The interim government has reinstated the Independence Award of former president Ziaur Rahman (posthumous) declared in 2003 and picked individuals for this year鈥檚 Independence Award, the highest civilian award, for their outstanding contributions to the country, reported United News of Bangladesh...
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday issued arrest warrants against 10 individuals in a case of crimes against humanity in connection with the murder of Shaikh Ashhabul Yeamin in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on July 18, 2024...
Bangladesh interim government initially considered posthumously awarding General MAG Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Mukti Bahini during the War of Independence, with the Independence Award this year but later dropped the idea due to a precedence issue.
Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Monday issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding the abolition of all irrational quotas, including the ward quota...
Canada鈥檚 incoming prime minister Mark Carney struck a defiant note as the former central banker vowed to win US president Donald Trump鈥檚 trade war, saying his country will 鈥榥ever鈥� be part of the United States...
THE Dhaka Shishu Park has been closed for children since 2019 for renovation and is unlikely to open its doors by 2026. The modernisation plan, initially taken by the liberation war affairs ministry at a cost of Tk 265.44 crore for the Liberation Monument project in Suhrawardy Udyan, was supposed to begin in January 2018...
A fire broke out at the generator room of the Liberation War Museum in the capital on Monday morning...
A Pakistani man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who removed him from the chat, police said Saturday.
Bangladesh鈥檚 Woman Candidate Master Warsia Khusbu dreams of becoming the country鈥檚 first female Grandmaster by breaking all the barriers. At just 13, the young chess prodigy has already made her mark. Despite her...
Thousands of passengers in Paris and London were stranded Friday after the discovery of a World War II bomb on tracks leading to the Gare du Nord station halted traffic at France鈥檚 busiest railway terminus.
The High Court on Thursday summoned home ministry senior secretary Nasimul Gani for allegedly violating the warrant of precedence by placing the chief justice alongside top government officials, including home secretary and inspector general of police, in determining security arrangements...
Writer and left politician Badruddin Umar in a statement on Thursday announced that he would not accept Independence Day award...
Protesters rallied outside the US embassy in Kyiv on Thursday to bring attention to the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war and ensure their inclusion in any deal to stop the conflict with Russia.
ERA InfoTech Limited emerged as the champions of the ninth edition of Inter Software Futsal Tournament 2025.
Mobile financial service provider bKash has won 12 accolades at the 鈥楧igital Marketing Award-2024,鈥� said a press release...
Bangladesh鈥檚 FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia lost 58 rating points after conceding defeat to Mexican International Master Medina Sion Radamantys in the eighth round of the World Junior (Under-20) Chess Championship in Petrovac, Montenegro...
TOO many opposite and unyielding opinions are ranged on the subject, which requires an explanatory note before coming to the point. The ungainly White House spat between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky has gripped everyone鈥檚 attention. But let me make a small point...
Mindshare Bangladesh has won 鈥極riginal Media Innovation of the Year鈥� award, said a press release...
The liberation war affairs ministry has published a gazette notification recognising 1,401 individuals injured in the July mass uprising as 鈥楯uly Warriors鈥�.
Twice-weekly tabloid Sare 3 Diner Patrika, three and a half days鈥� newspaper, is what has drawn a number of readers to the stall of the same name in the Suhrawardy Udyan ground of Amar Ekushey book fair this year. The month-long fair ends today...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to reopen the appeal of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was sentenced to death for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War...
BRAC Bank has been honoured with Qorus Reinvention Award 2025 for its innovation in expanding access to finance and markets through digitalisation, focusing on women and marginalised communities, said a press release...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University鈥檚 pro-vice-chancellor (research and development) and professor of conservative dentistry and endodontics department Md Mujibur Rahman Hawlader has been elected as president while Professor Md Abul Hasan, head of conservative dentistry department at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, secretary general of...
The number of new books on the War of Independence has dropped significantly at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 organised by the Bangla Academy...
THE High Court has rightly issued a warning against bureaucrats, noting that any negligence to protect the environment would entail action against the officials who would fail to comply with court orders in this connection. The bench sounded the warnings as it heard a petition that legal aid organisation Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh filed seeking the...
The chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal, Golam Mortuza Mozumder, has urged tribunal employees and officers to familiarise themselves with the laws, rules, and procedures governing war crimes trials, emphasising that the public expects them to be knowledgeable in these matters.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing of the review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence...
M/s Bangladesh Haijintone Hair Products Co Limited, a Chinese company, will invest $3.82 million in Ishwardi Export Processing Zone to establish a wig manufacturing industry, said a press release...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has scheduled February 25 for the hearing of a review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence in 1971...
The Ekushey Book Fair witnessed a large number of visitors in the morning.