February’s election would strengthen democracy and government accountability, she hopes

Says it insults freedom fighters

The government has taken extensive programmes to celebrate the day

Grants authority over university governance, finances, admissions and punitive measures

'My heart is filled with gratitude, respect and love for the martyrs,' he says at National Memorial

The nation is celebrating the Victory Day with elaborate programmes paying homage to the martyrs who made supreme sacrifice in 1971

A local trader was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Dhaka’s Dakkhinkhan last night.

Today marks 54 years of independence

Dr Mohd Serajul Islam, former director of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme and vice-president of the National Heart Foundation, died on December 14, aged 93, said a press release.

Senior lawyer AFM Mesbahuddin, former High Court judge and past president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), passed away at his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka on Sunday night. He was 80.

Handed over to DB for interrogation

A man died after falling down a staircase in the main building of Chittagong Medical College Hospital on Sunday night.

A man was killed allegedly by his nephew over a land dispute in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram yesterday.

Zahid Hasan Tapu, 35, of Bhimnagar village in Rajbari’s Baliakandi upazila, grew up amid extreme hardship – so much so that he had to drop out of school in eighth grade.

Students of Chittagong University yesterday padlocked the university’s administrative building, demanding resignation of Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Prof Shamim Uddin Khan over his remarks about the martyred intellectuals of 1971.

4 firefighting units managed to contain the fire after about 45 minutes

The 250-bed Bagerhat District Hospital, the only major public healthcare facility for nearly 20 lakh people in the district, is struggling to provide critical services, as its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has remained non-operational for nearly 11 months, while expensive diagnostic equipment lies unused.

Seed planting in major potato-producing districts was largely completed by November 30

Rab arrests suspect Kabir in Dhaka, investigation underway

Journalist Anis Alamgir was arrested and put on remand in an anti-terrorism case yesterday, a day after he was picked up from Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area.