BNP Standing Committee member Hafizuddin Ahmed on Thursday expressed deep frustration over recent attempts to undermine the legacy of the Liberation War and questioned how unelected individuals could even consider altering the Constitution without public endorsement. Speaking at a discussion hosted by the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in Dhaka to honor families of martyrs from the July-August mass uprising, ...

Prosecutors will deliver their opening statements Sunday in the war crimes trial of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over atrocities committed during the July Uprising. The tribunal has also scheduled the testimony of the first witness for the same day andapproved a live broadcast of the proceedings. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka will begin formal ...

State-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSC PLC) has reached a major milestone by delivering 4.00 terabits per second (Tbps) of real-time international bandwidth, marking a significant leap in the country’s internet infrastructure. On Friday (August 1), BSC PLC surpassed the 4.00 Tbps mark in real-time bandwidth supply, following its recent delivery of 200 Gbps for Starlink satellite internet services in ...

Faiza Binte Hafiz, a young entrepreneur, has had thin eyebrows since forever. Every time she went out, she had to draw her eyebrows to define them. It was almost a draining daily routine for her. “I was mocked badly in school and was called the ‘no eyebrows’ girl. I started painting my eyebrows in college. To do your eyebrows when ...

In a rampant digital-first world where screens dominate from day to night, they have taken up the lion’s share of our attention. With so much concentrated focus on the screens, eye health is slowly weakening. From leisure to essentials, everything now lives in our phones. At a time like this, our eye health is more vulnerable than ever. Whether it ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman underwent successful open heart surgery at a private hospital in the capital on Saturday. After five hours’ of operation, he is now under close observation at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. “The surgery was completed without any complications,” said renowned cardiologist Dr Jahangir Kabir, who conducted the surgery. The Jamaat Ameer is ...

Sheikh Bashiruddin, Trade Adviser, has said that a joint statement from both countries is expected soon following the finalization of the tariff agreement between Bangladesh and the United States. In an exclusive interview with Bangladesh Embassy’s Press Minister Golam Mortoza, Sheikh Bashiruddin confirmed that the confidentiality agreement signed during the negotiations will be made public only after securing consent from ...

The interim government will present ‘July Declaration’ on August 5 before the nation in presence of all stakeholders involved in the mass uprising, according to the CA Press Wingstatement. The interim government has finalised the draft of the July Declaration and it will be presented to the nation on Tuesday (August 5) at 5PM. The development regarding the announcement will ...

India roared back into contention on an exhilarating day two of the final test on Friday as their seamers restricted England to a 23-run lead after the hosts had threatened to run away with a match that the tourists need to win to square the series. After mopping up India’s brittle tail in less than 30 minutes in the morning, ...

Seventeen government primary schools in Dowarabazar upazila of Sunamganj are facing serious disruptions in academic activities as several teachers engage in legal battles to retain their positions as head teachers. According to the Upazila Primary Education Office, the affected schools were nationalized in 2013. The head teachers, at that time, appointed by school management committees were absorbed into government service ...