Udichi decries govt inaction despite threats prior to Dhaka office attack

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Udichi Shilpigosthi has hit out at the government's failure to provide security despite alerting authorities to prior threats of an attack on its central office in Dhaka. The cultur... Read More

LDP suspends ex-Army officer Sarwardy for 'breaching party discipline'

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has suspended its presidium member retired Army lieutenant general Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy on charges of breaching party discipline. A media stat... Read More

Hadi laid to rest beside Kazi Nazrul Islam after emotional farewell

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Thousands of people have bid an emotional farewell to Osman Hadi, convenor of the Inqilab Moncho platform who died after being shot earlier this month. A funeral prayer service was ... Read More

'We're here to avenge my brother': Inqilab Moncho leader at Hadi's funeral

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Abdullah Al Jaber, member secretary of Inqilab Moncho, has called on fellow activists to gather at Dhaka's Shahbagh after the burial of the platform's convenor, Sharif Osman Hadi. A... Read More

A school in flames, a child demands answers over violence against learning

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Afroditi Akira, a student of Nalonda High School, has been inconsolable since learning about the attack on her school. Tears have not ceased, as she struggles to understand why her ... Read More

BNP sees 'conspiracy' unfolding to derail Feb 12 general election

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has described a series of attacks following the death of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi as part of a conspiracy to make the parl... Read More

Protesters clear Jatrabari Gulistan flyover after 4.5 hours

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The Jatrabari-Gulistan flyover has reopened to traffic after being blocked for four and a half hours overnight due to student protests and road blockades. Students took to the stree... Read More

TIB says interim government cannot evade blame for attacks on media, free speech

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government cannot deny responsibility for the attack on media, describing it as an assault on ... Read More

Fire doused at Udichi Shilpigosthi office

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The fire at the Udichi Shilpigosthi office has been contained. The fire broke out at the cultural organisation's office near the National Press Club in Dhaka, around 7:30pm on Frida... Read More

Osman Hadi to be buried beside national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi will be buried beside the grave of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam next to the Dhaka University Central Mosque, confirmed the platform i... Read More

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