‘Govt failing to stop violence against minorities’, claim community leaders

Allegations raised at human chain over killings, insecurity ahead of election
22 December 2025, 08:52 AM

Indian high commissioner visits Dhaka visa centre amid security concerns

IVAC services resume after brief shutdown as mission prioritises medical visa applicants
22 December 2025, 08:25 AM

Global rights groups decry attacks on media, cultural institutions

Joint statement cites Prothom Alo, The Daily Star, Chhayanaut attacks
22 December 2025, 08:17 AM

Inqilab Moncho warns of movement to oust interim govt

Criticises govt ‘inaction’, announces protest
22 December 2025, 07:46 AM

AL leader dies while being taken on remand from Kashimpur jail  

Wasiqur Rahman Babu collapsed after ‘heart attack’ inside the jail admissions wing before being handed to police
22 December 2025, 03:47 AM

Democracy slipping into ‘mobocracy’

The demand for democracy after the July uprising is now sliding towards “mobocracy” and the interim government’s weakness is to be blamed for it, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said yesterday.
21 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Attack on Star, Prothom Alo: Outcry for press freedom resounds at home, abroad

Violent attacks on the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star continued to draw sharp condemnation from political leaders, journalist organisations, civil society members and international press bodies yesterday.
21 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Farewell to fallen soldiers of peace with flags, tears

Mohammad Alamgir, father of private Shamim Reza, stood solemnly beside his son’s coffin, draped half in the national flag and half in the UN flag.
21 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Press on for justice over Hadi murder

Sharif Omar Bin Hadi, elder brother of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, has expressed doubts over justice for his brother’s killing and urged the people to continue the movement.
21 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Ducsu blocks VC office over renaming dorms

Dhaka University Central Students’ Union yesterday blocked the vice chancellor’s office in protest, demanding the renaming of five university establishments currently named after members of the Sheikh family.
21 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Liberation War dep commander AK Khandker laid to eternal rest

Abdul Karim Khandker, former deputy commander of the Liberation War and the first chief of the Bangladesh Air Force, was laid to rest with full state honours yesterday.
21 December 2025, 18:00 PM

BGB hands over detained BSF member in Lalmonirhat

Indian border guard crossed 200 yards into Bangladesh, says BGB
21 December 2025, 17:26 PM

British Bangladeshi journalists in London protest attacks on The Daily Star and Prothom Alo

Ensuring safety of journalists is a fundamental responsibility of the state, they say
21 December 2025, 16:53 PM

Overall election environment remains under control: EC

Voices concern regarding safety of journalists
21 December 2025, 14:48 PM

South Asian press clubs condemn attacks on The Daily Star, Prothom Alo

Call for impartial probe into attacks on media houses in Bangladesh
21 December 2025, 14:47 PM

‘Why were protesters allowed into secured diplomatic zone?’

Foreign adviser rejects Indian press note about event in front of the Bangladesh mission in New Delhi
21 December 2025, 14:12 PM

No govt has ever accepted critical journalism: Mahfuz Anam

The Daily Star editor says the only institution that will speak the truth is an independent media
21 December 2025, 13:48 PM

Hadi’s brother calls to continue movement for justice

Complete his unfinished revolution, Omar urges all
21 December 2025, 13:02 PM

The Daily Star, Prothom Alo attackers identified: Religious adviser

AFM Khalid Hossain says steps underway to arrest them
21 December 2025, 11:36 AM

‘Such incidents can no longer be dismissed as isolated events’

ASK condemns killings in M’singh, Lakshmipur
21 December 2025, 11:19 AM