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Final list of mass uprising martyrs, injured released

The first-phase final list of those who were martyred or injured during the historic-led mass uprising of July and August 2024 has been published on the official website, accessible at https://medical-info.dghs.gov.bd/public.

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No end in sight for lynching in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has lately seen an escalation in the fatal mass beating incidents that killed 82 people between August 1 and November 30. Between January 1 and June 30, before the July-August mass uprising, 33 people died in mob beatings.

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Revolutionary potential of July uprising

The revolutionary task of the ‘revolutionary potential’ of the 2024 mass uprising is to dismantle Bangladesh’s authoritarian state structure and establish a new political framework. This is...

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Integrating mental health into health care

THE loss of vision of a large number of people to police firing during the July-August uprising and the subsequent agony have laid bare the pressing need for prioritising mental health in the...

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12-year-old boy shot during uprising dies

Md Arafat, a 12-year-old boy who was shot during the July-August student-led mass uprising, died at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Sunday night.

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July-August uprising: Boy who was shot and burnt

On the morning of August 6, during her frantic search for her adolescent son Sabur, missing since previous noon, Rahen Jannat Ferdousi encountered a rickshaw-van piled with several burnt bodies near Ashulia police station in Savar. 

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Students frightened over growing attacks on them: rally  

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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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No health impact from India’s 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’s suspension of visas after the July uprising for there were no lack of facilities in the health sector of the country...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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India’s manipulative diplomacy

THE recent visit of India’s 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’s a declaration of people’s 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...

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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...