Musical chairs in admin a headache for Yunus

The chief adviser's candid admission by way of an apology for arriving late to a reception with diplomats today is telling
18 August 2024, 12:48 PM

No option but to succeed: Yunus

Chief adviser tells foreign diplomat that students want meaningful reforms from interim govt
18 August 2024, 09:45 AM

Will return to old curriculum as far as possible: education adviser

Education adviser of the interim government Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud today said it does not seem that the new curriculum, especially the evaluation method, is implementable.
18 August 2024, 08:40 AM

Hasina, Shamim Osman sued for murder in Narayanganj

A murder case was filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and 46 other local AL leaders and activists in Narayanganj last night
17 August 2024, 19:54 PM

Bhashani univ bans politics on campus

The authorities of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) in Tangail yesterday banned all forms of political activities for students, teachers, officials, and employees on the campus.
17 August 2024, 18:00 PM

No plans to form political party right now: Nahid

Post and telecommunication Adviser Nahid Islam, who is also a student leader, yesterday said the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has no plans, for now, to form any political party
16 August 2024, 18:51 PM

Need to be vigilant against ‘neo-fascism’

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday called on party leaders and activists to stay vigilant to prevent “neo-fascism” from coming to power.
16 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Khaleda to go abroad for treatment soon: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said their party's ailing Chairperson Khaleda Zia will soon be sent abroad for advanced medical treatment
16 August 2024, 16:10 PM

One killed, 20 injured in AL intra-party clash in Cumilla

One person was killed and at least 20 others injured in a clash between two rival political groups in Cumilla’s Debidwar upazila this morning
16 August 2024, 13:01 PM

Student protesters plan new party to cement their revolution

Student demonstrators who ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have rejected calls from Bangladesh's two main political parties for quick elections and are considering creating their own party to cement in place reforms, according to interviews with four protest leaders
16 August 2024, 12:50 PM

Need to be vigilant against 'neo-fascism': Fakhrul

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today called on party leaders and activists to stay vigilant to prevent "neo-fascism" from coming to power.
16 August 2024, 11:15 AM

India pressed US to go easy on Hasina: report

A year before she was deposed on August 5 in a student uprising, Indian officials began to lobby their US counterparts to stop pressuring Sheikh Hasina, the ironfisted prime minister of neighboring Bangladesh, The Washington Post said quoting US and Indian officials
15 August 2024, 20:27 PM
15 August 2024, 19:23 PM

‘Will back new govt as long as it stands for democracy’

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday that the interim government would have the party’s continued support as long as it stood for democracy and handed over power in a democratic manner.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Interim govt will have BNP's support as long as it backs democracy

Fakhrul, addressing a rally at Nayapaltan, says his party is willing to give a reasonable time to the interim govt for creating an environment for election
15 August 2024, 14:10 PM

Bangabandhu shouldn’t suffer for Hasina’s deeds

Says Kader Siddique as he fails to pay respect to Bangabandhu at Dhanmondi 32; car vandalised
15 August 2024, 13:10 PM

16 from Dhanmondi-32 handed over to police

At least 16 people were handed over to police after being apprehended apparently on suspicion of attempting to go to Dhanmondi-32 to pay homage on the 49th anniversary of the murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
15 August 2024, 08:03 AM

Palak, Tuku arrested from Nikunja: DMP

Shamsul Haque Tuku, former deputy speaker of the 12th National Parliament and former ICT minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak were arrested from the Nikunja residential area of Khilkhet tonight
14 August 2024, 17:56 PM

Another murder case filed against Hasina

23 others including Obaidul Quader, former home and law ministers also accused
14 August 2024, 09:13 AM

BNP to hold sit-in today, tomorrow

The BNP will organise sit-in programmes at its offices across the country today and tomorrow, demanding that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her accomplices be brought to justice.
13 August 2024, 18:00 PM