The victims are Rimon Hossain, 7, son of Sajib Hossain, and Junayed Hossain, 6, son of Jewel Mia, residents of Eidgahpara in Muktarpur

The victim, Jamal Hossain, 40, a fourth-class staff member of the hospital, was allegedly shot due to previous rivalry

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the authorities concerned to exhume 114 bodies of individuals killed during the July uprising in order to identify them.

Dr Kamal Hossain, founder and emeritus president of Gono Forum, yesterday said the interim government must uphold the constitutional process through a free, fair, and inclusive election.

The National Consensus Commission has begun its third phase of work, aiming to determine how the July Charter will be implemented.

Bangladesh is preparing to open its market to a wide array of American goods and services, including dairy, meat, liquefied petroleum gas, and aircraft, under a pending trade agreement with the United States, according to officials familiar with bilateral negotiations.

A day after a National Citizen Party leader accused the Election Commission of being "spineless", EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed yesterday said, "If the EC lacks a backbone, how am I standing?"

People are no longer satisfied with just promises and dreams; they want those promises fulfilled, said BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday.

A desire for power, intolerance for dissent, and failure to see the writing on the wall undid Hasina's iron-fisted rule

August 5 became a watershed in Bangladesh’s history -- the climactic peak of the July uprising.

The ACC has filed a case against former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque and seven Rajuk officials for allegedly acquiring a 10-katha plot by submitting false information and abusing power.

Systemic maladies in politics, governance, and society persist even a year after the uprising, and these cannot help dismantle the authoritarian system, says Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).

The July Mass Uprising Day is all set to be observed across the country today, with various events scheduled to honour last year’s historic movement that toppled a long-standing authoritarian regime.

The treatment of survivors of police brutality during the July 2024 uprising was halted at the National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) following the order from then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, alleged the second prosecution witness in crimes against humanity case against the ousted premier and her two top aides.

Permanent and temporary markets continue to spring up illegally along the Dhaka-Sylhet highway, in clear violation of the law. These unauthorised structures are causing severe traffic congestion, particularly due to the presence of small vehicles, CNG-run auto-rickshaws, and goods carriers that frequent the areas.

A two-week series of student-led events concluded yesterday at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), marking the first anniversary of the July uprising.

The Khulna City Corporation (KCC) is struggling to function due to a chronic shortage of engineers and technical staff.

Former Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen (retd) M Harun-Ar-Rashid was found dead in a room at Chittagong Club yesterday morning.

The proposed Dhaka Central University, which includes seven government colleges in the capital, will follow a hybrid model -- 40 percent of classes will be held online, and the remaining in person.

Law Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul yesterday said constitu-tional amendments and legal reforms alone would not be enough to build a better country unless both citizens and government employees internalise those changes and improve themselves.