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'Thousands more flotillas needed to free Palestine,' Shahidul Alam says on return home after release from Israel

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam has returned to Bangladesh after being freed by Israeli authorities following his detention from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Oct... Read More


Dhaka-Mymensingh traffic resumes as United, Soukhin bus services halt

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route has resumed after a five-and-a-half-hour tailback caused by a protest of Students Against Discrimination and a counter-protest by transport work... Read More


Ayat College hosts Capping, Oath-Taking and Farewell Ceremony at Bangla Academy

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- The Ayat College of Nursing and Health Sciences has held its Capping, Oath-Taking and Farewell Ceremony at the Bangla Academy in Dhaka. Newly enrolled students of BSc in Nursing, Di... Read More


Political parties' signing of July Charter postponed to Oct 17

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Political parties are now scheduled to sign the July Charter, also known as the National Charter, on Oct 17, two days later than initially planned. The Chief Advisor's Office announ... Read More


NCP's Akhtar calls for justice over 'enforced disappearances and killings'

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- National Citizen Party Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain has demanded that members of law-enforcing agencies accused of committing crimes against humanity during the Awami League regim... Read More


Officials are adjusting duties based on political loyalties, says DIG Palash

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Police in Chattogram have observed that some individuals adjust their work based on which political party might come to power, Deputy Inspector General Ahsan Habib Palash has said. ... Read More


Shahidul Alam reveals mental abuse by Israel during Gaza Flotilla detention

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Photographer Shahidul Alam has said he suffered mainly psychological abuse after Israeli forces detained a vessel from the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla and took him into custody. On ... Read More


Desh Art Gallery launches second exhibition 'Reminiscence of Light'

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Desh Art Gallery has opened its second exhibition -- Reminiscence of Light. The gates opened at 5pm on Saturday at H#13/1, R#12, Baridhara Diplomatic Zone, Gulshan-2, Dhaka, a media... Read More


Three children drown in canal beside Magura home

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Three children have died while bathing in a canal in Magura's Mohammadpur Upazila. Mohammadpur Police chief Abdur Rahman said mourning gripped the Chapatola village in Balidia Union... Read More


Advisors do not need 'safe exit', but nation does, says Asif Nazrul

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has dismissed claims that some advisors of the interim government are seeking a "safe exit", saying none of the advisors require one. "Our advisors do not ne... Read More