Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has stated that the credit for the August 5 mass uprising does not belong to any political party, but rather to the students and the people. He remarked that the nation has been freed from fascism through the bloodshed and sacrifices of the youth and the general public. “We seek to earn the genuine love ...

A Dhaka court today placed five accused arrested in the case lodged over the killing of Tanjil Jahan Islam Tamim, broadcast officer of Deepto TV, on four-day remand each. The five remanded accused are – Md Abdul Latif, Md Kurban Ali, Mahin, Mozammel Haque Kabir, and Badhon. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbub Ahmed passed the order on Friday (October 11) ...

The United Nations (UN) has reaffirmed its strong support for the reform initiatives of Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Professor Muhammad Yunus. The universal global organisation came up with the pledge at a meeting between its Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peace building Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo and visiting Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin in New York on Wednesday, a foreign ...

At least 20 miners were killed and six others injured in a suspected militant attack in southwestern Pakistan, an official said on Friday. Attackers targeted miners in the Duki area of Balochistan, Kaleemullah Kakar, deputy commissioner of Duki, told reporters. According to local police, the militants also fired rockets and threw hand grenades while attacking the miners and destroyed machinery ...

BNP Chairperson’s advisory council member Zainul Abedin Farroque on Friday demanded the government publish a white paper on those who fled the country following the student-led mass uprising. “The government must publish a white paper on those who have left the country, particularly explaining how individuals responsible for the deaths of many mothers’ sons in Bangladesh managed to escape to ...

Sylhet Division was separated from the Chattogram Division three decades ago, yet Bangladesh Railway has never established a divisional office in Sylhet disrupting desired services. After the separation offices of various government ministries and departments have been set up in Sylhet only except for the railway. Amid such conditions, the railway services in Sylhet are being completely controlled by the ...

One in five people in the country, most of whom are over 35, have presbyopia, or the inability to see objects up close, said a new study. The study conducted by BRAC and VisionSpring also shows that the silent epidemic also has significant economic consequences. Moreover, treatable blindness remains a major challenge, with nearly 1% of people over 40 at ...

A new study has found that plastic toys and products for children contain potentially hazardous toxic substances derived from recycled plastic. According to the XRF (X-ray fluorescence) study, all 160 analysed samples had at least one hazardous chemical, such as lead, mercury, bromine, cadmium, arsenic, and other dangerous materials like heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The research team ...

Argentina were held to a 1-1 draw by Venezuela on Lionel Messi’s return as Brazil got their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Chile on Thursday. Messi, who missed Argentina’s last round of fixtures in September due to injury, looked to have put the world champions on course for victory after his ...

Bangladesh’s top Islamist politician says he supports the extradition of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina to face trial for crimes against humanity in the same tribunal that convicted his colleagues. Shafiqur Rahman is the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, whose members were hounded, driven underground and sentenced to death during Hasina’s autocratic 15-year rule. Her government justified the crackdown on the nation’s largest ...