IN THE soft twilight of a battered republic, I stand 鈥� a retired navy man 鈥� sifting through the debris of what once passed for democracy. I am no politician. Duty and discipline kept me apart from the fevered pitch of slogans and street battles. Yet, I have always watched. As a citizen, as a soldier of the soil, as a son of this broken dream...
Politicians, academics and professionals at a discussion in Dhaka on Saturday said that the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025鈥�26 was traditional and failed to take projects for the welfare of the people in the country...
BRAC Bank鈥檚 digital financing programme 鈥楽hafollo鈥� is expanding access to finance for underserved communities by offering them fast, collateral-free loans with minimal documentation, a press release said...
THE people鈥檚 mandate at the general election seven months ago was for 鈥榮ystem change.鈥� The main hope of those who voted overwhelmingly for the National People鈥檚 Power was to improve the economic situation. Those who live in the north and east of the country, where the long civil war took place, voted along with their fellow citizens in other parts of the...
Two hundred thirty-five citizens, including academics, researchers, journalists and activists on Tuesday demanded a judicial investigation into the recent deaths of two Bawm people, Sang Mawi and Tleng Bawm...
Deposits in bank accounts held by marginalised individuals saw a slight increase in March compared with December, according to Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 quarterly report...
THE Bureau of Statistics quarterly update on labour force shows an increase in unemployed people to 2.73 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with 2.4 million in the corresponding period of 2023. The document, made public on May 18, also shows a decline in the overall work force to 69.1 million in the 2024 October-December quarter from 71.1 million...
A new political platform, United People鈥檚 Bangladesh (UP Bangladesh), was launched on Friday with the aim of maintaining the inspiration, pledge and unity of the July mass uprising.
THE police station, as the frontline of law enforcement, serves as the primary point of contact between citizens and the police, often being the only accessible government institution for people in distress. Officers at this level are responsible not only for enforcing laws but also for addressing the immediate needs of individuals seeking assistance, making responsive...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has been named among TIME magazine鈥檚 100 Most Influential People of 2025...
Ahamadiyya Jama鈥檃t, Bangladesh, an organisation of the Ahamadiya people, on Tuesday condemned the attack on Ahmadiya prayer centre at Bahadurpur under Pangsha upazila in Rajbari...
Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh convener Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday said that there were no appropriate representatives to speak for the backward sections of people in the commissions formed by the interim government to make reforms in the country...
Indian Khasia people allegedly shot at least two Bangladeshis near the Bichhnakandi border at Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday night...
Deposits in bank accounts held by marginalised individuals saw a slight increase in December 2024 compared with September, according to Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 quarterly report...
Rajshahi people on Wednesday formed a human chain in the city demanding protection of the environment, agricultural land and ensuring social security...
Young people from different walks of life at a discussion on Monday urged the government to let them know whether their recommendations were incorporated in the voluntary national review report...
Politicians and leaders of the Urdu-speaking people on Saturday at a roundtable discussion in Dhaka called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to take steps to withdraw cases filed against Urdu-speaking people living in the Mirpur area.
A group of democratic and progressive organisaions and individuals in Bangladesh on Sunday expressed concerns over the Indian government鈥檚 military campaign 鈥極peration Kagar鈥� targeting India鈥檚 indigenous people and Maoists and demanded an immediate cessation of the operation...
THE fifteenth amendment of the Bangladesh Constitution mentions, 鈥楾he state shall take steps to protect and develop the unique local culture and tradition of the tribes, minor races, ethnic sects, and communities鈥�. The suffix 鈥榓divasi (indigenous peoples)鈥� is not in the constitution. The 鈥楽mall Ethnic Groups Cultural Institutions Act, 2010 broadly defines the term...
Speakers including poets, activists and academics at a discussion held at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on Wednesday, said that slogans during the student-led mass uprising depicted common people鈥檚 language and aspirations...
The Physically-Challenged Development Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering young people with disabilities, on Monday announced its new 21-member executive committee for the Dhaka University unit (DUPDF)...
UK immigration enforcement teams made over 600 arrests in January, a 73 per cent increase on the same period a year ago, as part of the new Labour government鈥檚 plan to tackle undocumented migration and people smuggling gangs, officials said on Monday...
INDIGENOUS peoples are identified in international forums, including the United Nations, as first nations, hunter-gatherers, or hill tribes. These peoples usually live in mountainous or rural areas somewhat isolated from the mainland, which reflects the distinctive characteristics of their social, cultural, and economic lifestyles. They often follow a socioeconomic...
Politicians and Urdu-speaking people living in Bangladesh on Thursday alleged that the Urdu-speaking people residing in different camps across the country were still facing repression.
FOUR months after coming to power, the National People鈥檚 Power government is facing growing criticism from those in the opposition and also scepticism regarding its ability to make policies necessary to revive the country and its economy. The catchy stories in the media are invariably in relation to some mishap or shortcoming in the past of government...
Speakers, including Urdu-speaking communities residing in various camps in Bangladesh, on Monday demanded dignified and permanent rehabilitation....
AN INCREASE in the number of unemployed people in the July-September quarter in 2024 compared with the figure of the corresponding period of 2023 is alarming. The Bureau of Statistics, which has for the first time applied the definition set at the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians 鈥� which considers people unemployed if they do not work...
United People鈥檚 Democratic Front leader Michael Chakma on Monday formally lodged a written complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal chief prosecutor, accusing former prime minister...
Some leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, who were at the forefront of the July-August student-people uprising that ousted the Awami League regime, are likely to launch a new...
United People鈥檚 Democratic Front leader Michael Chakma on Wednesday lodged a verbal complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal, accusing deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of involvement in his enforced disappearance...