternoon, several hours after she had secured bail in a case of attempted murder allegedly committed during the past year鈥檚 July mass uprising.
Prime Bank, BHL Group sign payroll banking deal
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a 鈥榩ayroll banking鈥� agreement with BHL Group, said a press release...
SC upholds stay on HC bail to 23 pro-AL lawyers in July uprising case
The Appellate Division on Monday upheld the Appellate Division chamber judge鈥檚 decision to stay the High Court鈥檚 orders that granted bail to 23 pro-Awami League lawyers in a case related to the July鈥揂ugust mass uprising...
Nusraat Faria sent to jail in attempted murder case
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday sent actor Nusraat Faria Mazhar to jail in a case of attempted murder allegedly committed during the July uprising last year.
Mime show depicts July mass killing
Renowned mime artist Nithor Mahbub depicted July mass killing during the student-led mass uprising and contemporary issues in a solo mime show at the experimental theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday...