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US Senate confirms Brent Christensen as ambassador to Bangladesh

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The US Senate has confirmed career diplomat Brent Christensen as the country's next ambassador to Bangladesh. "I am honoured to be confirmed by the United States Senate and deeply g... Read More


Khaleda Zia's condition 'now quite stable', says her personal physician

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- BNP chief Khaleda Zia's health condition is now "quite stable" after nearly a month of treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, according to her personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain.... Read More


Inqilab Moncho urges all 'not to fall into trap of instigation'

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The Inqilab Moncho has urged everyone "not to fall into the trap of instigation" following the death of the platform's convener Sharif Osman Bin Hadi. The platform, inspired by the ... Read More


At least 25 journalists of Daily Star rescued after more than 4 hours

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- At least 25 journalists of The Daily Star have been rescued from their office more than four hours after a mob swooped on the newspaper office in Dhaka's Kawran Bazar. The angry cro... Read More


Osman Hadi's body to be brought back to Bangladesh Friday

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The body of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi will be brought to Bangladesh from Singapore on Friday. Md Abdul Ahad, neurosurgeon at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and s... Read More


Mob assaults New Age Editor Nurul Kabir in front of Daily Star office

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- New Age editor Nurul Kabir hass been booed and assaulted outside The Daily Star office in Dhaka after he went there to speak to a crowd that has been vandalising the newspaper's prem... Read More


'Criminal offence': Attack on Chhayanaut goes against spirit of July Uprising, says Farooki

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Cultural Affairs Advisor Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has denounced the attack on the Chhayanaut cultural complex in Dhaka as a "criminal offence" and said it goes against the spirit of th... Read More


Authorities halt DU science unit admission, UGC recruitment tests

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The admission test for Dhaka University's science unit (Ka unit) and recruitment tests for the posts of assistant director and assistant secretary at the University Grants Commission... Read More


Tarique mourns Hadi, decries killing as 'political conspiracy'

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Tarique Rahman has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman bin Hadi, describing the killing as a "conspiracy-driven political murder". In a ... Read More


Protesters block Shahbagh again to call for justice for Hadi's murder

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Protesters have once again blocked Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection to call for justice following the death of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi. They gathered at the intersectio... Read More