Bangladesh

Sinthia Mehrin Sokal remembers the blow to her head on July 15 last year when she, along with thousands of fellow students, marched during a protest against a controversial quota system in government jobs in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. The attack by an activist belonging to the student wing of the then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party left Sokal – ...

At least 10 visitors were injured at Manik Mia Avenue after a fire broke out from a speaker cable on Tuesday afternoon. The fire incident happened at about 2:17PM from electric short circuit. Some balloons there too caught fire. Panic then gripped the visitors. ”Kindly stay calm,” said one of the hosts. The organisers and volunteers quickly rushed to the ...

A day-long program has been organised at Manik Mia Avenue in the capital on Tuesday (August 5), marking the first anniversary of the July uprising. As the programme is knocking the door, there have already been set up a stage, installed sound boxes and lighting systems. Meanwhile, security has been strengthened near the venue and surrounding areas. The event includes ...

The Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) has declared Tuesday (August 5) a holiday for newspaper offices marking ‘July Mass Uprising Day.’ As a result, no newspapers will be published on that day, according to a holiday notice issued on Monday, signed by NOAB President AK Azad. The decision was made by NOAB’s Executive Committee, the notice added.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that conspiracies are underway to prevent democratic transition from reaching its full potential. Speaking at a youth rally organized by Jubo Dal in Dhaka’s Institution of Engineers on Monday, Fakhrul said, “We have struggled and fought for 17 long years. Under the leadership of Khaleda Zia and later ...

Bangladesh has yet to receive a response from India regarding its formal request to extradite ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Policy Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on Monday. Speaking at an event at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, Hossain stated that while Bangladesh has written to India seeking Hasina’s return to face trial, there has been no ...

A Dhaka court has ordered the exhumation of 114 unidentified bodies buried following the recent anti-discrimination student movement, to facilitate identification and further legal procedures. On Monday, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman issued the order following a petition filed by Sub-Inspector Md. Mahidul Islam of Mohammadpur Police Station. The order was confirmed by Additional Public Prosecutor Mohammad Shamsuddoha Suman. ...

Action has been taken against the members of different forces involved in the July uprising killings.A total of 1,168 police members have been accused in 761 cases across the country in the 11 months since the fall of the government,informed Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday. The TIB has commented that beyond some departmental measures, there has been no progress ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said that the implementation of the wage board for journalists involves multiple ministries but would be completed during the tenure of the interim government in coordination with all relevant authorities. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is actively working on 12 reform projects recommended by the Media Reform Commission and expects to complete them ...

Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman and Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam have demanded the maximum legal punishment for Sheikh Hasina, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun in a high-profile crimes against humanity case stemming from last year’s July mass uprising. In a hearing at International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Sunday, both state and prosecution lawyers submitted their opening statements, ...