Govt plans month-long events on July uprising
The Interim government has undertaken a month-long programme to mark the first anniversary of the July mass uprising.
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Gov鈥檚 failure to control mob violence unacceptable: Ganosamhati
The chief coordinator of the Ganosamhati Andolan, Zonayed Saki, at a press conference in the capital on Tuesday said that the government鈥檚 failure to control mob violence was not acceptable...
July fighters to get allowance from July: Faruk-e-Azam
The 鈥楯uly fighters鈥� of the student-people uprising will get allowance from next month, said liberation war affairs adviser Faruk-e-Azam...
No official programme marks AL鈥檚 76th founding anniv today
Today is the 76th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Awami League, activities of which have recently been banned until trial of its leaders and activities for their atrocities during the July uprising...
REALISING UPRISING ASPIRATIONS: Differing opinions persist among political parties
With sharp differences in their opinions, political leaders on Saturday underscored the need for unity among parties, fundamental state reforms, and a democratic transition to fulfil the aspirations of the July uprising.
UIU withdraws expulsion order of 26 students after protests
The authorities of United International University withdrew the expulsion notice it had earlier issued to its 26 students allegedly for participating in the July uprising past year.
Madrassah student sues Hasina, 166 others
A madrassah student who lost his vision in one eye during the July-August mass uprising in 2024 has filed a case against 167 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and several former ministers, accusing them of orchestrating the attack that left him severely injured.
Govt to declare Aug 5 as Student-People Uprising Day
The interim government on Thursday decided to declare August 5 as 鈥楽tudent-People Mass Uprising Day鈥� to mark the anniversary of the student-led July mass uprising that ousted authoritarian Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.
11 theatre productions to be staged marking July uprising
Eleven theatre productions by different theatre troupes will be staged at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital marking the July uprising...
Outpatient services at NIOH resume after two weeks
Outpatient services at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in the capital Dhaka resumed on Thursday morning amid security concern after remaining suspended for over two weeks following clashes among the hospital staff, outpatients and July uprising-injured patients...
Budget fails to uphold July uprising spirit: Ganosamhati
Leaders of Ganosamhati Andolan, a partner of 6-party alliance Ganatantra Mancha, on Wednesday said that the interim government had failed to reflect the spirits of the July uprising in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025鈥�26 placed on Monday...
Structural limits of representation in post July uprising Bangladesh
THERE are moments in a nation鈥檚 history when silence bears more weight than slogans. In post-uprising Bangladesh, a country navigating political rupture and renewal after the fall of long-standing authoritarian rule, the language of reform rings loudly across press briefings and policy drafts. Yet parallel to this public performance of transformation runs a quieter, more...
Govt must consult stakeholders before passage of budget
THE budget for the 2026 financial year that the finance adviser to the interim government has proposed appears rhetorical, with largely no direction on how to achieve the goals that the budget puts forth. The interim government, which assumed office in August 2024 against the backdrop of a student led mass uprising that had sprung from protests against...
Deplorable govt failure to protect women, ensure safety
THE recent surge in violence against women perpetrated by Islamist groups or mobs acting as 鈥榯awhidi janata鈥� alongside the government鈥檚 failure to adequately respond is gravely concerning. After the July uprising, in which women and girls from diverse backgrounds actively participated and which they often led, it was hoped that women鈥檚 democratic aspirations...
NIOH closure enters 5th day, patients returning without treatment
Patients admitted to the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital and those coming to the hospital for treatment from Dhaka and other districts continued to suffer on Sunday as treatment remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day...
First charges pressed against Hasina in ICT
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday pressed charges against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun for their alleged involvement in...
Charges to be pressed against Hasina today
The International Crimes Tribunal prosecutors are set to press formal charges on Sunday against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July-August student-led mass uprising.
July uprising failed to end discrimination against persons with disabilities: Discussion
Speakers at a book launching event on Saturday deplored that discrimination against persons with disabilities continued even after the student-led July uprising that called for ending all forms of discrimination...
Patients suffer as NIOH closed after Wednesday鈥檚 clash
The patients at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital had to suffer immensely on Thursday as treatment remained suspended there for the second consecutive day on the day.
Operations suspended at eye hospital in Dhaka following clash
Operations at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital were suspended Wednesday morning following clashes involving hospital doctors and staff, patients injured during the July movement, and general patients...
Bangladesh still trapped in authoritarian habit
WITH the fall of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 long-standing authoritarian regime in July 2024 鈥� toppled through a mass uprising after around hundreds of citizens were killed by state forces and Awami party workers 鈥� many in Bangladesh hoped for a democratic rebirth, one grounded in pluralism, justice, non-discrimination and civic respect. Yet, in the months that...
JKKNIU Journalists Assoc holds Uprising photo exhibition
On the occasion of Kazi Nazrul Islam鈥檚 birth anniversary, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Journalists Association organised a two-day long July Uprising photo exhibition...
PUNAB organises discussion on July Declaration
Private University National Association of Bangladesh organised a discussion on July Declaration at Abdus Salam Hall of Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka on Monday, says a press release.
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...
Four July movement victims attempt suicide at eye hospital in Dhaka
Four men who suffered eye injuries during the July mass uprising attempted suicide on Sunday by ingesting poison at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in Dhaka.
Political council to maintain nat鈥檒 unity demanded
Leaders of the Ganatantra Mancha, a combine of six political parties, on Sunday called on the interim government to form a political council to maintain unity among pro-uprising political parties...
July Oikko calls for unity among all mass uprising forces
July Oikko, the alliance of 35 socio-political organisations, on Sunday called for unity among all forces of July mass uprising to resist Indian conspiracy and the resurgence of fascist power in Bangladesh...
Parties seek road map for reforms, trial, polls
More political parties on Sunday called on chief adviser Professor Mohammad Yunus to announce a comprehensive road map for the next Jatiya Sangsad elections, a charter for consensus-based reforms, and to ensure visible progress in the trial of the July Uprising killings.
Govt urged to work for implementing mass uprising spirit
Politicians, political analysts and environment experts on Saturday called on the interim government to work for the implementation of the spirit of the mass uprising.
Body of July martyr brought home
The body of Mohammad Hasan who died in Thailand after a long struggle to recover from a gunshot wound to the head sustained during the July-August mass uprising in Chattogram, was brought to the country on Saturday evening...
