President and chief adviser lead tributes at Mirpur memorial

Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight others injured in a drone attack on a UN base in Sudan

Draft ordinance proposes easing some punitive measures against doctors for rules violations

Protesting the shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi, an aspiring candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency and spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho, several political parties and platforms demonstrated across the country yesterday.

The nation today observes Martyred Intellectuals Day, recalling the ultimate sacrifice of the leading intellectuals killed systematically by the Pakistan occupation army and their local collaborators at the fag-end of the country’s Liberation War in 1971.

The Election Commission yesterday termed the shooting incident involving Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho and an independent aspirant for the Dhaka-8 constituency, an “isolated” event.

The government has decided to provide personal security to individuals who played key roles in the July uprising in the wake of several shooting incidents, including the Friday attack on Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent MP aspirant from Dhaka-8.

A recent Election Commission circular regarding candidate disqualifications for the next polls has omitted a provision that bars anyone from contesting if a formal charge has been filed against them at the International Crimes Tribunals.

Around 10:00pm on March 25, 1971, Dr Zikrul Haque had just sat down to eat when one of his sons suddenly announced that the military had surrounded their house in Nilphamari’s Saidpur. While panic spread through the family, Zikrul remained calm, as though prepared for what was to come.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit of Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where she has been receiving treatment for the past 20 days. The BNP Media Cell said last night that her condition stays unchanged.

The BNP has so far announced candidates in 272 out of 300 seats.

In recent weeks, several killings involving underground gangs have made headlines.

Police have identified a suspect in the shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent MP aspirant for Dhaka-8 and spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho, who is currently fighting for his life at Evercare Hospital.

Three major political parties yesterday vowed to stand united against any plot to undermine the spirit of the July uprising or derail the upcoming election.

At least six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight others injured in an attack on a United Nations base in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan region, the Bangladesh Army said yesterday.

The Election Commission last night instructed the police to strengthen security at all of its field-level offices.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern and disappointment that the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance 2025 places the commission under bureaucratic control.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus accorded a reception to the “Begum Rokeya Padak 2025” winners at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka last evening.

Eminent economist and political analyst Prof Rehman Sobhan yesterday expressed concern over the growing mob culture of book burning and attacks on publications which are deemed inappropriate by certain groups.

Guerrilla fighters of the joint force formed by the National Awami Party (NAP), the Communist Party, and the Chattra Union during the 1971 Liberation War yesterday took an oath to uphold the spirit of the historic struggle for independence.