RAB arrests Liton Akand from Jatrabari over attack on students
RAB-3 has arrested Liton Akand and his two associates from Jatrabari in Dhaka for their involvement in attacks on students and the public during the recent student-led mass uprising.
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RAB arrests inspector for involvement in burning students鈥� bodies in Ashulia
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 on Friday arrested inspector Arafat Hossain for his involvement in burning bodies of students and common people in front of the Ashulia Police Station on August 5, reports UNB.
Ex-MP Nayeb Ali placed on 4-day remand
A Jhenaidah court on Friday placed former Awami League lawmaker for Jhenaidah-1 constituency Nayeb Ali Joarder on four-day remand in two separate cases on allegations of...
The last smile at mother
He stopped short for a while only to glance back at his mother with a smile before stepping out of the house near Dhupkhola field in Old Town of Dhaka at about...
SEU remembers martyrs killed in student movement
The Southeast University on Thursday at its Multipurpose Hall in Dhaka organised a discussion and prayer ceremony in remembrance of the university鈥檚 students along with all the martyrs across the country killed in the anti-discrimination student movement...
LGRD bars Shahid from acting as DWASA MD
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Co-operatives on Thursday directed Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority deputy managing director AKM Shahid Uddin to cease functioning as the organisation鈥檚 managing director....
Our universities: testimony of an insider
RESUMING teaching after my doctoral degree, I soon found myself in a new situation. One of the formidable aspects of this newness was, of course, the big class sizes I was having to deal with. In the academic department where I have worked in the past many years, I have usually taught a class size of around 25鈥�40 students. When I first began...
Switzerland to cooperate in repatriating illegal assets of Bangladesh nationals
Switzerland pledged to fully cooperate in repatriating illegal money deposited by Bangladeshi nationals in Swiss banks, in accordance with international standards and procedures...
鈥楯uly Shaheed Smriti Foundation鈥� formed, Nahid says
鈥楯uly Shaheed Smriti Foundation鈥� has been formed with chief adviser of interim government Muhammad Yunus as its president and Mir Mugdho鈥檚 twin brother Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho as secretary.
Inu, Menon, Palak, ex-IGP Mamun sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Thursday sent Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod president Hasanul Haq Inu, Workers Party of Bangladesh president Rashed Khan Menon, ex-state minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak and ex-IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun to jail in expiry of their remand period.
BNP hopes Yunus鈥� reforms to be accomplished soon
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday said that the party hoped that the reforms announced by the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus would be accomplished quickly to...
Ex-IGP Mamun shown arrested in 4 more murder cases
Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has been shown arrested in four more cases filed over killings that have taken place in the capital during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.
Student movement coordinator of Barishal's BM College among 3 stabbed
Three people including Sagor Mridha, 23, a student of BM College and a leader in the anti-discrimination student movement, were injured in an attack by a group of iscreants on Tuesday night..
NUB unveils memorial plaque for student movement martyr Asif
The Northern University of Bangladesh has unveiled a memorial plaque on its campus in Dhaka paying tribute to its student Mohammad Asif Hasan killed in the recent Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination...
Ex-IGP Shahidul sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent former inspector general of the police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque to jail in a case filed over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud in the capital鈥檚 New Market area during the recent student-led mass uprising.
625 killed, 18,380 injured in mass uprising: health services secy
A total of 625 people have lost their lives and 18,380 have been injured during the student-led mass uprising, senior secretary MA Akmal Hossain Azad of the Health Services Division said on Wednesday.
One more bullet-hit dies at CMH
One more bullet injured person during student-led mass uprising died while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital in the capital on Monday night.
Mother wants聽state to recognise son鈥檚 sacrifice
Bibi Ayesha had toiled day and night as a household services worker to rear her four children in Dhaka, the city she had hardly known.
Dozens injured as students of Dhaka College, Ideal College clash
The students of Dhaka College and Ideal College on Tuesday locked in a clash in the Science Laboratory area leaving around 80 students and two teachers injured.
2 policemen placed on remand in Abu Sayeed murder case
A Rangpur court on Tuesday noon placed two police officials on four-day remand in a case filed over the killing of anti-quota movement leader and Begum Rokeya University student...
Five more cases filed against Hasina, aides
Five more cases 鈥� one on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, three on murder charges and one on attempt to murder charge 鈥� have been filed against...
Student movement coordinators visit Barishal
The central coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement held a meeting with the students of Barishal University on Monday.
Father to never call little daughter 鈥榤y princess鈥�
Clothing trader Muhammad Zan Sharif will never anymore call his eight-year-old daughter Zara 鈥榤y princess鈥� as a bullet took his life during the student movement for quota reforms in...
Students and suicide
THE escalating suicide rates among students in Bangladesh present a grave and complex issue, influenced by a host of socio-economic and psychological factors. Media reported that 513 students took their own lives in 2023, of which 227 are school students.聽Contributing factors include family discord, mental health struggles, academic stress, high expectations from parents and educators, sexual harassment, substance abuse, romantic disappointments, hormonal imbalances in teenagers, and internet addiction...
Technical instt students鈥� protest in Tejgaon triggers traffic congestion in Dhaka
Students of different polytechnic institutes, including Dhaka Polytechnic Institute and Dhaka Mohila Polytechnic Institute, held demonstrations demanding end of discrimination against them in...
Little Tasfia left orphaned
Bappy Ahmed loved his daughter Tasfia, four years and a half old, so much that he used to take her wherever he went and would do anything to make her every wish come true.
Students unveil National Citizens Committee
The National Citizens Committee made its debut at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Sunday as a platform to nurture the hopes and aspirations of the sections of society that participated in Students Movement Against Discrimination to topple the previous Awami League-led government on August 5.
Three more murder cases filed against Hasina, aides
The latest filing of three murder cases takes the total cases to at least 105 brought against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her cabinet and party colleagues on murder charges...
Empowering women entrepreneurs
WOMEN entrepreneurs are emerging as powerful change agents, particularly in the aftermath of the 2024 student movement. The interim government is in a rare position to undertake policies that can significantly empower women and promote their entrepreneurial activities. By removing systemic impediments and leveraging digital tools, Bangladesh...
鈥業t seems my child hasn鈥檛 died, he鈥檒l return鈥�
鈥業 cannot sleep at night,鈥� said Abul Khayer sitting in his rented room at Mohammadpur on August 29, 鈥榳hen I think about my child. It seems that he hasn鈥檛 died. He鈥檒l return.鈥�