Politician Mostafa Mohsin Montu dies
Veteran freedom fighter and Gonoforum president Mostafa Mohsin Montu died at a hospital in the capital on Sunday...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Journalists in Bangladesh keep聽facing obstacles
Bangladesh observes World Press Freedom Day 2025 today, as elsewhere across the globe, with harassment of journalists still continuing in the country even after the August, 2024 overthrow of the fascist Hasina government.
Public disapproval of police activities
IN BANGLADESH, certain law enforcement activities, though legally sanctioned, often face significant public disapproval due to their direct impact on people鈥檚 lives, livelihoods, and freedoms. Despite operating within legal frameworks, some police actions 鈥� along with mobile court operations 鈥� frequently encounter resistance, criticism, and allegations of bias or..
GB remembers Zafrullah Chowdhury
The Gono Bishwabidyalay organised an event to mark the second anniversary of death of freedom fighter and Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder, Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, at the academic building auditorium of the university of Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...
Cultural awakening, liberty of artists and state
DO ARTISTS or cultural personae in a state enjoy freedom in expressing their thoughts and philosophy and in reflecting them in their creation? Does the state allow a free reign to artists to sail as they dream of? If not, how do these two reconcile or, otherwise, survive in a system? The debate has been long-drawn especially since the European Renaissance, but it is yet to...
US religious freedom panel seeks sanctions on India鈥檚 RAW
Minorities in India face deteriorating treatment, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a report on Tuesday, reports India Today.
Dhaka civil surgeon鈥檚 speech bothers freedom fighters
Dhaka district鈥檚 civil surgeon, Mohammad Zillur Rahman, faced strong criticism from valiant freedom fighters on Wednesday after comparing the July 2024 uprising to the 1971 Liberation War...
Moazzem Hossain and Bangladesh freedom struggle
ARE you familiar with Lieutenant Commander Moazzem Hossain? Has his name ever appeared in our school history textbooks? Do any national liberation monuments feature his likeness in their sculptures?..
Freedom is a verb
A STUDENT-LED procession against violence and discrimination was making its way through the bazaar when it was suddenly ambushed by a violent mob. Chaos erupted as the crowd scattered in all directions. Anik Chakma, a 17-year-old higher secondary student, ran for his life, but there was nowhere to escape 鈥� they were surrounded. He tried to hide in a nearby...
Violence and law
THE root of violence is in the false sense of power that believes it can do anything because everything has been allowed in modern times and personal freedom has bordered on a sense of invincibility. This is the great illusion of our era, the belief that freedom is an unqualified licence rather than a structured privilege bound by moral and social obligations. We have to...
Private univ law needs to be changed
THE Private University Act 1992 was amended in 2010 to make it contemporary. None of the 53 sections of the amended law has a single word on academic and intellectual freedom in higher education or the university鈥檚 autonomy. Rather, various sections have been made to keep universities under the strict surveillance of the University Grants Commission through...
Living in chains or by clock?
THE Swiss-born French Philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau said in his seminal work Social Contract, 鈥楳an is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. One man thinks himself the master of others, but remains more of a slave than they are.鈥� It is a truism today but interestingly, the chains are tricky to be identified as fetters barring humans from enjoying life in freedom...
SC adjourns hearing on FF age till Mar 12
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till March 12 its hearing on an appeal challenging the High Court judgment that declared illegal the government circulars and gazette notifications regarding minimum age of freedom fighters...
Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee concerned over law and order
The Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee, a platform working for democratic rights and freedom of expression, on Sunday expressed its concern over failure of the interim government to control the law and order situation in the country...
GOVT SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSION:聽Family members of July uprising victims to get quota facility
The interim government has decided to keep quota for family members of the July mass uprising victims 鈥� injured or martyred 鈥� along with children of the freedom fighters and martyred freedom fighters for admission in the...
Rights decline but bright spots in South Asia: Freedom House
Freedom declined around the world last year with authoritarians solidifying their grip, but South Asia led a series of bright spots, Freedom House said Wednesday in its annual report.
Shanto-Mariam Foundation Day observed
The Shanto-Mariam Foundation Day 2025 and the 71st birth anniversary of the founder chairman valiant freedom fighter late Md Imamul Kabir Shanto, were observed on Tuesday...
Advocate Badiul Alam鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 22nd anniversary of death of freedom fighter and politician Advocate Badiul Alam...
Violence against journalists must end
THE assault on four journalists near the deputy commissioner鈥檚 office in Shariatpur by miscreants is alarming. The attack, reportedly in retaliation for news exposing medical negligence in a local hospital, highlights the growing hostility towards the press and the lack of security of journalists, especially those who work in districts. Witnesses say that...
AL LEADER FARUK MURDER CASE: Ex-MP Amanur, brothers among 10 acquitted
A Tangail court on Sunday sentenced two persons to life term imprisonment and acquitted 10 others in a case over the murder of Awami League leader and freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed around 12 years ago...