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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.

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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’s advisory council member Fazlur Rahman over his ‘objectionable and misleading statements’ over the July–August mass uprising...

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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.

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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’ union elections...

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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...

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AL activities on Indian soil will further strain bilateral relations

THE Indian authorities allegedly allowing activities of the Awami League, fallen in Bangladesh in the July uprising, on Indian soil poses a serious threat to the already strained bilateral relations. Reports published by Bangladeshi and Indian media outlets suggest that leaders and activists of the Awami League are carrying out anti-Bangladesh political activities from India...

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IU issues show-cause notices to 33 BCL leaders

The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia have issued show-cause notices to 33 students affiliated with the university unit of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League following an investigation into their alleged involvement in activities against the July–August student-led mass uprising...

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Woodblock printmaking workshop under way at Safiuddin

An eight-day woodblock printmaking workshop titled ‘Multi-Layered Woodblock Printmaking Workshop’ conducted by internationally acclaimed artist and art educator Professor Anisuzzaman is under way at Safiuddin Shilpalay...

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July charter should recognise expatriates’ role in uprising

THE Bangladesh Expatriates’ Rights Council’s demand for the recognition of the contribution of the expatriates to the 2024 July uprising, which toppled the authoritarian regime of the Awami League for a decade and a half on August 5, 2024, and their political inclusion in the July national charter 2025 merits justification. The council, a platform of expatriate Bangladeshis...

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82.5pc injured in July uprising battling depression: seminar

A seminar, titled Beyond the Headlines: Mental Health Consequences of the July Uprising and Milestone Tragedy, on Monday disclosed the findings that 82.5 per cent of the injured in the July uprising were battling depression, while 64 per cent were exhibiting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder...

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Show-cause notices served on 19 IU teachers

The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia have issued show-cause notices to 19 teachers following an investigation into their alleged involvement in activities against the July–August student-led mass uprising which ousted the authoritarian Awami League regime on August 5 past year...

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Onion prices drop as imports resume

Onion prices declined by Tk 5–7 at the wholesale level at different markets of the capital following the resumption of imports...

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PBIL, Amanie Advisors sign deal

Prime Bank Investment Limited has recently entered into a strategic alliance with Amanie Advisors to accelerate development of Bangladesh’s Shariah-compliant investment landscape, said a press release...

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Measures needed to stabilise rice prices, food inflation

WHILE food inflation has put a large number of poor, low- and fixed-income people into difficulty, the persistent increase in rice prices appears to be pushing many into food insecurity. The increase in rice prices, moreover, remains the major contributor to food inflation. Fine rice inflation has stayed in double digits over the past twelve months, while the medium and coarse...

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My TV chairman put on 5-day remand in murder case

A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Monday allowed the police to take private television channel My TV chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi into custody for five days for interrogation in a murder case linked to the 2024 mass uprising.

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Woman testifies she identified her burnt son seeing shoe, ID card

Shahina Begum, the mother of Sazzad Hossain Sajal who was allegedly burnt alive in a police pickup van, testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday in a case of crimes against humanity against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun...

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Hidden hunger widespread

Rice prices continue to be the major contributor to food inflation as well as overall price hikes of essentials that lead majority people to struggle for food security amid spreading hidden hunger...