Relatives say punishment falls short, fear threats after convicts’ release

Mark Tully’s reporting was the first draft of Bangladesh’s independence

February 10 has been declared a special holiday for workers and employees in industrial areas

ICT-1 jails five other former police officials to varying terms

Army, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has been deployed across the tribunal premises

Along Pragati Sarani -- the lifeline of eastern Dhaka -- stands the International Buddhist Monastery. During a recent visit, its vice-principal, Buddhananda Mahathero, prayed for national peace.

An estimated 82 lakh people in Bangladesh currently use one or more illicit drugs, accounting for about 4.88 percent of the total population, according to a nationwide survey conducted by Bangladesh Medical University (BMU).

Indigenous leaders, rights activists and policymakers yesterday demanded constitutional recognition of indigenous peoples, a separate land commission for plainland communities, and urgent reforms to protect their land, natural resources and cultural rights.

As the national election approaches, social media platforms have been flooded with misleading content, including fake photocards and old videos circulated with false claims.

Although Bangladesh achieved the elimination of leprosy as a public health concern around three decades ago, more than 3,000 new cases are still detected annually, highlighting the challenges in achieving zero prevalence of the disease.

In their election manifestos, political parties should clearly commit to reforming public administration, leaving no scope for partisan loyalty in the bureaucracy, say former and serving government officials.

Veteran British journalist Sir Mark Tully, widely recognised in Bangladesh for his truthful depiction of atrocities during the Liberation War of 1971, passed away at a hospital in India yesterday. He was 90.

The Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (Noab) did not provide protective gear to journalists during the July uprising, claimed Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam yesterday.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday assured Dhaka-based foreign diplomats that transparency would be ensured at all stages of the February 12 general election and referendum.

Several candidates in the upcoming parliamentary election have withheld information about significant overseas assets and, in some cases, foreign citizenship from their mandatory affidavits, official filings and UK corporate records show.

The wife of Bangladesh Chhatra League leader and their nine-month-old child were laid to rest in Bagerhat early yesterday.

At least 40 people were injured yesterday in clashes involving activists of BNP, its rebel candidates, and Jamaat-e-Islami over election campaigning in Mymensingh, Lalmonirhat, and Chuadanga.

Inflated capacity charges in power sector deals have been costing Bangladesh up to $1.5 billion a year, according to the national committee formed to review unsolicited power contracts signed during the Awami League regime.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 is scheduled to deliver its verdict today in a case over the killing of six people in the capital’s Chankharpul area during the 2024 mass uprising.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said some quarters, fearing defeat, might resort to unfair practices in the February 12 polls, and vowed to resist any such attempts.