Protests, roadblocks, symbolic funerals rock Bangladesh over Osman Hadi's death

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Demonstrations, roadblocks, and symbolic funerals have swept across Bangladesh following the death of Sharif Osman bin Hadi. Protesters in several districts demanded the arrest and ... Read More

Shilpakala Academy suspended all programmes 'indefinitely'

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- All programmes and exhibitions at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy have been suspended indefinitely amid security concerns following recent attacks on cultural and media institution... Read More

NCP's Hannan Masud files GD over 'death threats'

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Abdul Hannan Masud, the senior joint chief convenor of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the party's candidate for the upcoming Noakhali-6 parliamentary election, has allegedly re... Read More

16 citizen organisations call for home advisor's resignation over law and order slide, Hadi killing

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Citizen organisations have demanded the resignation of the home advisor for his "failure" over the murder of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi and the subsequent deterior... Read More

Hadi's death: Awami League office demolished by protesters in Rajshahi

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- An Awami League party office in Rajshahi has been demolished by protesters following news of the death of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi. The building, which housed the Raj... 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

Mymensingh AL leader falls to his death trying to dodge arrest

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- An Awami League leader has died in Mymensingh after falling from the rooftop of his home while attempting to evade arrest. The dead, Kazi Manjur Morshed Raju, was a former organisat... Read More

UN rights chief calls for prompt, thorough investigation into Hadi's killing

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has called for a "prompt" and "thorough" investigation into the killing of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi... Read More

Chief justice expresses shock over Osman Hadi's death

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the death of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi. Osman Hadi died while undergoing treatment in Sing... 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

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