Right to speech, vote needed to thwart autocracy

The re-emergence of autocracy in Bangladesh can be prevented if freedom of expression and voting rights of people can be protected, said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday.
18 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Economic ills were entrenched during AL regime

The long-term problems in the economic sector were exacerbated and entrenched during the tenure of the Awami League regime, pushing many issues to the point of no return, said Prof Rehman Sobhan yesterday.
18 January 2025, 18:00 PM

GD filed against DU Chhatra Union president Megmallar

A group of DU students filed the GD with Shahbagh Police Station on Saturday afternoon
18 January 2025, 17:36 PM

People will not spare this govt if it fails to deliver: Nur

Although the Chhatra League has been banned, the government has not taken the initiative to bring the perpetrators of the July-August massacre to justice, says Gono Odhikar Parishad president
18 January 2025, 13:48 PM

Polls in 6 months unrealistic: Sarjis

Holding elections within the next six months is unrealistic, said Sarjis Alam, chief organiser of Jatiya Nagorik Committee, yesterday at an event in Panchagarh.
17 January 2025, 19:01 PM

JCD to hold ‘March for Justice’ today

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), a pro-BNP student organisation, will observe the “March for Justice” programme today.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Educated younger generation is the future: Fakhrul

Fakhrul made the statement while speaking to journalists this afternoon during a Dhaka College reunion event held at a resort in the Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj
17 January 2025, 14:54 PM

Announce polls date to uphold dignity of uprising: BNP leader to CA

Zainul Abdin Farroque, BNP Advisory Council member, urged the the interim government to promptly announce the national election date to uphold the dignity of the July mass uprising
17 January 2025, 13:58 PM

Future leaders should learn from the past: adviser Sakhawat

Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain today said those who will come to power in the future should learn from the past
17 January 2025, 13:31 PM

10 JU teachers voice concern over ‘clandestine activities’ of Chhatra Shibir

A group of 10 Jahangirnagar University teachers has voiced concerns about the “clandestine political activities” of Islami Chhatra Shibir on the university campus
17 January 2025, 11:57 AM

Struggle for fair elections far from over: Jamaat ameer

He also stressed the need for impartial governance.
17 January 2025, 10:46 AM

Clash between residential students and Chhatra Dal at CU hall

Chhatra Dal alleged that members of Chhatra Shibir, disguised as regular students, launched an attack on them. On the other hand, residential students claimed the opposite.
17 January 2025, 06:12 AM

Attack on indigenous students: Nagorik Committee expels member

In an official notice issued by Monira Sharmin from the committee's office cell, the organisation stated that Sakib's recent actions violated its code of discipline and core principles
16 January 2025, 19:38 PM

Political parties: Elect leaders by secret ballot

Two reform commissions have proposed changing laws to ensure democracy within political parties and promote transparency and integrity in their financing, including election funding.
16 January 2025, 18:02 PM

July uprising: Proclamation to take some more time

The July uprising proclamation will be made after intensive discussions with all stakeholders and consensus of all political parties.
16 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Babar now a free man after 17 years in jail

Lutfozzaman Babar, former state minister for home affairs under the BNP-Jamaat alliance government, walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj yesterday after spending 17 years in prison.
16 January 2025, 18:00 PM

'Proclamation of July uprising will be a historic document'

Says Students Against Discrimination and Jatiya Nagorik Committee
16 January 2025, 14:55 PM

Brahmanbaria BNP prepares for conference on school grounds without permission

Brahmanbaria district BNP has started making preparations for their biennial conference at the grounds of Bangladesh Gas Fields School and College, a Key Point Installation ((KPI) classified as educational institution, slated for January 18
16 January 2025, 13:17 PM

'A staged drama'

Say 12-party alliance; CPB and BSD boycott proclamation dialogue
16 January 2025, 13:14 PM

Sarjis leads 'March for Felani' in Kurigram, makes 5-point demand

"If another innocent life is lost, hanging from the barbed wire fence like Felani, we will launch a long march through the fence itself," he said.
16 January 2025, 11:58 AM