NCP vows to ensure people鈥檚 freedom, rights
Leaders of the National Citizen Party on Sunday vowed to ensure people鈥檚 freedom and rights in what they call new Bangladesh as those were not achieved in decades-long struggles...
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Cultural activities needed to build inclusive, discrimination-free society: seminar
Cultural activists said on Wednesday that following the 2024 student-led mass uprising, cultural activities were needed to build an inclusive and discrimination-free society...
Establishing discrimination-free society demanded
Vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh Medical University Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a programme in Dhaka on Thursday said that by embodying the spirit of the July uprising, a society and state with non-discrimination and justice must be established in the future...
Quota for freedom fighters鈥� grandchildren dropped
The education ministry on Thursday published the college admission guidelines for the current academic year, dropping quota for the grandchildren of the freedom fighters...
Labour leader Lutfar Rahman dies
Freedom fighter and vice-president of Bangladesh Trade Union Centre Lutfar Rahman died at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Monday.
Global press freedom groups back jailed Georgian journalist
The world鈥檚 top press freedom groups on Sunday threw their support behind a jailed Georgian journalist, warning that her prosecution signalled deepening repression as Tbilisi cracks down on dissenting voices...
ACC asked to freeze bank accounts of ex-DGFI chief Hamidul
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze four bank accounts of former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Major General (retired) Hamidul Hoque over allegations of corruption...
Politician Mostafa Mohsin Montu remembered
Politicians, freedom fighters and professionals on Wednesday at a condolence meeting said that the nation would remember freedom fighter Mostafa Mohsin Montu for his role in restoring democratic rule in the country...
Doctors, employees demand fascist-free BMU campus
Movement for Justice-BMU, an organisation of Bangladesh Medical University, submitted a memorandum on Sunday to its vice-chancellor Professor Md Shahinul Alam, demanding a campus free from fascism and discrimination...
ACC asked to freeze accounts, assets of ex-minister Nuruzzaman
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 57 bank accounts of former social welfare minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed and his wife Hosne Ara Begum over graft allegations...
Calvert-Lewin to leave Everton on a free transfer
Former England international Dominic Calvert-Lewin announced on Sunday he will leave Everton on a free transfer after failing to agree a new contract with the Toffees...
Media reforms stressed for ensuring press freedom
Journalists, academics, and political leaders on Thursday called for greater transparency, accountability, and structural reform in Bangladesh鈥檚 media sector to restore public trust in and safeguard press freedom...
IGP for police commission free from political interference
Inspector general of police Baharul Alam on Wednesday observed that the proposal of police reform commission downplayed the core issues of governance, including keeping police free from political interference and undue process...
bKash app raises limit on collateral-free loan
bKash users now can access collateral-free 鈥榙igital loan鈥� of up to Tk 50,000 from City Bank directly through the bKash app, said a press release...
Politician Mostafa Mohsin Montu dies
Veteran freedom fighter and Gonoforum president Mostafa Mohsin Montu died at a hospital in the capital on Sunday...
Mujibnagar govt leaders still recognised as freedom fighters: adviser
Adviser to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs Farooq-e Azam on Wednesday said that the media news about revoking the recognition of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the four national leaders and the other leaders of the Mujibnagar Government as freedom fighters was not true...
Youth and democratic disconnect
DEMOCRACY is not merely a system of governance 鈥� it is the heartbeat of a free society, the framework upon which freedom of expression, individual rights and public participation are built. At its core, democracy thrives not in institutions alone, but in the active participation of its people 鈥� especially the youth. With their energy, idealism and innovation, young people...
News of revoking Mujibnagar govt members鈥� FF status not true: Govt
Bangladesh interim government in a statement on Wednesday confirmed that the news published in various media and social media regarding the cancellation of the recognition of the leaders of the Mujibnagar government as 鈥榝reedom fighters鈥� during the Liberation War, 鈥榠s not true鈥�.
JMC ordinance promulgated, FF definition changed
The interim government on Tuesday promulgated the Jatiya Muktijoddha Council (Amendment) Ordinance in a gazette making changes in the definition of a freedom fighter...
Earners of highest remittance thru bKash get prizes
Ahead of Eid, 14 highest remittance receivers through bKash won Hisense Deep Freezers and 43-inch Hisense Smart TVs in the first week of the campaign...
Tax-free income limit to go up
The interim government is going to increase the tax-free income limit to Tk 3,75,000 and make changes in the individual income tax payment structure in the national budget for the forthcoming financial year of 2025-26, said finance ministry officials.
Dhaka expresses concern over rumour campaigns
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday expressed concerns over the widespread rumour campaigns during the post-July uprising by vested quarters...
CID freezes bank accounts of Munni Saha, individuals, organisations
The Criminal Investigation Department鈥檚 financial crime unit on Saturday froze 35 bank accounts of journalist Munni Saha and individuals and organisations linked to her...
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...
9th death anniv of journalist Sadeq Khan today
Today is the ninth anniversary of the death of language movement hero, freedom fighter and senior journalist Sadeq Khan...
Freedom of press not possible without consensus: info adviser
Information and broadcasting adviser Md Mahfuj Alam on Sunday said that the freedom of press was not possible without political consensus...
Press freedom, restrictive law repeal urged
Journalists and politicians at a discussion on Sunday urged the removal of barriers to free journalism, including the repeal of restrictive laws, for building a democratic Bangladesh...
Right wing rears head against women鈥檚 democratic freedom
HEFAZAT-E-ISLAM and similar right-wing groups have always appeared against the democratic freedom of women. Their opposition became more expressed after the 2024 political changeover. Their emboldened position on the issue became disturbingly apparent on May 3, when a group of men, reportedly gathered to attend a Hefazat-e-Islam rally demanding the...
VOICE hosts webinar on AI, future of journalism
Speakers at an event on Saturday urged the government to publish an update on the National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2024 and finalise it through a consultative process...
Govt has issues to address to improve on press freedom
BANGLADESH stepping up 16 notches in the World Press Freedom Index 2025, prepared by Reporters Without Borders, is comforting, but the country has ways to go and issues to address to further improve on press freedom. The index, made public on May 2, ranks Bangladesh the 149th among 180 countries. Bangladesh ranked the 165th in 2024, the 163rd in 2023 and the...