Bangladesh

BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia remains in stable but unchanged condition, with doctors reporting only slow and limited improvement, according to a member of the medical board overseeing her treatment in Dhaka. The medical board said Khaleda Zia is showing signs of improvement, but not at a significant level. Minor progress has been observed in some areas, ...

Journalist Anis Alamgir has been allegedly taken into custody by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, though the reason for his detention has not been disclosed yet. Alamgir himself confirmed the matter to an online news portal on Sunday night at 8:50 PM, stating over the phone, “I am currently in DB custody.” However, attempts to reach multiple ...

A repeat CT scan of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi’s brain has been conducted. In the report, there found severe damage of his brain. Dr. Abdul Ahad, a member of the surgical team of the neurosurgery department of Dhaka Medical College, informed this to media at a press conference on Sunday noon. He said, “Hadi’s physical condition is critical. ...

Police have identified the motorcycle used in the attack on Inqilab Mancha’s spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi. The owner of the vehicle has also been identified as Abdul Hannan, 40. Paltan Model Police Station OC Mohammad Mostofa Kamal Khan said they handed over Abdul Hannan to RAB-2. ”Legal steps are under process,” he added. Meanwhile, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said Hannan ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus have paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day. President Shahabuddin paid homage by placing a wreath at the memorial at Mirpur around 7:20AM on Sunday. Followed by the President, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus also paid tribute. They stood there silently for a while as a ...

The nation is observing the ‘Martyred Intellectuals Day’ in a befitting manner on Sunday to commemorate the intellectuals killed systematically by Pakistan occupation forces and their local collaborators at the fag-end of the Liberation War in 1971. Marking the day, President Mohammed Shahabuddin paid homage to the nation’s intellectuals at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Mirpur at 7AM. He stood ...

The government has decided to immediately launch “Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2” across the country to curb subversive activities involving illegal firearms and suppress what it described as “fascist terrorists” ahead of the national election scheduled for February. Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced the decision while briefing reporters on Saturday following a core committee meeting on ...

Leaders of major political parties have pledged to remain united against what they described as coordinated attempts to undermine the July uprising, following the recent attack on Inqilab Moncho spokesperson and Dhaka-8 independent candidate Sharif Osman Hadi. The commitment was made at a meeting held at the state guest house Jamuna under the leadership of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday stressed the urgent need to conserve coastal areas for afforestation and agriculture. She said coastal challenges are rapidly becoming more complex and must be addressed through far-sighted decisions with clearly defined short- and medium-term goals. Speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of the two-day ...

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas has strongly condemned the attack on Sharif Osman Hadi, saying the assault was not only an attack on Hadi but also on democracy itself. Speaking at a protest rally on Saturday in front of the BNP office in Nayapaltan, Abbas said, “Hadi is like my own child. I was mentally shattered when I heard ...